Modified Date:
January 1, 2017
Category:
Document:
Below are the restricted antimicrobials at VASF Medical Center. For information, see the VASF Guide to Antimicrobials.
Drug | Restrictions |
Amikacin | All indications restricted. Approval by Infectious Diseases Section required before dispensing. |
Atovaquone | All indications restricted. Approval by Infectious Diseases Section required before dispensing. |
Aztreonam | Unrestricted for patients with a history of severe beta-lactam allergy. For all other indications, approval by Infectious Diseases Section required before dispensing. |
Caspofungin | Non-formulary. Approval by Infectious Diseases Section and completion of electronic non-formulary drug request required before dispensing. |
Cefepime | All indications restricted. Approval by Infectious Diseases Section or Hematology-Oncology required before dispensing. |
Ceftazidime | All indications restricted. Approval by Infectious Diseases Section required before dispensing. |
Cidofovir | All indications restricted. Approval by Infectious Diseases Section required before dispensing. |
Ciprofloxacin | Inpatient use requires approval by Infectious Diseases Section required before dispensing. |
Clindamycin | Inpatient use requires approval by Infectious Diseases Section required before dispensing, except for use by Oral Surgery or ENT. |
Daptomycin | All indications restricted. Approval by Infectious Diseases Section required before dispensing. |
Foscarnet | All indications restricted. Approval by Infectious Diseases Section required before dispensing. |
Ganciclovir | All indications restricted. Approval by Infectious Diseases Section required before dispensing. |
Imipenem | All indications restricted. Approval by Infectious Diseases Section required before dispensing. |
Itraconazole | All indications restricted. Approval by Infectious Diseases Section required before dispensing. |
Levofloxacin | Unrestricted for patients with CAP and beta-lactam allergy, or on hematology-oncology service. For all other indications, approval by Infectious Diseases Section required before dispensing. |
Linezolid | All indications restricted. Approval by Infectious Diseases Section required before dispensing. |
Meropenem | All indications restricted. Approval by Infectious Diseases Section required before dispensing. |
Posaconazole | Non-formulary. Approval by Infectious Diseases Section and completion of electronic non-formulary drug request required before dispensing |
Pyrimethamine | All indications restricted. Approval by Infectious Diseases Section required before dispensing. |
Rifabutin | All indications restricted. Approval by Infectious Diseases Section required before dispensing. |
Sulfadiazine | All indications restricted. Approval by Infectious Diseases Section required before dispensing. |
Voriconazole | Non-formulary. Approval by Infectious Diseases Section and completion of electronic non-formulary drug request required before dispensing |