Use of an Innovative Pharmaceutical Class Scoring Tool for Prioritized Annual Formulary Review.

Though The Joint Commission requires health systems perform annual formulary review, guidance for how to perform this review is lacking. Published methods include comprehensive review of all pharmaceutical classes; however, this approach may not be the most efficient or effective option for a health system with a large formulary. To create a prioritization system for annual formulary review through development of a pharmaceutical class scoring tool.

Aligning Formulary Restrictions Across a Health System and Improving Access to and Clarity of Medication Restrictions.

Background: In 2013, formulary medications were aligned among the three hospitals within our health system. However, as formulary medication restrictions were not aligned, the three hospitals continued to have inconsistent medication restrictions. This led to confusion among prescribers and pharmacists about which medications were restricted, what the restrictions were, and where to access information about the restrictions.