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Table 3 Hospital pharmacists’ knowledge scores for domains on providing vancomycin management advice post continuing professional development

From: The impact of a pilot continuing professional development module on hospital pharmacists’ preparedness to provide contemporary advice on the clinical use of vancomycin

Knowledge domain

n (%)

Therapeutic target range

31 (100)

Timing to take first blood concentration (in renal impairment)

31 (100)

Frequency of blood concentration following dose stabilisation

30 (96.8)

Timing of blood concentration following dose adjustment

30 (96.8)

Amending dosing based on TDM

30 (96.8)

Subsequent maintenance dose

30 (96.8)

Loading dose

29 (93.6)

Timing of first blood concentration

29 (93.6)

Administration rate

24 (77.4)

Management of infusion related reaction

24 (77.4)

  1. TDM therapeutic drug monitoring