Formulary management.
The hospital formulary is not only a list of drugs, but also a policy that involves several complex processes and activities. Formularies are developed based on cost-effectiveness evaluation, but maintaining cost-effectiveness requires educational strategies. The clinical pharmacist plays an active role in formulary processes. These processes are discussed in this paper. There is a need for studies on the cost-effectiveness of clinical pharmacy services in support of the hospital formulary.
Scroccaro
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Department of Pharmacy, Hospital G.B. Rossi, Verona, Italy.
D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards*; D005572:Formularies, Hospital as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards*; D013810:Therapeutic Equivalency; D014481:United States