title: Using the PAS system for hospital drug utilization review.
abstract: The PAS system, subscribed to by many hospitals, is readily adaptable to drug usage review. Useful for this purpose are PAS data on drug usage according to (1) drug type, (2) diagnosis, and (3) information supplied at patient admission. The PAS system also permits "special coding," or "targeting," of other data for review. Whatever the drug utilization system used, pharmacist input into the process is highly important.
mesh_terms: D003133:Commission on Professional and Hospital Activities; D003933:Diagnosis; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006753:Hospital Records; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000145:classification; D010595:Pharmacists; D011786:Quality Control; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations