Description and Analysis of the VA National Formulary

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Publication Year:2000

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David Blumenthal and Roger Herdman, Editors; VA Pharmacy Formulary Analysis Committee, Division of Health Care Services
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Front Matter	i-xviii
Executive Summary	1-10	(skim)
Introduction	11-36	(skim)
Is the VA National Formulary Overly Restrictive and Does it Prevent Physicians from Meeting the Health Care Needs of Veterans?	37-71	(skim)
What are the Potential Costs to VA Health Care Associated with the National Formulary for Drugs?	72-119	(skim)
What are the Effects of the National Formulary and Related Policies on Quality of Care?	120-148	(skim)
How Does the VA National Formulary Compare with Private Insurance Formularies for Drugs and Devices and with Other Government Formularies?	149-182	(skim)
The VA National Formulary and Veterans Health Care	183-200	(skim)
References	201-216	(skim)
Acronyms	217-220	(skim)
Appendix A: Interim Report of the Committee on VA Pharmacy Formulary Analysis to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Congress of the United States	221-226	(skim)
Appendix B: Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy's Managed Care Formulary and Pharmacy Benefit Design Survey	227-230	(skim)
Appendix C: Additional Cost Information	231-249	(skim)
Appendix D: Glossary	250-253	(skim)
Appendix E: Drug Classes and Drug Index	254-258	(skim)
Appendix F: Committee Biographies	259-262	(skim)

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