Huckleberry S D
Drug Intell Clin Pharm. 1986 Jul-Aug;20(7-8):589-91. doi: 10.1177/106002808602000718.
A multidisciplinary, professional, and administrative approach to selecting therapeutic agents for formulary inclusion--as it is practiced at the Tuskegee Veterans Administration Medical Center--is described. The process by which members of a Drug Utilization Review Subcommittee evaluate drugs is explained in detail. Numerous factors, such as patient population characteristics, total therapy costs, adverse reactions, indications, dosage, and efficacy are considered. Findings, decisions, and economic cost-savings, specifically with respect to antibiotics, are revealed.
本文描述了一种多学科、专业且行政化的方法，用于选择纳入处方集的治疗药物，这是塔斯基吉退伍军人管理局医疗中心所采用的方法。详细解释了药物利用审查小组委员会成员评估药物的过程。考虑了众多因素，如患者群体特征、总治疗成本、不良反应、适应症、剂量和疗效。揭示了研究结果、决策以及具体在抗生素方面的经济成本节约情况。
