Updates on new products and new or modified treatment summaries are provided every 6 months. Treatment summaries provide brief overviews of therapeutic advice. Listings indicate drugs approved for reimbursement, interchangeable medications, maximum allowable cost, drug identification number and manufacturer code. Relative costs are indicated within each therapeutic grouping. Colour-coded recommendations on use assist physicians with drug choice. Drug listing is comprehensive rather than exclusive. This is the first Canadian formulary to use the Anatomic, Therapeutic, Chemical system.
A novel formulary has been developed in Nova Scotia with the objective of providing quality treatment with needed medications at affordable cost.Creation of the formulary has involved collaboration among health care professionals, seniors, the Department of Health and pharmaceutical companies.
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