Target drug programs and medication use evaluation

Target drug programs and medication use evaluations are activities that are undertaken to improve the correct use of drugs. These programs should focu s on inappropriate drug use, drug use problems, optimizing use of drugs, an d improving the level of patient care. To monitor the effects of the progra ms, several types of outcomes have been evaluated, such as economic and fin ancial, clinical quality, quality of life, patient satisfaction, and collab orative practice. The methodology to classify and monitor drug use incorpor ates the classification system developed by the World Health Organization, which takes into account each drug's anatomic, therapeutic, and chemical cl assification. In order to avoid focusing only on drugs and drug costs in th ese programs, and to allow for monitoring the impact of the programs on cli nical practice? linking drug data to patient data is stressed. Target drug programs improve the appropriate use of drugs, and by doing so, contribute to safe and rational use of drugs in society.