APhA Policy Manual

Drug Usage Evaluation (DUE)

PHARMACY PRACTICE

APhA supports drug usage evaluation (DUE) as one element of a quality assurance program for medication use.
APhA advocates that DUE must address enhancement of the quality of care as well as the control of costs.
APhA advocates pharmacists’ participation along with other health care providers and patients or caregivers in the development, implementation, and administration of DUE programs.
APhA encourages further development of data collection systems to improve the extent and accuracy of DUE programs.
APhA maintains that the primary emphasis of DUE intervention should be educational with the goal of positive behavior modification.