ArticleAfrican health sciences2011
Use of a pilot drug information centre.
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- Clinical-Pharmacological Drug Information Center of Hannover Medical School: Update From a Tertiary Care University Hospital (2022-2024).Pharmacology research & perspectives · 2026Article
- Clinical-pharmacological drug information center of Hannover Medical School: experiences and analysis from a tertiary care university hospital.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- The characteristics of drug information inquiries in an Ethiopian university hospital: A two-year observational study.Scientific reports · 2019Observational
- Assessment of the Use and Status of New Drug Information Centers in a Developing Country, Ethiopia: The Case of Public University Hospital Drug Information Centers.BioMed research international · 2018Article
- The Needs and Resources of Drug Information at Community Pharmacies in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia.BioMed research international · 2017Article
- Adverse Drug Reactions Reported to a National HIV & Tuberculosis Health Care Worker Hotline in South Africa: Description and Prospective Follow-Up of Reports.Drug safety · 2016Article
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Abstract
introductionProvision of access to drug information by prescribers and other health care professionals is important in pharmacotherapy. At the time of this study there was very scanty literature in this area from Africa.
objectiveTo assess use of a pilot drug information centre (DIC) which was set up in a department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics in a university teaching hospital in Uganda.
methodsThis was a situational analysis with a prospective study design. The pilot DIC was established and its use over an eleven-month period was assessed. The received queries were evaluated for source of the query, reason for the query and type of query.
resultsDuring the 11 months 297 queries were received, 72.3% of which were from public hospitals. Most were from prescribing doctors (54.2%). Majority were on drug-drug interaction (41.2%), followed by therapy (23.2%). Out of 197 specific drug requests, 65.5% were on antiretroviral.
conclusionWe found that healthcare professionals were enthusiastically using the drug information centre. It is, therefore, necessary and feasible to establish a DIC in Uganda that will enable these professionals to readily access drug information.
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