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Chapter 13: Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
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The pharmacy and therapeutics (P&T) committee can be defined as:
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a. A committee that oversees all aspects of medication therapy in an institution
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b. A committee that oversees all procedures of the institution
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c. A committee that oversees only the medications that are carried in a hospital
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d. A committee that oversees only the quality of medication utilization
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a. A committee that oversees all aspects of medication therapy in an institution
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The P&T committee may act only as:
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a. An advisory body to the medical executive committee
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b. An advisory body to the administration
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c. An advisory body to the board of trustees
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d. An advisory body to the pharmacy
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a. An advisory body to the medical executive committee
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The functions of a P&T committee include:
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a. Determining what medications are available
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b. Providing medication use guidance at point of dispensing
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c. Quality assurance activities
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d. Policies and procedures regarding drug use
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Pharmacy/pharmacists support the P&T committee by:
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a. Having the P&T committee part of the pharmacy department
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c. Involvement in the rational planning process for each meeting agenda
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d. Only addressing medications to be carried on the formulary
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c. Involvement in the rational planning process for each meeting agenda
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A drug formulary and a formulary system relate to each other in that:
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a. A drug formulary is a list of available medications under the formulary system which is the method for developing the drug list that reflects the clinical judgment of the medical staff.
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b. A drug formulary comes before a formulary system.
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c. The formulary system provides for a drug formulary that serves only to keep costs down at the expense of patient care.
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