Drug Information Services Today: Current Role and Future Perspectives in Rational Drug Therapy

Clinical Therapeutics
Linda Amundstuen ReppeJan Schjøtt

Abstract

Polypharmacy and complex drug treatment regimens are becoming increasingly common, which may lead to adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, medication nonadherence, and increasing costs and thus challenge the rational use of drugs. At the same time, the accessibility of drug information increases, and health care professionals may have limited opportunities and capabilities to search and critically evaluate drug information. Clinicians have reported difficulties in searching the best evidence and translating study findings into clinically meaningful information applicable to specific patients. Consequently, it remains a challenge to ensure the rational use of drugs in the years to come. Drug information centers (DICs) have been established to promote the rational use of drugs. One of the most important tasks of DICs is the question and answer services for health care professionals posing drug-related questions. DICs staffed by pharmacists and clinical pharmacologists hold expertise in searching for drug information and critical evaluation of the literature. The uniqueness in this service lies not only in the identification and interpretation of the scientific literature but also in the adaptation of the findings into specif...Continue Reading

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Sep 18, 2016·European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology·Jan Schjøtt
Oct 19, 2017·Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA·Oscar O AgoroHamish S F Fraser
Feb 3, 2019·Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics·Jan Schjøtt, Olav Spigset
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Jun 4, 2019·European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy. Science and Practice·Damiana da Rocha Vianna FlôresTatiane da Silva Dal Pizzol
Jan 18, 2018·International Breastfeeding Journal·Jan Anker JahnsenJan Schjøtt
Apr 8, 2020·Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare·Sunil ShresthaSubish Palaian
Oct 7, 2020·European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy. Science and Practice·Dorothea StrobachClaudia Langebrake

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