Formulary management is an integrated process that enables physicians, pharmacists, nursing staff, and other health care professionals to work together to promote clinically sound, safe, and cost-effective medication therapy and favorable therapeutic outcomes.
This ongoing process establishes policies regarding the use of drugs, therapies, and drug-related products, including medication delivery devices, by identifying those that are most medically appropriate, safe, and cost-effective to best serve the health interests of a given patient population.
The UCSF Health Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee reviews and approves proposals that involve the use of medications in any of the following circumstances:
- New Medication/Therapy Requests
- Requests for Formulary Extensions (e.g., the continuation of prior-to-admission medications, new formulations of existing medications)
- Changes to Existing Medications on the Formulary (e.g., a new FDA-approved indication, removal of a medication)
- Reference Material for Widespread Distribution (e.g., Antimicrobial Dosing Cards, Medication Refill Guidance, Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Medications)
- Review of Policy, Procedures & Guidelines
- Medication Use Evaluations