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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
REQUESTING A MEETING OF THE COOK COUNTY HEALTH & HOSPITALS COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS COOK COUNTY HEALTH'S FORMULARY PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists defines a formulary, as a "continually updated list of medications and related information, representing the clinical judgment of pharmacists, physicians, and other experts in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and promotion of health; and
WHEREAS, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists: health systems should develop, maintain, and implement a formulary management process, whereby decisions on the management of a formulary system is founded on the evidence-based clinical, ethical, legal, social, philosophical, quality-of-life, safety, and economic factors that result in optimal patient care; and
WHEREAS, the process must include the active and direct involvement of physicians, pharmacists, and other appropriate health care professionals; and
WHEREAS, this evidence-based process should not be based solely on economic factors, rather the formulary system should be standardized among components of integrated health systems when standardization leads to improved patient outcomes and safety; and
WHEREAS, formulary design should be patient-centered, fiscally responsible, and evidence-based; furthermore, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) guidelines state that drug selection should be based on clinical outcomes, clinical comparability, safety, patient ease of use, and bioequivalence with drug unit cost being a secondary consideration; and
WHEREAS, a comprehensive, well-maintained formulary that is tailored to the organization's patient care needs, policy framework, and medication-use systems ensures that the six critical processes identified by the Joint Commission (selection and procurement, storage, ordering and transcribing, preparing and dispensing, administration, and monitoring) work in concert to ensure optimal outc...
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