[e-drug] Evaluation of drug information services (cont'd)

[Several E-druggers <e-drug@healthnet.org>]

E-drug: Evaluation of drug information services (cont'd)
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[A couple of reactions to Geeta Pradeep's request for evaluations of
drug information services. I bundled them. HH]


From: Hana Muellerova <HanaMuellerova@seznam.cz>
Subject: Evaluation of drug information services
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 10:33:49 +0200 (CEST)

This reminds my dissertation, which I started 10 years ago. An article
was written on it. Please, see the attached abstract. I changed my
workplace and don't have reprints any more, however if it is difficult for
you to obtain a copy, I can make it. If you need any help, talk about
the methods etc., please let me know.

Best regards

Hana
[Can E-druggers please always provide their full address info? HH]

Pharm World Sci 1998 Jun;20(3):131-5 
European drug information centres--survey of activities.
Mullerova H, Vlcek J.
Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy,
Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. 

A questionnaire survey of European drug information centres (DICs)
was conducted. DICs mentioned in the ESCP directories and other
sources were identified and contacted. Information on basic
characteristics was obtained: affiliation, the scope of activities,
employees, question-answer service characteristics, information
sources and the economic aspects of the DICs' work. Information
from 84 DICs was analysed (return rate = 71.3%). DICs are mainly
affiliated to hospitals (68%), rather rarely with faculties of pharmacy
(6%) or with faculties of medicine (8.3%). Activities of DICs mainly
include: question-answer service (98%), issue of bulletins (68%),
participation in P&T committees (63%), tuition (61%) and drug-use
evaluation (52%). Pharmacists, 1-2 full- or part-time, are the most
frequent employees working in the DICs. When the question-answer
service was analysed, it was found that 56% of the DICs are open
only to the health-care professionals and 43% provide a service to the
lay public. Questions are mainly concerned with the side effects,
indication/therapeutic use and the dosage of the drugs. The majority
of DICs (91%) document their activities, very often on a computer
database. Quality assurance is provided by almost 75% of DICs,
usually by a review (58%) or a feed-back questionnaire (32%).
Information sources listed as most frequently used include
Martindale--The Extrapharmacopeia, journals such as Lancet, Medline
and Micromedex databases. DICs are usually financially supported by
the organizations to whom they are affiliated. Fees are charged, for
special activities, by 9.5% of DICs.

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From: Ahmed Ayesha <aisha_ahmed_pk@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [e-drug] Evaluation of drug information services

The Drug Information Association Journal carries some full length
articles that might be helpful. Please follow the link 
http://www.diahome.org/docs/Publications/Publications_journal_index.
cfm There are some useful articles like the Evaluation of DI services in
Malaysia http://www.diahome.org/content/abstract/1998/dij1014.pdf
and another link that I have tried 
http://www.diahome.org/content/abstract/1999/dij1258.pdf 
There are other full length articles available. 
 
Regards
 
Ayesha Ahmed
CBT Coordinator
NUST Consulting

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From: Dr. Douglas Ball <dball@hsc.kuniv.edu.kw>
To: <e-drug@healthnet.org>
Subject: RE: [e-drug] Evaluation of drug information services
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 07:14:58 +0300

Indian J of Pharmacology 1998; 30: 1-5

J of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics 1989; 14: 355-371
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