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Electronic formulary control.

R P Navarro

    Medical Interface
    |July 6, 1997
    PubMed
    Summary
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    Pharmacy managers aim to improve drug formulary compliance by educating physicians at the point of care. This strategy presents formulary alternatives when prescriptions are being written, reducing nonformulary drug use.

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    Area of Science:

    • Health Services Research
    • Pharmaceutical Policy

    Background:

    • Pharmacy program managers employ various strategies for drug formulary conformance.
    • Current methods are often reactive, implemented after nonformulary prescriptions are issued.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate proactive strategies for improving drug formulary adherence.
    • To educate physicians at the point of care regarding formulary alternatives.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of existing formulary management strategies.
    • Focus on real-time physician education during prescription writing.

    Main Results:

    • Current strategies are largely post-prescription interventions.
    • The goal is to shift interventions to the point of prescription decision-making.

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    Conclusions:

    • Proactive, point-of-care physician education is a key strategy for managed care organizations (MCOs).
    • Presenting formulary alternatives during prescription writing enhances formulary conformance.