The availability of drug information that is useful to clinicians is an important need for those responsible for medication use in patients. Physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and patients routinely require access to relevant information related to rational drug therapy. The need for rapid access to relevant information has become increasingly important as the science, technology, and specialization within health care expand. Because of this expansion the literature has increased not only in size but also in complexity.
The term drug information (e.g., used in drug information service, drug information center or drug information specialist) is defined as "knowledge of facts or circumstances acquired through reading, study or practical experience concerning the chemical substance intended for use in diagnosis, prevention, treatment or cure of disease or otherwise to enhance the physical or mental well-being of men or animals" (1). This definition may be expanded to include the ability to provide information to the user in a special manner known as a drug information service. Drug information service is defined as "the activities involved with accumulating, organizing, and retrieving drug information and may include provision of documents and bibliographic compilations or other medical library functions" (1).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:pacific.edu/oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:uop_etds-3084 |
| Date | 01 January 1983 |
| Creators | Al-Hefzi, Ali Al-Hasan A |
| Publisher | Scholarly Commons |
| Source Sets | University of the Pacific |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations |
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