Therapeutic substitution and the hospital formulary system

• Published in: American journal of hospital pharmacy Vol. 38; no. 12; p. 1949
• Main Authors: Doering, P L, McCormick, W C, Klapp, D L, Russell, W L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.1981
• Subjects: Formularies, Hospital - legislation & jurisprudence; Legislation, Drug; Oregon; Therapeutic Equivalency; Washington; Oregon; Washington

Physicians consent and statutory regulations relating to therapeutic substitution are discussed. Some hospitals have adopted policies allowing the interchange of a chemically inequivalent product deemed therapeutically identical by the P & T committee. In the absence of statutory regulation, hos...