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A survey of drug and therapeutics committees operating in Ireland
Abstract:
A survey of the number and characteristics of Drug and Therapeutics Committees (DTCs) operating in hospitals in Ireland was conducted in 1984. Just under half of the hospitals surveyed had a DTC and half of those had been formed after 1981. Pharmacists and consultant medical staff were present on every DTC and the latter also chaired most DTCs. Formularies or limited lists had been drawn up by half the DTCs identified and the most frequently discussed topics at DTC meetings were concerned with expenditure control. These findings are discussed and compared with the experience of DTC formation and operation in other countries.
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