Drea E J
Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL 62781.
Hosp Formul. 1991 Nov;26 Suppl D:25-7.
The combination of a criteria-based drug utilization evaluation and a comprehensive drug literature review can be effectively used to reach therapeutically sound, cost-efficient formulary decisions. This report describes the approach to evaluating the available H2-receptor antagonists used by the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee of Memorial Medical Center, a 550-bed, community-based teaching hospital affiliated with the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield.