Formulary

stimulants

Happy Friday list-   For all of you who have child/adolescent psych units- what stimulants (immediate release/sustained release) do you have on your hospital formulary?  In addition, do you have an auto subs for any ...

Medication Co-Pays

Hi Everyone,         One of the issues/concerns at my practice site is patients are being discharged on medications that they can't afford as an outpatient. We don't know that until the patient calls us back ...

Atypical antipsychotic drug monographs state of Texas

If anyone has access to the Formulary Monographs from the State of Texas – please would you respond off list – I am trying to locate those for the Atypical Antipsychotics   Many thanks,   Amy Sieber, R.Ph. ...

formulary question about stimulants

List, My institution's P&T wants our neuro/psych group to do a class review of "ADHD medications." Can you tell me how your facility handles stimulants that patients come in taking? Do you hold them during hospitalization? ...

fluphenazine dec shortage

Hi All,   I would like to know what others who have exhausted their fluphenazine dec supply are doing for patients stabilized on this LAI.  We have considered supplementing with oral fluphenazine, switching to haloperidol dec ...

Formulary Management

Hi List, I was wondering if anyone has encountered the belief by their medical director that because they are a psych facility that EVERY new psychotropic drug should be available for the psychiatrists to try? Also, what are some recent ...

Non-Formulary Request Policy

Hey List,   I am working on updating (strengthening) our non-formulary request policy and adding some procedural steps to help facilitate adherence with our formulary. Also I am looking to update the request form we use when a ...

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