Pharmacist-operated drug information centers in the United States

Rosenberg, Jack M.; Fuentes, Robert J.; Starr, Cynthia; Kirschenbaum, Harold L.; McGuire, Howard

doi:10.1093/ajhp/52.9.991

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“…About 38% had < 100 enquiries per month, while 42% received 100–199 and 17% received 200 enquiries per month. In another study, 70% of 120 U.S. DICs were affiliated to hospitals in 1992, with 93% of these located in institutions having >300 beds (1). Comparatively, there were more U.S. DICs receiving > 200 enquiries per month (35%), with 39% receiving 100 and 26% receiving 101–200 enquiries per month.…”

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“…Most (75%) of the Australian DICs had 1–3·5 EFT pharmacists when pre‐registration pharmacists were included (5). Clerical and secretarial supports were, however, lacking in the DICs in Singapore, unlike those in the U.S. (1).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Comprehensive reviews of drug information centres (DICs) in the U.S. (1–3), Europe (4) and Australia (5) have been reported, but relatively little is known of the DICs in East Asia. The provision of drug information in a formal setting by pharmacists is a relatively new concept in this part of the world.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Pharmacist‐operated drug information centres in Singapore

Lim

Chui

1999

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

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Pharmacist‐operated drug information centres in Singapore

Lim

Chui

1999

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

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“…Numerous publications (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11) are made available to the student which discuss drug information services, resources, and guidelines for answering requests in both the industrial and institutional settings. The student reads these publications and then discusses them with his or her preceptor.…”

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Eli Lilly and Company Global Medical Information: Pharmacy Student Clerkships in Industry

Riggins¹,

Winn

1998

Drug Information J

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With the growing need for clinical clerkship sites, Eli Lilly and Company continues to expand opportunities available to PharmD students. Thispaperpresents the drug information clinical clerkship program for Eli Lilly and Company in Global Medical Information within the regulatory component. Goals for the drug information clerkship programinclude: providing the student with experience in drug information, exposing the student to the pharmaceutical industry, strengthening the student's verbal and written communication skills, improving the student 's ability to perform computerized literature searching, and more importantly, improving the student's literature evaluation skills. These goals are accomplished through five objectives consisting of: I . Developing a familiarity with various drug information sources, 2. Completing special projects, 3. Answering requests from health care professionals, 4. Developing an appreciation of differences in industrial versus institutional settings, and 5. Developing an awareness of corporate organization and responsibilities. Benefits of this drug information clerkship are appreciated by the student, by the school, and by Eli Lilly and Company.

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“…The percentage of calls from doctors and nurses to drug information centres, however, varies from one centre to another. Several investigators have reported a low percentage of inquiries from hospital nurses ( 8–10). We had a similar experience ( 11) and this prompted us to conduct the current survey…”

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confidence: 99%