Activities, functions, and structure of pharmacy and therapeutics committees in large teaching hospitals

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 622-628

  Mannebach, Mark A ^a,b   Ascione, Frank J ^b   Gaither, Caroline A ^e   Bagozzi, Richard P ^e   Cohen, Ira A ^c   Ryan, Michael L ^d  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Stratprobe Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Administration; Data collection; Drugs; Formularies; Hospital; Hospitals; Institutional; Pharmaceutical services; Pharmacists; Pharmacy; Pharmacy and therapeutics Committee; Physicians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0344959412     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/56.7.622     Document Type: Article

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