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Adult Therapeutics Handbook

IV-Oral Antibiotic Switch Therapy (IVOST) Guideline

IV-Oral Antibiotic Switch Therapy (IVOST) Guideline

Review the need for IV antibiotics daily. Document patient progress and the IVOST plan within 72 hours.

See the NHSGGC IVOST guideline for information on:

  • IVOST criteria
  • Empiric oral switch
  • Management of patients who have received 4 days of gentamicin therapy (excluding patients treated for endocarditis).

 

Content last updated January 2021