Brown A W, Barrett C W, Herxheimer A
Br Med J. 1975 Feb 8;1(5953):323-5. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5953.323.
A total of 150 chief and group chief pharmacists in England took part in a survey of the structure and role of pharmacy committees in hospitals. Just over half of the hospitals had such a committee. About two-thirds of these dealt only with pharmacy matters and one-third dealt also with other matters. The number of new committees set up increased slowly until 1967 and then showed a sharp rise. Their terms of reference, membership, and manner of appointment varied greatly. Among subjects dealt with the cost of drugs and the introduction of new prescribing sheets were prominent. Many of the respondents believed that the work of the committees, often with the help of smaller, more specialized groups, had significantly improved various aspects of the local supply and use of drugs.
共有150名英格兰的主任药师和主任药师团队成员参与了一项关于医院药房委员会的结构和作用的调查。略多于半数的医院设有这样一个委员会。其中约三分之二的委员会只处理药房事务,三分之一的委员会还处理其他事务。新设立的委员会数量在1967年之前增长缓慢,之后则急剧上升。它们的职责范围、成员构成和任命方式差异很大。在处理的事项中,药品成本和新处方单的引入尤为突出。许多受访者认为,这些委员会的工作,通常在规模较小、专业性更强的小组的协助下,显著改善了当地药品供应和使用的各个方面。