Medication management in English National Health Service hospitals

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 189-195

  Cooke, Jonathan ^a   Mason, Anne R ^b   Drummond, Michael F ^b   Towse, Adrian K ^c  

^a WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c Office of Health Economics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audits; Compliance; Costs; Data collection; Drug use; Formularies; Hospitals; National Health Service (Great Britain); Pharmacists, hospital; Protocols; Rational therapy

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; ROSIGLITAZONE; TAXANE DERIVATIVE;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; MEDICAL AUDIT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

EID: 18744375746     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/62.2.189     Document Type: Review

References (27)

1. Calvert RT. Medicines management - fit to bust. Health Serv J. 2002; 112:24-5.
2. National Service Framework for mental health: modern standards and service models. London: Department of Health; 1999.
3. National Service Framework for coronary heart disease: modern standards and service models. London: Department of Health; 2000.
4. National Service Framework for older people. London; Department of Health; 2001.
5. The National Service Framework for diabetes. London: Department of Health; 2002.
6. Building a safer NHS for patients: implementing 'an organisation with a memory.' London: Department of Health; 2001.
7. A spoonful of sugar: medicines management in NHS hospitals. London: The Audit Commission; 2001.
8. A vision for pharmacy in the new NHS. London: Department of Health; 2003.
9. Department of Health. The new NHS: modern, dependable. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office; 1997.
10. NICE technology appraisal guidance no. 7: guidance on the use of proton pump inhibitors for the treatment of dyspepsia. London: National Institute for Clinical Excellence; 2000.
11. NICE technology appraisal guidance no. 9: guidance on rosiglitazone for type 2 diabetes mellitus. London: National Institute for Clinical Excellence; 2000.
12. NICE technology appraisal guidance no. 6: guidance on the use of taxanes for breast cancer. London: National Institute for Clinical Excellence; 2000.
13. Committee of Inquiry. Pharmacy: the report of a committee of inquiry appointed by the Nuffield Foundation. London: Nuffield Foundation; 1986.
14. Health services management: the way forward for hospital pharmaceutical services. Heywood, England: Department of Health and Social Security; 1988.
15. Department of Health. Pharmacy in the future - implementing the NHS plan. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office; 2000.
16. Wilson SG, Tsui M, Tong N et al. Hospital pharmacy service provision in Australia - 1998. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 2000; 57:677-80.
17. Pedersen CA, Schneider PJ, Santell JP. ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: prescribing and transcribing - 2001. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 2001; 58:2251-66.
18. Pedersen CA, Schneider PJ, Scheckelhoff DJ. ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: dispensing and administration - 2002. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 2003; 60:52-68.
19. Department of Health. Controls assurance standards for the NHS. Medicines management. www.hcsu.org.uk/standards/standard/medicines.htm (accessed 2004).
20. Information for health: an information strategy for the modern NHS. London: Department of Health; 1998.
21. The national strategy for IT in the NHS. London: The NHS Confederation; 2003.
22. Clause S, Fudin J, Mergner A et al. Prescribing privileges among pharmacists in Veterans Affairs medical centers. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 2001; 58:1143-5.
23. National Prescribing Centre. Supplementary prescribing. A resource to help healthcare professionals to understand the framework and opportunities. www.npc.co.uk/publications/healthcare_resource.pdf (accessed 2003 Apr).
24. Granados A, Jonsson E, Banta HD et al. EUR-ASSESS project subgroup report on dissemination and impact. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 1997; 13:220-86.
25. AMCP unveils its format for formulary submissions, begins dissemination efforts. Hosp Formul. 2000; Dec 1:35.
26. Fry RN, Avey SG, Sullivan SD. The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy format for formulary submissions: an evolving standard - a Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy task force report. Value Health. 2003; 6:505-21.
27. Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy. Format for formulary submissions. Alexandria, VA: Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy; 2002.