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formulary /for·mu·lary/ (for´mu-lar″e) a collection of recipes, formulas, and prescriptions. National Formulary see under N.
formulary [fôr′myəle′rē] Etymology: L, forma, pattern a listing of drugs intended to include a large enough range of medications and sufficient information about them to enable health practitioners to prescribe treatment that is medically appropriate. Hospitals maintain formularies that list all drugs commonly stocked in their pharmacies. Third-party organizations such as insurance companies usually maintain formularies that list drugs that the company will cover under plan benefits. See also compendium, United States Pharmacopeia. formulary a collection of formulae. National formulary a book of standards for certain pharmaceuticals and preparations not included in the USP; revised every 5 years, and recognized in the USA as a book of official standards by the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. Abbreviated NF. formulary Hospital care A list of preferred pharmaceuticals to be used by a managed care plan's network physicians, chosen based on the drugs' efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness; the list varies from one organization to another;
in a healthcare system, providers are expected to use the listed products. See Hospital formulary, National Formulary, Open formulary, Stepped formulary. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Medicare prescription drug benefit is both new and complex, requiring beneficiaries to compare plan benefits, formularies and cost-sharing responsibilities, and to reconcile those options with current drug spending in order to choose the best plan. It contains the genius of Elizabeth I who instructed her archbishops to describe the formularies of the English church in language broad enough to avoid pushing people to unnecessary extremes. The ePocrates network uses personal digital assistants to give doctors formularies and other items such as drug dosing information. |
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