Mission Statement

PTS serves professionals concerned with the delivery of high-quality, outcomes-oriented pharmaceutical care in all health care environments. Its purpose is to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, information exchange, and the pursuit of continuous quality improvement in the P&T process.

Strategic Objectives

The Board of Trustees has identified seven strategic objectives for the Society:

1. Provide representation and advocacy for our members at the national level.
2. Serve as a clearinghouse and resource center to encourage the exchange of information necessary for the success of our members’ efforts.
3. Enhance the knowledge and expertise of our members through continuing education and training programs.
4. Serve as a focal point for policy statements on issues of concern for members and the public.
5. Develop practical tools that enhance or simplify the P&T committee process.
6. Establish a forum for collaboration among all health care professionals and others involved in the P&T process.
7. Promote continuous quality improvement in the P&T process.

The pharmacy and therapeutics “process” is dynamic. It can be defined as the process of:

• Evaluating drugs and other therapeutic modalities and their utilization
• Establishing and maintaining formularies
• Developing clinical pathways or treatment guidelines relating to formulary decisions
• Evaluating the clinical, economic and social impact of formulary decisions on patients, professionals and institutions/organizations
• Educating P&T process participants and their stakeholders