Studies of Drug Information for the Proper Use of Medicine. (1). The Demand and Supply of Drug Information for Physicians in Hospital

Autor: Kazuko Higuchi, Toyohisa Tsukamoto, Eiji Mukai, Shushi Morita
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: Japanese Journal of Hospital Pharmacy. 24:86-95
ISSN: 2185-9477
0389-9098
Popis: The recent frequency of critical adverse drug reactions and the increasing consciousness of patients rights has rapidly increased the importance of drug information (DI). We as hospital pharmacists are highly responsible since we have a duty to supply the appropriate DI. From these viewpoints, we studied various methods to supply objective and high-quality DI. Before renovating our formulary, we investigated the formularies used at various university hospitals, and recognized that most disseminate basic information. We increased the number of clinical items such as the indications, side effects, and information for patients. The findings of questionnaires given to physicians suggested that they were satisfied with the contents of the new formulary and that they also wanted on-line DI delivery. We developed an on-line DI delivery system in which physicians could easily look up the newest DI when ever they ordered drugs. The maximum frequency of access to this system was 909 times in one month. Still, this system did not decrease the frequency of questions to the DI-service room, which was 156 times per month. On the other hand, it did influence the contents of questions. The questions which we could rapidly answer decreased while the questions that needed some research to answer increased. A clinical pharmacist received eight questions a month. In conclusion, we as hospital pharmacists need to revise the present DI delivery to better meet modern clinical needs. We found that pharmacists could enhance the demand and supply of DI by developing superior DI delivery systems and/or by communicating more closely with physicians.
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