Formulary Committee

Overview

The West of Scotland Formulary Committee is the medicines governance group responsible for the West of Scotland Formulary.

The formulary committee:

• considers proposed changes, additions and deletions to the formulary;
• reports to NHS Ayrshire & Arran, NHS Dumfries & Galloway, NHS Forth Valley, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and NHS Lanarkshire’s Area Drug and Therapeutics Committees (ADTCs);
• advises on the formulary status for Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) advice on new medicines.

The full role of the West of Scotland Formulary Committee is outlined in the group’s Terms of Reference document.

Formulary Committee meetings

The West of Scotland Formulary Committee normally meets every 2 months. See the Requesting changes to the formulary page for details on the formulary application process.

The Formulary Committee meeting schedule and submission deadlines are:

 Papers should be submitted to: WoS.Formulary@nhs.scot