Volume : 11, Issue : 02, February – 2024
Title:
A STUDY ON DIRECTIVES FOR HOSPITAL FORMULARY
Authors :
K. Jyothi*, Dr. S. Rajesh Raja
Abstract :
The hospital formulary is a list of pharmaceutical agents with its important information 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 important in the patient care. The first hospital formulary in India was published in 1968 by the Department of Pharmacy, CMC, Vellore. Pharmacist in the PTC has a key role in developing policies and procedures governing the hospital formulary. The chief pharmacist has the primary responsibility for the preparation of hospital formulary. Pharmacist with the advice and guidance of PTC shall as certain the quantity and source of supply of all drugs, chemicals, biological and pharmaceutical preparations used for the diagnosis, and treatment of patients.
Keywords: Hospital Formulary, Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee (PTC).
Cite This Article:
Please cite this article in press K. Jyothi et al., A Study On Directives For Hospital Formulary, Indo Am. J. P. Sci, 2024; 11 (02).
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