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Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee

The pharmacy and therapeutics committee is responsible for maximizing rational drug use in hospitals. It is composed of physicians, pharmacists, and other health professionals and serves as an advisory group to the medical staff. The committee recommends policies on drug evaluation, selection, and therapeutic use. It also develops educational programs and establishes procedures to ensure cost-effective drug therapy. The committee reviews adverse drug reactions and participates in quality assurance activities related to drug distribution and use.

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Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee

The pharmacy and therapeutics committee is responsible for maximizing rational drug use in hospitals. It is composed of physicians, pharmacists, and other health professionals and serves as an advisory group to the medical staff. The committee recommends policies on drug evaluation, selection, and therapeutic use. It also develops educational programs and establishes procedures to ensure cost-effective drug therapy. The committee reviews adverse drug reactions and participates in quality assurance activities related to drug distribution and use.

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PHARMACY AND

THERAPEUTICS COMMITTEE
 The multiplicity of drugs available and the
complexities surrounding their safe and
effective use make it necessary for hospitals to
have an organized, sound program for
maximizing rational drug use.

The pharmacy and therapeutics committee, or


its equivalent, is the organizational keystone
of the program.
The pharmacy and therapeutics committee is
an advisory group of the medical staff and
serves as the organizational line of
communication between the medical staff
and pharmacy department.
 This committee is composed of physicians,
pharmacists, and other health professionals
selected with the guidance of the medical
staff.

It is a policy recommending body to the


medical staff and the administration of the
hospital on matters related to the therapeutic
use of drugs.
Role or purposes of committee
1. Advisory

• The committee recommends the adoption of


or assists in the formulation of policies
regarding evaluation, selection, and
therapeutic use of drugs in hospitals.
2. Educational

• The committee recommends programs


designed to meet the needs of the
professional staff (physicians, nurses,
pharmacists, and other health-care
practitioners) for complete current knowledge
on matters related to drugs and drug use.
Organization and Operation

While the composition and operation of the


pharmacy and therapeutics committee might
vary from hospital to hospital, the following
generally will apply
• 1. The pharmacy and therapeutics committee
should be composed of at least three
physicians, a pharmacist, a nurse, and an
administrator.

• Committee members are appointed by a governing


unit or elected official of the organized medical
staff.
 2. A chairman from among the physician
representatives should be appointed.

 A pharmacist usually is designated as


secretary.
 3. The committee should meet regularly, at
least six times per year, and more often when
necessary.
4. The committee should invite to its
meetings persons within or outside the
hospital who can contribute specialized or
unique knowledge, skills, and judgments.
5. An agenda and supplementary materials
(including minutes of the previous meeting)
should be prepared by the secretary and
submitted to the committee member's in
sufficient time before the meeting for them
to properly review the material.
 6. Minutes of the committee meetings
should be prepared by the secretary and
maintained in the permanent records of the
hospital.
• 7. Recommendations of the committee shall
be presented to the medical staff or its
appropriate committee for adoption or
recommendation.
 8. Liaison with other hospital committees
concerned with drug use (e.g., infection
control, medical audit) shall be maintained.
Functions and Scope

• The basic organization of the hospital and


medical staffs will determine the functions and
scope of the pharmacy and therapeutics
committee. The following list of committee
functions is offered as a guide

• 1. To service in an advisory capacity to the


medical staff and hospital administration in all
matters pertaining to the use of drugs.
• 2. To develop a formulary of drugs accepted for use
in the hospital and provide for its constant revision.

• The selection of items to be included in the


formulary will be based on objective evaluation of
their relative therapeutic merits, safety, and cost.

• The committee should minimize duplication of the


same basic drug type drug entity, or drug product.
• 3. To establish programs and procedures that
help ensure cost effective drug therapy.
• 4. To establish or plan suitable educational,
programs for the hospital's professional staff
on matters related to drug use.
• 5. To participate in quality-assurance
activities related to the distribution,
administration, and use of medications.
• 6. To review adverse drug reaction occurring
in the hospital.

• 7. To initiate drug-use review programs and


studies and review the results of such
activities.
• 8. To advise the pharmacy in the
implementation of effective drug distribution
and control procedures.

• 9. To make recommendations concerning


drugs to be stocked in hospital patient-care
areas.
HOSPITALFORMULARY
• The hospital formulary is a list of
pharmaceutical agents with its important
informations which reflects the current
clinical views of the medical staff.
• The hospital formulary system is a method
whereby the medical staff of a hospital with
the help of pharmacy and therapeutic
committee selects and evaluate medical
agents and their dosage form which are
considered to be most useful in the patient
care.
• The hospital formulary system provides the
information for procuring, prescribing,
dispensing and administering of drugs under
non-proprietary or proprietary(brands)names
in instances where drugs have both names.
 The need for Hospital Formulary

The increasing number of new drugs


manufactured and marketed by drug
companies.

Increasing complexity of untoward effects of


modern potent drugs
Newer sales promotion strategies of
pharmaceutical industry.

The public interest in getting possible health


care at lowest possible cost.

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