ACTIVITY NO. 4: HOSPITAL FORMULARY AND THE FORMULARY SYSTEM Date: Name: OBJECTIVES: 1. To explain in the rationale for the hospital formulary system 2. To describr the process for drug selectioN...

Extracted text: ACTIVITY NO. 4: HOSPITAL FORMULARY AND THE FORMULARY SYSTEM Date: Name: OBJECTIVES: 1. To explain in the rationale for the hospital formulary system 2. To describr the process for drug selectioN TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION: 1. Definition Formulary Formulary System Formulary Drugs Non-Formulary Drugs 2. Purpose of the Hospital Fornulary System 3. Application of then Hospital Formulary System 4. Role of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. 5. The Hospital Formulary Content and Organization Formulary Drug Designation Adding and Deleting Drugs to/from the Formulary Restricted Formulary Drugs 6. Procedures for Obtaining Non-Formulary Drugs 7. Monitoring Non-Formulary Drug Prescribing 8. Requirement and Costs for Hospital Formuiary Implementation 9. Updating of the Contents of the Hospital Formulary ACTIVITIES: 1. Discuss how formulary drugs are designated. 2. Determine if all tertiary level hospltals are using the Hospital Formulary System.