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Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee

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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?

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?

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?

All of the above (D) Signup and view all the answers

In what settings are all drugs that may be therapeutically interchanged acceptable to the formulary?

In some settings, but not all (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a P&T committee in therapeutic interchange?

To approve therapeutic interchange arrangements (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of routinely reviewing and revising therapeutic interchange decisions?

To ensure that therapeutic interchange decisions remain relevant and effective (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between pharmaceutical equivalents and therapeutically equivalent products?

Pharmaceutical equivalents are chemically identical, while therapeutically equivalent products are expected to produce essentially the same therapeutic outcome (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary benefit of using therapeutically equivalent products?

They are expected to produce essentially the same therapeutic outcome (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a pharmacist in therapeutic interchange?

To dispense the most cost-effective products under arrangements with an authorized prescriber (D) Signup and view all the answers

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