Journal article
Management of Hospital Formularies in Ontario: Challenges within a Local Health Integration Network.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Expenditures on drugs dispensed and administered to patients in Canadian hospitals have been estimated at $2.4 billion per year. Pharmacy and therapeutics (P&T) committees play a key role in the evaluation and management of drug therapies in this setting. Hospitals differ with respect to the composition of these committees, their members' expertise, and the processes used for making formulary decisions.
OBJECTIVES: To examine the …
Authors
Burke N; Bowen JM; Troyan S; Jegathisawaran J; Gosse C; Tonkin M; Kagoma S; Goeree R; Holbrook A
Journal
The Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, Vol. 69, No. 3, pp. 187–193
Publisher
Canadian Society of Healthcare-Systems Pharmacy
Publication Date
2016
DOI
10.4212/cjhp.v69i3.1554
ISSN
0008-4123