Pharmacy PEBC Practice Exam Flash Cards

In deciding what medications are appropriate for its formulary, the hospital must consider a drug’s efficacy, safety, associated workload, and acquisition cost. Several new intravenous antifungal agents (drug A, drug B, and drug C), all with equal efficacy and safety to drug D, have recently become available. Currently the hospital stocks drug D, which has been available for several years. Data for the medications is shown below. The most appropriate choice for the hospital is: