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What is the primary purpose of listing medications alphabetically in the index of a Formulary?
What is the primary purpose of listing medications alphabetically in the index of a Formulary?
- To enable easy location of medications by class (correct)
- To ensure pharmaceutical equivalence of drug products
- To promote the use of generic substitutions
- To facilitate the process of therapeutic interchange
What is a key characteristic of pharmaceutical equivalents?
What is a key characteristic of pharmaceutical equivalents?
- They are approved by a P&T committee for formulary addition
- They are expected to produce essentially the same therapeutic outcome
- They are deemed interchangeable by a pharmacist and authorized prescriber
- They contain the same active ingredient(s) and are chemically identical in strength and concentration (correct)
What is the primary goal of therapeutic interchange?
What is the primary goal of therapeutic interchange?
- To reduce the cost of therapy while maintaining quality (correct)
- To increase the variety of medications available
- To promote the use of pharmaceutical equivalents
- To ensure the use of generic substitutions
What is typically required for a therapeutic interchange arrangement?
What is typically required for a therapeutic interchange arrangement?
In what settings are all drugs that may be therapeutically interchanged acceptable to the formulary?
In what settings are all drugs that may be therapeutically interchanged acceptable to the formulary?
What is the role of a P&T committee in therapeutic interchange?
What is the role of a P&T committee in therapeutic interchange?
What is the purpose of routinely reviewing and revising therapeutic interchange decisions?
What is the purpose of routinely reviewing and revising therapeutic interchange decisions?
What is the primary difference between pharmaceutical equivalents and therapeutically equivalent products?
What is the primary difference between pharmaceutical equivalents and therapeutically equivalent products?
What is the primary benefit of using therapeutically equivalent products?
What is the primary benefit of using therapeutically equivalent products?
What is the role of a pharmacist in therapeutic interchange?
What is the role of a pharmacist in therapeutic interchange?