Drug Information Availability and Preferences of Health Care Professionals in Illinois: A Pilot Survey Study

摘要

Health care professionals working in any setting consult drug information resources (1,2). Information from such resources can enhance one's ability to ensure safe and effective pharma-cotherapy for patients. Availability of quality drug information resources is therefore vital to optimal patient care.The primary factor determining choice of drug information resources is personal preference (3,4). Although no previous research has described the difference in such preferences among pharmacists, nurses, and physicians, a recent report compared preferences for five popular drug databases among pharmacy students, pharmacy faculty, and librarians (5).