Journal of pharmacy practice
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Health care-associated pneumonia (HCAP) is a serious infection dependent on proper treatment that often presents in the emergency department (ED) and deviation from treatment guidelines appears to be high. This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of emergency medicine pharmacists (EPhs) on adherence of empiric antibiotic therapy to guideline recommendations. ⋯ The presence of the EPh significantly increased the likelihood of at-risk patients receiving empiric antimicrobial therapy consistent with guideline recommendations.