Skolaut M W, McAllister J C
Am J Hosp Pharm. 1984 Mar;41(3):522-5.
Factors that have affected hospital pharmacy purchasing and inventory control functions are discussed, and future trends are suggested. The concepts of the pharmacy and therapeutics committee and the hospital formulary system stemmed from early hospital pharmacy practice standards that were promulgated about the time drug products began to proliferate. Brand standardization, restricted drug-use policies, and selection of therapeutic alternates are among the approaches P & T committees have devised to hold down hospital drug costs; these efforts will expand. Brand-comparison advertising, use of various incentives to physicians and pharmacists, premarketing publicity about new products, improved product packaging, and support of research studies are among the promotional tactics pharmaceutical manufacturers have employed and are likely to expand. Government legislation and regulations that have had the effect of increasing the cost of drugs may be modified. Hospital pharmacists should monitor developments such as these to prepare themselves for the challenges in their purchasing and inventory control responsibilities.
本文讨论了影响医院药房采购和库存控制功能的因素，并提出了未来趋势。药房与治疗学委员会及医院药品目录系统的概念源于早期医院药房实践标准，这些标准大约在药品开始激增时颁布。品牌标准化、限制用药政策以及治疗替代方案的选择是药房与治疗学委员会为控制医院药品成本而设计的方法；这些努力将会扩大。品牌对比广告、对医生和药剂师使用各种激励措施、新产品上市前宣传、改进产品包装以及支持研究等都是制药商采用的促销策略，而且可能会扩大。可能会修改那些导致药品成本增加的政府法律法规。医院药剂师应关注诸如此类的发展情况，为履行采购和库存控制职责面临的挑战做好准备。
