201 local and national drug formalities

What is a formulary?

The product of an valuable process, the formally system, conducted by an expert panel that both sections and guides the selection , prescription, administration, and monitoring of pharmaceuticals and related items for a given environment.

What are the benefits of using a formulary?

  • Improving local care pathways in relation to medicines and prescribing.

  • Involving collaboration with clinicians and commissioners.

  • Improving quality by reducing variations in clinical care.

  • Improving quality through rapid access to cost effective medicines.

  • Supporting the supply arrangements of medicines across a local health economy.

  • Supporting financial management and

Different types of formulary

Who is involved in creating a formulary?

What happens when an item in the formulary is unavailable?

What is shared care?

British National Formulary

Prepared by: BMA, RPS,

  • Published twice a year

  • March and September

  • There is a app as well.

How are they developed?

  • Medicines should be selected based on the needs of the community.

  • Medicines selected for the formulary are medicines of choice

  • The formulary list should have a limited number of medicines duplication of agents that have therapeutic equivalence should not occur

  • Medicines need to be selected based with any national or regional formulary or approved standard treatment guidelines.

  • Medicines should be restricted to appropriate…

    Dabigatran etexilate

  • Dabigatran is a direct thombin inhibitor with a rapid onset of action.

  • the side effects are Anemia, diarrhea, nausea, gastrointestinal discomfort….