Criteria-based DUE aids in selection of preferred agent
Drea, E.J.
Hospital Formulary 26 Suppl D: 25-27
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0098-6909 PMID: 10136562 Document Number: 374025
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.