Decision Tree

To determine whether or not IDS should be involved with a trial, the following 4 questions need to be answered for each medication being used in the trial:

1. Will the medication be provided by the sponsor?
2. Is the medication commercially available?
3. Are accountability logs required by the sponsor?
4. Will there be a matching placebo?

If, for all medications, the answer to question number 2 is Yes, and No for questions 1,3 & 4, then IDS does not need to be involved with the trial. Those medications can be managed/dispensed by the hospital pharmacy.

For all other trials that do not fit into the above scenario, IDS must be involved.

If you are ever unsure whether or not IDS needs to be involved, please be sure to contact us: PennIDS@pennmedicine.upenn.edu .