The quality of Dutch hospital drug formularies: Evaluation of technical features and organisational information

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 120-126

  Fijn, R ^a   De Vries, C S ^b   Engels, S A G ^a   Brouwers, J R B J ^c   De Blaey, C J ^d   De Jong Van Den Berg, L T W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c General Hospital De Tjongerschans   (Netherlands)

^d Drug Information Center Roy Dutch Assoc the Adv of Pharm   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Classification; Drug and therapeutic committees; Drug policies; Drug selection; Generic prescribing; Out patients' prescribing; Pharmacotherapy; Prescribing policies; Quality assurance; Seamless care; User convenience

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG PROGRAM; EVALUATION; NETHERLANDS; PUBLICATION;

DATA COLLECTION; DRUG THERAPY; FORMULARIES, HOSPITAL; NETHERLANDS; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL;

EID: 0032991706     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008680021854     Document Type: Article

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