Containing Cefoxitin Costs through a Program to Curtail Use in Surgical Prophylaxis

Containing Cefoxitin Costs through a Program to Curtail Use in Surgical Prophylaxis

Objective: To reduce drug costs attributable to anti-anaerobic cephalosporins – specifically to reduce cefoxitin use in surgical prophylaxis.

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Main Authors:	Geoffrey Taylor, Edith Blondel-Hill, Pamela Kibsey, Erwin Friesen, Ronald Tisdell, Wendy Vaudry
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 1993-01-01
Series:	Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1993/875916
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