Publications
The Biomedical Research and Education Foundation produces several publications. The Biomedical Review Letter and The Biomedical Newsletter: Market Edition focus on available devices and technology. The University of Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Formulary provides reviews of all drugs introduced to the U.Penn. hospital system. We also publish directories of doctors affiliated with major medical centers.
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The Biomedical Review Letter discusses when new available technologies should and should not be used. The reviews are written by specialists with no vested interest in the technology discussed.
Drug monographs are concise reviews of medications recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Pharmacists prepare these monographs with a focus on information that may be considered useful in a drug formulary decision-making process.
The monographs are targeted for health care professionals, and may not be ideal for patients and their families.
Each monograph has four key components that include a general overview of the medication, clinical trials evaluating efficacy, safety information and cost.
Information for each monograph is gathered from the drug’s product labeling as well as reviews of published literature. Data that is considered most important when making a formulary decision is included in an easy to read tabular format.
The monographs do not contain all published literature on a given medication, for this purpose the reader should consult other sources.
The monographs are based on information in an adult population. For information regarding pediatric population, the reader should consult other sources.
The Market Edition Examines the adoption rate and usage of new technologies available to physicians.
