Prescription drug product substitution decision support

The U.S. health care system and patients rely on pharmacists as medication use experts to ensure that prescription drug product substitutions are appropriate. Pharmacists must be able to efficiently determine therapeutic equivalence, identify situations where further research is required, have access to timely resources for gathering information, and effectively communicate with patients and physicians about substitution issues. The prescription drug product substitution tool and related resources presented are intended to assist pharmacists in making and communicating clinically sound product substitution decisions that are patient centered, evidence based, consistent with state and federal laws and regulations, and reflective of the realities of health care today.