Evaluation of Antibiotic Selection in the Emergency Department Following the Implementation of an Infectious Source-Specific Order Set

Jon Derringer, Cody Null, Jared Heiles, Katherine Lusardi, Amanda Novack, Ryan Dare, Baptist Health Medical Center Little Rock, Department of Pharmacy, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Little Rock, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock

Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Published online on November 03, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Volume 39, Issue 4, Page 309-314, August 2026.
Emergency department (ED) practitioners frequently prescribe antibiotics for sepsis and other infections, with quality and performance metrics often influencing broad-spectrum antibiotic selection. This study objective was to evaluate improvements in ...