Advanced Community Pharmacy Experiences

Formulary Information

A nonprescription formulary is a document designed to be a reference for yourself or other pharmacy students or pharmacists.  It should assist them in choosing an appropriate medication for a specific disease state or patient complaint.  You may choose any of the commonly recognized problems/diseases or domains listed in Section III of your manual. At a minimum, the formulary should contain the following information about each product:

• Brand name
• Active ingredient and strength
• Therapeutic classification
• Directions for use
• Warnings and precautions
• Adverse effects
• Drug interactions

This information may be written out in bulleted format or may be included in a table type format.