SynthesisPharmacy world & science : PWS2002
A systematic review of the clinical and economic impact of drug information services on patient outcome.
Synthesis in Pharmacy world & science : PWS, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed.
- Evaluating the Utility of a Statewide Pharmacist-Led Psychotropic Medicines Information Service: A Mixed-Methods Study.Community mental health journal · 2026Article
- Barriers of healthcare professionals in utilizing the service of drugs and poison information Centre: A cross-sectional study.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2022Article
- A Ten-year Report of Drug and Poison Information Center in Mashhad, Iran 2007-2017.Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR · 2021Article
- Overview, Challenges and Future Prospects of Drug Information Services in Nepal: A Reflective Commentary.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2020Review
- Medicines information: dwindling support in the age of information overload.Australian prescriber · 2019Article
- Impact of Medicines Helplines on patient satisfaction, patient outcomes and medicines safety for hospital patients: the development of a rating scale and an evaluation of patients' opinions.European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice · 2019Article
- A two-year utilization of the pharmacist-operated drug information center in Iran.Journal of research in pharmacy practice · 2014Article
- Societal perspectives on community pharmacy services in West Bank - Palestine.Pharmacy practice · 2012Article
- Problem-oriented drug information: physicians' expectations and impact on clinical practice.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2009Article
- User satisfaction with services provided by a drug information center in Sudan.Pharmacy world & science : PWS · 2008Article
- German national drug information service: user satisfaction and potential positive patient outcomes.Pharmacy world & science : PWS · 2007Article
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
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Abstract
aimTo establish what is known about the clinical and economic impact of drug information (DI) services on patient outcome.
methodA systematic review and critical appraisal of world literature on work conducted by Drug Information Centres and UK Schools of Pharmacy.
resultsSix relevant published articles were recovered--three from the UK; two from the US and one from Canada; just one was prospective in design. Four were single-centre and two were multi-centre studies. Four studies relied heavily on questionnaire surveys of the enquirer to establish an effect; only one monitored patient outcome independently and used peer review to assess impact.
conclusionThe clinical and economic impact of drug information consultation and provision on patient care has not been investigated rigorously. A research methodology for such an investigation is suggested.
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