Evaluating the Training, Responsibilities, and Practices of P&T Committee Members and Nonmember Contributors

Abstract

No outside funding supported this study. At the time of this study, Kelly was employed by Global Account Management Group (GAMG), which provides consulting services to the hospital and health services industry. As an employee of GAMG, Kelly has served on various advisory boards. All fees for consulting work were paid to GAMG and were primarily related to training or the federal market (e.g., Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs) and have no association with this study. Rodriguez and Moody report no conflicts of interest. All authors contributed to study concept and design. Rodriguez took the lead in data collection, assisted by the other authors. Data interpretation was performed by Rodriguez, along with Kelly and Moody. The manuscript was written and revised primarily by Rodriguez, along with the other authors.

Antibiotic procurement and ABC analysis for a comprehensive primary health care clinic in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa

“…Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees (PTCs) ensure availability and control accessibility to essential medicines, which may vary depending on the requirements of specific healthcare settings. 35 PTCs would therefore be useful for monitoring 'Access', 'Watch' and 'Reserve' antibiotics so that the overuse of 'Watch' and 'Reserve' antibiotics can be identified timeously and interventions implemented to rationalise it. 26 Strategies to combat AMR include the following approaches: limit the use of antibiotics, the use of combination therapies and antibiotic cycling, and finally only necessary and limited use of the broad-spectrum and 'last resort' antibiotics.…”