1. DRUGS AND THERAPEUTICS COMMITTEE 2003 UPDATE
2. PHARMACY LOCATION AND HOURS

2.1    Vancouver General Hospital

2.2    UBC Hospital

2.3    GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre

2.4    OBTAINING MEDICATIONS AFTER HOURS

3. THE FORMULARY SYSTEM

3.1    ADMISSION OF NEW DRUGS TO THE FORMULARY

3.2    NON-FORMULARY DRUGS

3.3    SPECIAL ACCESS DRUGS

3.4    CLINICAL DRUG TRIALS

3.5    RESERVED ANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS

3.6    DRUGS WITH NO LEGAL STATUS

4. PRESCRIBING POLICIES

4.1    PRESCRIPTION REQUIREMENTS

4.2    TELEPHONE/VERBAL ORDERS

4.3    AUTOMATIC STOP ORDERS

4.4    THERAPEUTIC INTERCHANGE POLICY (44 kbytes pdf file)

4.5    RESTRICTED PRESCRIBING

4.6    IV-PO STEPDOWN PROGRAM

4.7    PHARMACIST AUTHORITY

4.8    PREPRINTED PHYSICIAN'S ORDERS

4.9    MEDICATION FOR GRIEVING RELATIVES

4.10  ORDERS FOR PATIENTS TRANSFERRED BETWEEN SITES

4.11  THERAPEUTIC PASS MEDICATIONS

4.11.1 METHADONE CONTROL PROGRAM - DAY/WEEKEND PASS MEDICATIONS (VGH) 

4.12   DISCHARGE MEDICATIONS

4.13   INTERIM MEDICATION FOR PATIENTS RETURNING TO RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY

5. MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION POLICIES

5.1    GENERAL POLICIES FOR ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION

5.2    STANDARD ORAL MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION TIMES: VANCOUVER ACUTE

5.3   GUIDELINES TO STANDARDIZE ORAL MEDICATION DOSING TIMES
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5.4    GUIDELINES TO STANDARDIZE PARENTERAL MEDICATION DOSING TIMES
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5.5    PATIENT'S OWN MEDICATION

5.6    EXPIRY DATES OF STERILE PHARMACEUTICALS

5.7    CYTOTOXIC DRUGS

6. NARCOTIC AND CONTROLLED DRUGS

6.1    REGULATIONS, DOCUMENTATION, STORAGE

6.2    METHADONE

7. INCIDENT REPORTING POLICIES

7.1    REPORTING MEDICATION ERRORS

7.2    ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING

8. PROFESSIONAL PHARMACY SERVICES