Healthy Skepticism Library item: 8461

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Publication type: Journal Article

Hager T.
Therapeutic substitution: drawing the battle lines
Pharmaceutical Executive 1982 Aug; 2:59-62

Abstract:

The controversial issue regarding the therapeutic substitution by the pharmacists, including the legal aspects and economic effects to pharmaceutical industries, is discussed. State regulatory agencies were evenly split in their feelings about therapeutic substitution. Approximately half said therapeutic substitution would be illegal under existing state laws, and the other half believed the practice was legal as long as it occurred with the knowledge of a hospital’s Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. It was stated that as pharmacists are given more prescription power and therapeutic substitution gains widespread approval, it could mean an economically devastating effect to pharmaceutical industries.