INDICES> New drug info resource (3)

["Dr N.M.Pakenham-Walsh" <INASP_Health@compuserve.com>]

INDICES> New drug info resource (3)
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Dear colleagues,

I agree with Ken Harvey, who says:

>While the drug information is useful I am not so sure about the disease
information. For
>example, searching for the disease "tonsillitis", appears to merely produces
>a list of all drugs for which streptococcal tonsillitis is an approved
>indication (see a portion below). This is a very different list to that
>produced by those who compile recommendations on the most cost-effective
>and ecologically appropriate drugs for this condition (eg. see
>http://www.tg.com.au)! Perhaps George Lundberg (Medscape Editor) might
>like to comment?

Medscape aims to be a global information resource for health professionals.
The drug information presented would be more valuable, especially to those
outside the US, if it included comprehensive, objective, *comparative*
information, based on generic terminology. 


Dr Neil Pakenham-Walsh
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