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[Followup on VA's Use of Psychotherapeutic Drugs]. AFril 4,
1978. 3 pp.
Report to Wallace E. Busbee, Acting Depity Assistant Inspector
General ior Audit, Veterans Administration; by George D. Peck,
Assistant Director, Human Reaources Siv.
Contact: Human Resources Div.
Organization Concerned: Veterans Adaiistratica: Dept. of
Medicine and Surgery.
An April 1975 report on the Veterans Adaiaistration's
(VA's) controls over the use of psychotherapeutic drugs -esulted
in the following recomendations: establish unifore guidelines
for using psychotherapeutic drugs; establish a drug utilization
review system and require the hospitals to implement it- and
desiqn an effective, ongoing education program. A tallcwip
revion indicated that the Depirtment of Medicire and Surgery
(DM&S) has initiated actions which may eventually result in
controlling the use of psychotherapeatic drugs, but it has not
fully implemented these recommendations. The VA is finalising a
new program guide which will update guidelines and s anitrize ney
information about the use of antipsyciotic drugs. I , VA should
continue to update these guidelines AS more current infoZation
becomes available. The VA has not estaklished a drug utilization
review system and intends to survey psychetherapeutic drug use
more extensively before dexigning such a system. DRSS is
currently planning a comprehensive drug utilization survey for
inpatient, outpatient, nursing home care units, and
domiciliaries and is operating a pilot project to determine the
effectiveness of a computerized drug omitcting system. it
appears that this systea, if implemented agency-wide, could meet
the recommendation for a drug utilization review systes. A Da&S
study indicated that 'nappropriate use of psychotherapeutic
drugs has decreased as a result of educational programs. (RRS)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobacxqp0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)