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References used in a Drug Information Centre

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology volume 49, pages 87–89 (1995)Cite this article

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The literature sources used in 461 consecutive problem-oriented questions submitted during 1993 to a Drug Information Centre were reviewed retrospectively. Journals were the most frequently used literature source (36% of all quotations). Commonly used medical and clinical pharmacology journals, together with standard textbooks, provided the necessary information to solve more than 50% of drug information requests. Most questions could be answered by including the complementary use of the question/answer database Drugline. Drug information access is important for the improvement of rational use of drugs. According to the present study, this activity is possible with a fairly limited number of sources.

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  1. Department of Pharmacology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Extremadura, E-06071, Badajoz, Spain

    A. LLerena

  2. Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, S-14186, Huddinge, Sweden

    B. Öhman & G. Alván

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LLerena, A., Öhman, B. & Alván, G. References used in a Drug Information Centre. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 49, 87–89 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00192364

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Key words

  • Drug information
  • references
  • clinical pharmacology
  • literature sources