Antibiotic Assistant

Real-time tools for antimicrobial management

Antibiotic use is unnecessary or inappropriate in up to 50% of cases in the U.S.¹ As a result, multi-drug resistance is on the rise. Bacterial pathogens grow stronger and deadlier. Treatment options dwindle and lose effectiveness, and patient lives are at risk. The innovative Antibiotic Assistant™ provides a comprehensive solution for hospital-wide surveillance that helps optimize antimicrobial therapy and enhance patient safety.

The Antibiotic Assistant minimizes time spent hunting through medical data, allowing more time for interventions that improve patient outcomes and prevent infection-related injury and deaths. Alerts identify drug-bug mismatches and resistant pathogens in real-time and flag patients who may need dose adjustments in response to changes in their conditions. The system allows clinicians to intervene faster with the right therapy to significantly improve patient care and reduce the length of hospital stays. This critical information can be delivered via Web-browser, pager, or email.

Systemic antimicrobials are the No. 1 therapeutic expense for non-government hospitals, so controlling antimicrobial resistance, optimizing antibiotic use, and avoiding preventable medication errors also help control spiraling healthcare costs.

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• The Mayo Clinic and St. Luke's Hospital, both based in Jacksonville, Fla., reported annualized savings of up to $85,000 using alerts that allowed an earlier switch from IV to oral antibiotic therapy.


• St. Luke’s Hospital also reported that during an 85-day period, the Antibiotic Assistant helped identify 300 patients who were receiving inappropriate antimicrobials. With appropriate therapy, the hospital estimated that 5-6 infection-related deaths would be prevented each year.

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1. Fishman N. Antimicrobial stewardship. Am J Med. 2006;119(Suppl 1):S53-61.