formulary
Approved medication inventory
A formulary is an official list of approved items, most commonly a list of prescription drugs covered by a health insurance plan or available in a healthcare system: Check whether your medication is on the formulary before switching plans.
The term also applies to collections of formulas or set forms, particularly in pharmacy or religious ritual.
As an adjective, formulary describes something relating to or contained in such a list.
Official drug reference guide
- apothecaryHistorical medicine preparer
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
- pharmacologyStudy of drug actions
- medicamentTherapeutic agent
pharmaceutics · monograph · official · standardized · preparations · USP · BNF · codex
Compact reference guide
- manualWritten instructions for use
- guideLeader or instruction book
- catalogOrdered list of items
- directoryFile system container
listing · compendium · database · index · register · publication · resource · searchable
Extent of inclusion
- tieredHaving multiple levels
- preferredChosen above alternatives
- copayPatient's set contribution
- prior authorizationInsurer's advance approval requirement
excluded · generic · brand-name · reimbursement · cost-sharing · utilization · benefits · network
Coordinating drug therapy safely
- institutionalOf formal establishments
- inpatientAdmitted overnight patient
- cost-effectiveGiving good return cheaply
- evidence-basedSupported by verified data
standardization · medication safety · clinical pharmacist · ordering · dispensing · inventory
Relating to formal rites
- liturgicalOf public worship rites
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- sacramentsSacred Christian rites
- prayersReverent petitions to deity
incantations · ecclesiastical · religious · traditional · rubric · canonical · observance · blessing
pharmacopoeia
Official drug reference guide
- apothecaryHistorical medicine preparer
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
- pharmacologyStudy of drug actions
medicament · pharmaceutics · monograph · official · standardized · preparations · USP · BNF · codex · therapeutic
handbook
Compact reference guide
directory · listing · compendium · database · index · register · publication · resource · searchable · updated
coverage
Extent of inclusion
prior authorization · excluded · generic · brand-name · reimbursement · cost-sharing · utilization · benefits · network · appeal
medication management
Coordinating drug therapy safely
- institutionalOf formal establishments
- inpatientAdmitted overnight patient
- cost-effectiveGiving good return cheaply
evidence-based · standardization · medication safety · clinical pharmacist · ordering · dispensing · inventory
ceremonial
Relating to formal rites
- liturgicalOf public worship rites
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- sacramentsSacred Christian rites
prayers · incantations · ecclesiastical · religious · traditional · rubric · canonical · observance · blessing · consecration
- pharmacypharmacist, pharmacy, prescription, dispensing, prescriptions
- Prescriptionsprescription, prescriptions, Rx, medication, pills
- NHSNHS, GP, A&E, 999, 111
- apothecarypharmacy, apothecary, drugstore, dispensary, pharmacist
- herbal medicineherbal medicine, herbal remedies, herbal remedy, herbal tea, herbal teas
- Medical Literaturemedical journal, journal article, clinical trial, case study, research paper
formularyoff-label
Outside approved indications
non-standard · compounded · extemporaneous · bespoke · ad-hoc
formularyuncodified
Not systematically recorded
oral tradition · improvised · undocumented · folk remedies · unwritten
- baby formulaManufactured breast milk alternative
- secret formulaConfidential production method
- infant formulaCommercial breastmilk replacement
- formula feedingNourishing infants with manufactured milk
- Formula 1Elite single-seater racing championship
- magic formulaSupposed guaranteed solution
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