title: Business issues in the pharmacy. Managing pharmacy costs.
abstract: With the annual inflation rate in their pharmacies at or near double-digits, hospital leaders are demanding better data, questioning why drug formularies are often ignored and urging pharmacists to take the initiative in identifying ways to save on costs.
authors.affiliation: serbacious@aol.com
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Serb
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D003363:Cost Control; D003625:Data Collection; D016527:Drug Costs / Q000639:trends*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D005544:Forecasting; D005572:Formularies, Hospital as Topic; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000639:trends*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States