Drug and Therapeutics Committee Template for Formulary Submissions (Updated November 2009)
Consisting of seven sections, the Template aims to assist hospital Drug and Therapeutics Committees in systematic, evidence-based review and decision-making about applications for new drugs or new indications. This version takes into account feedback from pilot-testing in a range of hospitals in the TAG network.
Evaluation will be ongoing and modifications will be considered as required. Feedback about the tools, and suggestions for improvement, are very welcome.
The formulary submission form and IPU application forms were updated in November 2009 based on feedback from the NSW TAG membership and clinicians working in NSW public hospitals. The update includes prompts for the inclusion of PBAC public summary documents, where relevant, and the acknowledgement of the multidiscplinary nature of these forms.
The Template
1. Information about the Template (PDF)
2. Formulary submission form (PDF)
(for word version click here)
3. IPU application form (PDF)
(for word version click here)
4. Generic prescribing protocol (PDF)
(for word version click here)
5. Supplementary information template (PDF)
(for word version click here)
6. Decision algorithm (PDF)
7. NPS news (PDF)
Evaluation of the Template
The template was evaluated in 2006. The results of the evaluation were presented at the 2006 National Medicines Symposium. Click here to download the poster.
Other Resources
The National Prescribing Centre in the UK has released a report to assist in local decision making processes (January 2009). The document, "Defining guiding principles for processes supporting local decision making about medicines", is available on the NPC website. Click here to go to the NPC website.
In addition the NPC has released an elearning package that considers the legal and ethical aspects of local decision-making about the funding of medicines and treatments. Click here to access the learning package.
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