formularium

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch formularium, from Latin formularium (“form (collection)”), itself from formula (diminutive of forma (“form, shape”)) + -arium (“-ary”). Doublet of formulir.

Noun

formularium (plural formularium-formularium)

1. (healthcare) formulary
   1. a pharmacopoeia or list of available drugs, particularly prescription drugs
   2. a list of drugs, created by health insurers, hospitals, or prescription drug plans, that defines how costs for any drug are shared between patient and health care provider, typically broken down by tiers such as preferred generics with lowest copay, or preferred brand with higher copay, or non-preferred brand and not covered tiers with the highest cost to the patient