Опыт применения формулярной системы в отечественном военном здравоохранении

The article tells about the history of use by the Armed forces of the main principles of the formulary system: restrictive lists of medicines from «apothecary treasures» and the first military pharmacopoeia to the present day formularies. Theoretical and practical methods for the development, the structure and content of the 4th edition of «Pharmaceutical formulary of the Armed forces medical service of the Russian Federation (2010)» are described. The article also tells about the prospects for the development of the formulary system in the national healthcare.