title: Technology assessment and the drug use process.
abstract: This activity is designed for pharmacists, physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and other healthcare team members, payers for health services, and healthcare executives.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to: 1. Describe the rationale behind, the development of, and the advantages arising from the formulary process, and discuss the health professionals involved in the creation of formularies. 2. Describe the impact of new drug development and technology on the drug use process. 3. Discuss the functions of the pharmacy and therapeutics committee. 4. Describe the impact of consumers on the drug use process.
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, Memphis, USA.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Gourley
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Gourley
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Humma
mesh_terms: D000329:Advertising; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017723:Drug Utilization Review; D004513:Education, Pharmacy, Continuing; D005569:Formularies as Topic; D006808:Humanism; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D010358:Patient Participation; D010606:Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee / Q000458:organization & administration; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011788:Quality of Life; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D014481:United States