How are drugs selected?
Decisions about which drugs to include on the Formulary are made by our Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) committee, which is comprised of primary care and specialty physicians, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals from our community. The committee looks first for medications that are clinically effective. When two or more drugs work equally well, then other factors such as cost and availability are considered. If a less expensive drug does not work equally as well, it will not be included on the Formulary. It’s important to note that all drugs must undergo rigorous testing by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before they will even be considered for the Formulary. The Formulary is constantly re-evaluated as new scientific literature supporting safe and effective use of medications is documented. This means that a drug that does not appear on the Formulary may be included in the future. Similarly, a drug that is currently listed may be removed or replaced in the future. Whe
