Creating and Managing a Drug Formulary

<p>On this episode, we are joined by Dr. Nina Lathia, BScPhm, RPh, MSc, PhD, to discuss the process of developing and managing a drug formulary. Dr. Lathia is a pharmacist and health economist in Toronto, Canada. She defines a drug formulary and explains some of the criteria used to establish a specific formulary. She also reviews some of the following: </p> <p>- Comparative effectiveness studies including clinical trials, and real-world studies including a discussion of pros and cons of RCTs vs. real-world studies</p> <p>- Using the PICO (population, intervention, comparator, outcomes) framework to evaluate studies;</p> <p>- Types of studies that best inform safety outcomes (adverse events)</p> <p>- Economic studies – a brief overview of cost-effectiveness analysis</p> <p>- Principles of fair access to prescription drugs</p> <p>- Challenges that prescribers and clinicians experience when trying to navigate formularies</p> <div>You can contact Dr. Lathia at the following e-mail address or at her LinkedIn profile: <a href= "mailto:nina.lathia@healthcaredecisionmaking.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex= "0">nina.lathia@healthcaredecisionmaking.com</a></div> <div>LI profile: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ninalathia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex= "1">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ninalathia/</a></div> <div> </div> <div>If you want some handouts on study design from Dr. Lathia, click the link below:</div> <div><a href= "https://www.corconsultrx.com/_files/ugd/678640_5caa9f43b66d47dd92c2e57bfca1b1c1.pdf"> Study Design Review</a></div> <div> </div> <div><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Thanks for listening!</span></div> <div> <p>If you want to support the podcast, check out our Patreon account. Subscribers will have access to all previous and new pharmacotherapy lectures as well as download