Does your hospital or institution have an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP), which oversees ID physicians, and if so, does the ASP have the authority to refuse an antibiotic prescribed by an ID consultant?

We have ASP and the ID docs have a very collegial relation with our PharmD who are both ID pharmacists. They are very helpful and they do not block the ID consultants. When ID consultant recommends something that should not be done due to drug interaction for instance The pharmacist will call explai...

Our hospital has an ASP which has been in place for the past 6 years. The ASP is headed by a clinical pharmacist in direct contact with the physician director who is board certified in ID. When there is any question of appropriate antibiotic usage by any provider including an ID certified physician,...

Yes.