What is a hospital formulary?

It is a continually revised compilation of pharmaceuticals with important ancillary information that reflects the current clinical judgment of the medical staff. A hospital formulary is useful to the medical staff since without this they would become dependent on the exaggerated claims of the medical salesman

What is/are the contents of a hospital formulary?

a. Information of what drug products have been approved by the PTC for the patient use b. Basic therapeutic information about each approved item c. Information on hospital policies and procedures governing drug use d. Special information about drugs

What information is included on hospital policies and procedures

a. Categories of Hospital Formulary Drugs b. Brief description of the PTC, including its membership, responsibilities and operations c. Hospital policies governing the prescribing, dispensing and administration of drugs including policies to be followed by pharmaceutical company suppliers representative, standard administration, reporting of ADR and medication errors.

d. Pharmacy operating procedures such as hours of service, out-patient prescription policies, pharmacy charging system, prescription labeling and packaging practices, in-patient drug distribution procedures, the handling of drug information request, and other services as patient education programs and pharmacy bulletins
e. Information on using the formulary, including how the formulary entries are arranged, the information arranged in each entry, and the procedures for looking up a given drug product. Reference to source of detailed information on the formulary drugs should be included here.

What are the guiding principles for admission/deletion of drug in a hospital?

1. Letter requesting for inclusion/deletion address to the Pharmacy Therapeutic Committee Chairman (Dr. Ricardo Tomo) 2. Requirements: LTO and DTI Business Permit 3. BFAD/CPR (Certificate of Product Registration) 4. Clinical summary or information of the drug inclusion/deletion 5. Endorsement letter for at least three (3) consultant of Ricardo Limso Medical Center 6. Obtain copy from the Pharmacy Therapeutic Committee form and duly filled up.

In the Philippines, what are some hospitals that utilize a hospital formulary?
Makati Medical Center St. Lukes Medical Center Philippine General Hospital San Pedro Hospital of Davao City, Inc Malta Medical Center Davao Medical School Foundation, Inc Manila Doctors Hospital Rivera Medical Center, Inc