An Evaluation of a Drug Distribution System Using the Physician’s Original Order

Medication Use Evaluations as a Research Tool

“…Use of the MUE as a pharmacy‐based, quality improvement tool is a relatively new concept. Early MUEs in the 1960s and 1970s commonly focused on evaluating distributive‐ or clinical‐based models of pharmacy services . In the 1980s, the Joint Commission started to focus on a structured, pharmacy‐based, Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) committee–approved process for reviewing antibiotic use.…”

“…Early MUEs in the 1960s and 1970s commonly focused on evaluating distributive-or clinicalbased models of pharmacy services. 1,2 In the 1980s, the Joint Commission started to focus on a structured, pharmacy-based, Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) committee-approved process for reviewing antibiotic use. As medication costs and regimen complexities increased, this evolved into a requirement for hospitals to also review other classes of medications to receive accreditation.…”