James O’Donnell, PharmD, MS; and F. Randy Vogenberg, RPh, PhD

P&T COMMITTEES AND POLICY

Let’s face it—health care settings, including pharmacies, can be legal land mines because patients and the public can and do get hurt. As a policy-recommending body to the medical and administrative staff in health care organizations, P&T committees have a primary role of maintaining a limited list (formulary) of medications approved for use that meet the needs of clinicians and their patients as well as those of the organization. 1 Because most members of P&T committees are not pharmacists, a primer on policies and procedures (P&Ps), including an emphasis on their importance for pharmacists, may be helpful for P&T committees in executing their duties. Read the rest of  Policies and Procedures – Enhancing Pharmacy Practice and Limiting Risk (pdf).