Pharmacist-led multidisciplinary review of carbapenem use in inpatients: A quasi-experimental study

The clinical pharmacist-led MDT model enhances carbapenem-prescribing appropriateness and fosters interprofessional collaboration. Its implementation was associated with shorter hospital stays and improvements in key clinical indicators, including reduced ICU admission and mortality. However, the observed shifts in resistant pathogen epidemiology underscore that antimicrobial stewardship strategies must be integrated with rigorous infection prevention and control measures to simultaneously optimise therapeutic outcomes and mitigate resistance.