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Medicine - Evaluation of Medicines for Use in Public Hospitals

Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.

Doc No.: PD2008_037

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Corporate Administration - Governance
Clinical/ Patient Services - Medical Treatment
Clinical/ Patient Services - Pharmaceutical
Clinical/ Patient Services - Nursing and Midwifery
Population Health - Pharmaceutical

Summary
Policy for a standard process for the evaluation of medicines and uses of medicines for listing on hospital formularies (or for individual patient use) in public hospitals, and for communicating the outcomes of those evaluations to other hospitals across the State.

Date of Publication: 09 July 2008

Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: Pharmaceutical Services

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Affiliated Health Organisations - Declared, Public Health System Support Division, Government Medical Officers, NSW Ambulance Service, Public Hospitals

Audience: Administration, Drug & Therapeutics Committees, Human Research Ethics Committees, clinical staff

Distributed to: Public Health System, Government Medical Officers, Health Professional Associations and Related Organisations, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Hospitals

Review Date: 09 July 2013

File No: 99/2431

Status: Active

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Medicine - Evaluation of Medicines for Use in Public Hospitals

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