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Antimicrobial Adverse Reaction and Drug-Drug Interactions
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Antimicrobial Adverse Reaction and Drug-Drug Interactions

A special issue of Pharmacy (ISSN 2226-4787).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 3846

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Meghan Jeffres

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Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Interests: antimicrobial adverse reactions; antimicrobial allergies; antimicrobial stewardship; active learning and innoavtive education
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR), including drug-drug interactions, are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in health care. Twenty years ago the Institute of Medicine reported that 98,000 deaths occur annually from medical errors. Of these errors, 7000 deaths occur due to ADRs. Nearly 7% of hospitalized patients have a serious ADR with a fatality rate of 0.32%. This translates to more than 2 million serious ADRs in hospitalized patients, and 106,000 deaths annually. Antimicrobials are some of the most commonly prescribed medications and responsible for 25–40% of ADRs. This special theme issue will contain original research about antimicrobial adverse reactions and drug-drug interactions.

Dr. Meghan Jeffres
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • antibiotic
  • antimicrobial
  • antibiotic
  • adverse effects
  • adverse events
  • adverse reactions
  • hypersensitivity
  • drug-drug interactions

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Two Cases of Vancomycin-Induced Neutropenia
by Kirsten Ganaja, Sarah Scoular and Staci Hemmer
Pharmacy 2024, 12(1), 38; https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy12010038 - 19 Feb 2024
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(1) Background: The incidence of vancomycin-induced neutropenia in hospitalized patients is estimated to be around 2 to 8 percent Data surrounding vancomycin-induced neutropenia is limited as it is based on a small number of observational case reports. Additionally, it is difficult to provide [...] Read more.
(1) Background: The incidence of vancomycin-induced neutropenia in hospitalized patients is estimated to be around 2 to 8 percent Data surrounding vancomycin-induced neutropenia is limited as it is based on a small number of observational case reports. Additionally, it is difficult to provide generalized conclusions since patient characteristics and indications for treatment vary between reports. (2) Case Reports: We present two cases of vancomycin-induced neutropenia that occurred at our facility; a 50-year-old male who developed neutropenia after treatment with vancomycin for a gluteal abscess and a 51-year-old female who developed neutropenia after treatment with vancomycin for lumbar osteomyelitis. In both cases, neutropenia resolved within 2 days of discontinuation of vancomycin. (3) Conclusions: Vancomycin-induced neutropenia is thought to be a relatively uncommon adverse drug reaction. These two cases of neutropenia likely caused by prolonged exposure to vancomycin occurred at our facility within 3 months of each other. Additional studies are needed to better understand the true incidence of this adverse drug reaction and to identify risk factors that may predispose patients to vancomycin-induced neutropenia. Full article
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A Pharmacist’s Role in a Case of Allergy Labeling and Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis Treatment
by Megan R. Undeberg, Dana R. Bowers, Cindy N. Chau and Kimberly C. McKeirnan
Pharmacy 2024, 12(1), 8; https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy12010008 - 3 Jan 2024
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This case report describes a pharmacist’s intervention with a 58-year-old female who presented with recurrent rhinosinusitis symptoms and limited treatment options due to a complicated allergy history. Using guidelines for treatment of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis coupled with a thorough antibiotic allergy assessment, the [...] Read more.
This case report describes a pharmacist’s intervention with a 58-year-old female who presented with recurrent rhinosinusitis symptoms and limited treatment options due to a complicated allergy history. Using guidelines for treatment of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis coupled with a thorough antibiotic allergy assessment, the pharmacist developed a treatment plan that was acceptable to both the patient and the provider. Pharmacists can play an essential role in verification of allergies to both medications and non-pharmaceutical products, which further ensures patient safety as well as optimization of appropriate treatment methods. Full article
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