Asian Hospital and Medical Center launches Hospital Formulary Handbook.

Asian Hospital and Medical Center recently launched its Hospital Formulary Handbook 2007, which aims to increase the quality of patient care through a comprehensive and updated guide on prescription drugs for medical staff. It also launched the handbook’s electronic version called the i-MIMS, which provides a complete library of medical resources for medical personnel and streamlines the drug dispensing system of the hospital. Present during the launch were (from left) Dr. Antonio Rivera, Asian Hospital chief medical officer; Dr. Benjamin Co, Asian Hospital pharmacy and therapeutics committee chair; Maricel Briones, Asian Hospital pharmacy department manager; Wai Fun Leong, i-MIMS chief editor; Pamela Robinson, Asian Hospital chief executive officer; and Dr. Josephine Tuason, Asian Hospital Professional Staff Association Inc. president.