Guidelines for the Medicines and Therapeutics Committee (MTCs)

Abstract

The Multiplicity of medicines available and the complexities surrounding their safe and effective use make it necessary for hospitals to have an organised sound programme for maximising rational use of medicine. The ministry of Health recognises the medicines and therapeutics committee as the organisational keystone of the program. The Medicines and Therapeutics Committee is an advisory group of medical staff and serves as an organisational line of communication between the medical staff and pharmacy department. It is the policy recommending body to the medical staff and the administration of the hospital on matters related to the therapeutic use of the medicine.