Certified Consultant Pharmacist (CCP) Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP)

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A skilled nursing facility's administration wants to implement a therapeutic interchange program for proton pump inhibitors to manage costs. What is the consultant pharmacist's primary administrative responsibility in developing this program?

Notifying all residents and their families of the impending formulary change. Negotiating contract pricing for the preferred agent with the pharmaceutical manufacturer. Co-chairing the Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) committee to review evidence, establish criteria, and gain medical staff approval for the policy. Individually contacting each prescriber to request a change for every resident on a non-preferred agent.

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Co-chairing the Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) committee to review evidence, establish criteria, and gain medical staff approval for the policy.

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