Comparison of the Clinical Utility of Four Drug Information Services

Sources of information on adverse effects: a systematic review

“… 6–24 The majority of the methodological evaluations (11/19) included more than one search for adverse effect data (Table 2). 6,8–10,13,16,19,21–24 Ninety‐four separate searches were conducted for information on adverse effects, however, four methodological evaluations (representing 36 searches) did not present the results of each search separately 8–10,24 . To be able to compare the results of all 19 methodological evaluations, the combined results of the searches within each methodological evaluation were used wherever possible.…”

“…In two instances, combining the results within a methodological evaluation was deemed inappropriate. One methodological evaluation contained searches for two different types of interventions 23 and another included searches of different data sources 21 …”

Evaluation of the Ability of Seven Herbal Resources to Answer Questions About Herbal Products Asked in Drug Information Centers

“…7 [7][8][9] Several comparisons of the utility of these resources in answering drug information questions have been published. [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Likewise, a research group has evaluated the utility of electronic drug information resources for answering questions received in decentralized pharmacies. 8 However, to my knowledge, no published studies have addressed the ability of references and databases to answer herbal-related questions received in clinical settings.…”

A Pilot Study to Examine the Comparative Usefulness of the Iowa Drug Information Service (Idis) and Medline in Meeting the Demands of a Pharmacy-Based Drug-Information Service

“…The comparison of IDIS, de Haen Drugs in Use, de Haen Drugs in Research and International Pharmaceutical Abstracts undertaken by Tourville & McLeod (1975) indicated that of the services under study, IDIS was the most suitable for hospital pharmacy drug information units. Ringdoc provides a specialized service t o pharmacy but it is beyond the financial means of any but the larger industrial firms.…”

“…Ringdoc provides a specialized service t o pharmacy but it is beyond the financial means of any but the larger industrial firms. The comparison of IDIS, de Haen Drugs in Use, de Haen Drugs in Research and International Pharmaceutical Abstracts undertaken by Tourville & McLeod (1975) indicated that of the services under study, IDIS was the most suitable for hospital pharmacy drug information units.…”