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The Irish Medicines Formulary (IMF)〔(Glossary, Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) Website )〕 is a medicines reference for healthcare professionals working in Ireland.〔(Irish Medicines Formulary Website ).〕 It is an index of all prescription medicines that are both licensed and marketed in Ireland, i.e. available to be prescribed for a patient. Published by Meridian Ireland,〔(Meridian Ireland Website )〕 IMF is edited, designed, printed and posted in the Republic of Ireland. IMF is Irish-specific – the prescribing information provided for each drug is sourced solely from the product license or Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) specific for Ireland〔(Summary of Product Characteristics, Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) Website ).〕 as published on the website of the Health Regulatory Authority (HPRA)〔(Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) Website )〕 or European Medicines Agency (EMA).〔(European Medicines Agency Website )〕 IMF does not provide prescribing information for medicines not licensed for use in Ireland. First published in 2007, IMF Edition 18 (August 2015) has been published. ==Features== IMF provides the information of approximately 8000 prescription drugs available to prescribe in Ireland. Given this large number of choices, it is necessary for prescribers, from time to time, to check certain information such as dosage, especially where there is specific dosing for elderly patients and children. Possible drug interactions also need to be checked as well as, for example, whether or not a particular drug is suitable for use in certain special populations (e.g. a patient with renal or hepatic impairment or in pregnancy). Special precautions to be taken into account before or while using the drug as well as expected adverse events are also included. In addition to actual prescribing information, the doctor, nurse prescriber or pharmacist may also need to check administrative information pertinent only to Ireland, for example, the Euro price or whether the medicine is reimbursed under the various Irish reimbursement schemes e.g. PCRS (Primary Care Reimbursement Scheme, formerly GMS Scheme) or High Tech Scheme (HT).〔(PCRS Information, Health Services Executive (HSE) Website )〕 Also included is top-line information on the use of drugs in Sport as sourced from the World Anti-Doping Agency〔(World Anti-Doping Agency Website )〕 and information on driving as sourced from the Summary of Product Characteristics for each drug and supplemented with information from the DRUID (Driving Under the Influence of Drugs, Alcohol and Medicines) Project.〔(DRUID Project Website )〕 The ATC Code for each molecule is also included for accurate referencing of medicines prescribed when legally required.〔(WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology Website )〕 Each edition also includes pharmacovigilance information supplied by the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA).〔(Drug Safety Information for Healthcare Professionals, HPRA Website )〕 IMF Edition 15 included information with regard to 'Medicines Subject to Additional Monitoring Requirements' according to new EU legislation. Each drug in IMF which is subject to this additional monitoring is denoted by an inverted black triangle.〔(Medicines Under Additional Monitoring, HPRA Website )〕 Edition 16 carried two articles from the HPRA, namely, 'Recommendation to Restrict the Combined Use of Medicines Affecting the Renin-angiotensin (RAS) System' as well as information regarding the 'Irish Medicines Board Name Change'. Edition 17 addresses, 'Domperidone-containing Medicines: Risk of Cardiac Adverse Reactions - Restricted Indication, New Contraindications and Reduced Dose and Duration of Use'. In addition to providing relevant prescribing information for medicines, IMF also includes information regarding herbal drug interactions, cardiovascular risk charts, and copies of official Health Products Regulatory Authority Adverse Reaction Report Form (yellow card) and Quality Defect Report form (green card).〔(Publications And Forms, HPRA Website )〕 It also provides contact details for all of the pharmaceutical companies that market prescription medicines in Ireland should an Irish doctor wish to contact the company for more information. IMF also includes information on Prescription Writing from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). This material includes the rules and regulations pertaining to prescription writing according to Irish legislation,〔(S.I.No.540/2003– Medicinal Products (Prescription and Control of Supply) Regulations 2003 )〕 as well as the legal requirements for writing prescriptions for Controlled Drugs.〔(S.I. No. 328/1988 — Misuse of Drugs Regulations, 1988 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Irish Medicines Formulary」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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