Richard Howard Drew

Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of antimicrobials, antifungal use in compromised hosts, antimicrobial stewardship, prediction and therapy of multidrug-resistant pathogens, aerosolized antimicrobials

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor in Medicine · 2021 - Present Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medicine

Recent Publications

Pandemic hits: Evaluation of an antimicrobial stewardship program website for hospital communication during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Journal Article Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · October 2023 Full text Link to item Cite

Electronic health record-based readmission risk model performance for patients undergoing outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT).

Journal Article PLOS Digit Health · August 2023 BACKGROUND: Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) provides coordinated services to deliver parenteral antibiotics outside of the acute care setting. However, the reduction in monitoring and supervision may impact the risks of readmission to the h ... Full text Link to item Cite

Harvesting the low-hanging fruit? Comparative assessment of intravenous to oral route antimicrobial conversion policy implementation.

Journal Article Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · June 2023 Policies that promote conversion of antibiotics from intravenous to oral route administration are considered "low hanging fruit" for hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs. We developed a simple metric based on digestive days of therapy divided by tot ... Full text Link to item Cite

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Education, Training & Certifications

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 1999 Pharm.D.

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 1989 M.S.