Therapeutic substitution: has its time arrived?

• Published in: Hospital formulary Vol. 19; no. 9; p. 834
• Main Authors: Doering, P L, Russell, W L, Klapp, D L, McCormick, W C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.1984
• Subjects: Data Collection; Pharmacy Service, Hospital; Therapeutic Equivalency; United States; United States

Therapeutic substitution refers to substitution by the dispenser of a drug product that is not chemically identical but is therapeutically equivalent to the product prescribed, pursuant to guidelines established by the hospital P & T Committee. Until recently, the extent to which this concept ha...