Drug Information Services

DRUGDRUG
INFORMATIONINFORMATION
SERVICESSERVICES
Dr. AMREEN SABAATTARIYA
POST GRADUATE STUDENT
DEPT OF PHARMACOLOGY
M.R. MEDICAL COLLEGE, GULBARGA
INDIA

OUTLINE
Introduction
History
DIC
Information Sources
Answering of queries
Drug Information Bulletin
Summary
References
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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION
Growth of medical information at an
alarming rate.
Vast data by FDA & from clinical
investigations.
Decision to chosing the best information.
WHOdeveloped DIC to promote
rational use of drugs*
*Promoting rational use of medicines: core components. WHO Policy
Perspectives on Medicines, September 2002Apr 12, 2016 3Dr.ASA:DrugInfoServices

DRUG INFORMATIONDRUG INFORMATION
The Provision Of Written And/Or Verbal
Information About Drugs And Drug
Therapy In Response To A Request From
Other Healthcare Providing Organizations,
Committees, Patients, And Public
Community

Drug information center(DIC)Drug information center(DIC)
Provides in-depth, unbiased
source of crucial drug
information to meet needs of the
practicing physicians, pharmacists
and other health care
professionals

MISSIONMISSION
To increase the community
knowledge & awareness about drug
& drug usage

HISTORYHISTORY:
 First DIC at University of Kentucky in 1960.
In US- 80% of the Hospitals have DIC.

INDIAN SCENARIO*INDIAN SCENARIO*
WHO India country office + KSPC
(Karnataka State Pharmacy Council)
5 DIC in India
Haryana (Sirsa)
Chhattisgarh(Raipur)
Rajasthan (Jaipur)
Assam (Dibrugarh)
Goa(Panaji)
*Chauhan N:Indian aspects of drug information resources & impact of DIC on
community, J. Adv. Pharm. Tech. Res

Ideal DIC serviceIdeal DIC service
Gear to the need of its users.
Information- dependable, timely &
standard.
Expertise should be readily accesible.
SOPs for categorising enquiries &
maintaining search pattern.
OPTIMAL USAGE OF DRUG
INFORMATION
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STAFFINGSTAFFING
Pharmacy team:
Pharmacist
Pharmacy Technicians & Students
Medical team:
Toxicologists
Clinical pharmacologist
Supporting team:
People trained in library science with
computer knowledge

OBJECTIVES OF DICOBJECTIVES OF DIC
1. Promote evidence based practice.
2. Meet the patient’s needs while
providing pharmaceutical care

3. Improve the patient adherence
4. To provide accurate and unbiased
information.
5. To provide an organized database.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION IN DIC
 General
 Pharmacological
 Toxicity
 Formulation
 Pharmacokinetics
 Adverse effects
 General
 Pharmacological
 Toxicity
 Formulation
 Pharmacokinetics
 Adverse effects

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

1. PRIMARY SOURCE:
 Original information
 Scientific Journals
 Thesis
 Proceedings of conferences

2. SECONDARY SOURCE2. SECONDARY SOURCE::
Database(pubmed,embase, scopus,
toxline,National Library of Medicine Gateway)
Low drug information
services[http://www.uiowa.edu/~idin/]
Review articles.

3.TERTIARY SOURCE:
Textbooks on drug or disease topics
 Pharmacopeias - IP, BP, USP, BNF etc.,
 Encyclopedia
 Dictionaries
 Guides

Other Sources::
 Public and hospitals about the AE of any drug.
 Local drug lists
 National formularies, Hospital formularies
 Internet
 Phone calls to manufacturers, government and
non-government organizations & to other DIC.

SERVICES OFFERED:
 Information about drugs.
 Poison management information.
 Patient education service.
 Assistance on drug usage in patients.
 Professional assistance for investigations in drug usage.
 Drug related information to hospital staff.
 Reporting and investigating ADR.

Steps in Answering

Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice ; Volume 4; Issue 2; Pg.53.

DRUG INFORMATION BULLETIN
For transmission of information to the members of
health care team.
 Regular publication is needed on the latest
developments.

Illegal DIC*Illegal DIC*
Report the abused drugs for victimizing
some innocent.
Illinois State Police has started this to
report such cases of drug abuse & spread
awareness in both public & US officials to
ban such drugs OTC selling.
Governed by DEA (Drug Enforcement
Administration)
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*Available from: http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/abuse/index.htm
[Last accessed on 2012 Oct 7].

SummarySummary
DICs are regarded as a gateway of
drug information.
They have responsibility to provide
highest possible std information.
Sources of information.
DICs aim at rational use of drugs.
A proper working DIC is necessary
to make best use of its services.

ReferencesReferences
Wooten J: sources of drug information, Nov
2012.
Requirements of DIC: FIP Pharmacy
Information Section
Chauhan N et al, Indian aspects of drug
information resources & impact of DIC on
community:J. Adv. Pharm. Tech. Res. Apr-Jun
2013,Vol 4,Issue 2
Promoting rational use of medicines: core
components. WHO Policy Perspectives on
Medicines, September 2002Apr 12, 2016 31Dr.ASA:DrugInfoServices

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