Editors' roundtable: current formulas for P & T Committee success. (Part 2).

In the second and final part of their recent roundtable discussion, the editors of Hospital Formulary express their views on numerous issues, including monitoring the use of approved drugs for unapproved indications, achieving and sustaining alterations in prescribing practices, and the establishment of guidelines for therapeutic substitution. All four editors--Arthur G. Lipman, PharmD, Harold C. Neu, MD, Bramah N. Singh, MD, PhD, and Michael Weintraub, MD--share the sentiment that most P & T Committees function as vital, effective bodies with responsibility for decision-making that has a significant impact on the day-to-day care of patients.