Healthy Skepticism Library item: 2843

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Publication type: Journal Article

Harelik JH, Johnston PM, Rivers NP, Ryan MR.
Pharmacist and physician evaluation of drug information sources.
Am J Hosp Pharm 1975 Jun; 32:(6):594-7

Abstract:

A survey was conducted to compare how pharmacists and physicians in Tennessee rated six sources of drug information (journals, textbooks, physicians, pharmacists, the Physicians’ Desk Reference and detail men) in nine different categories. A one-page questionnaire was mailed to a 10% random sample of pharmacists and physicians. The physicians rated professional journals and the PDR consistently good and rated the pharmacist poor as a source of drug information. Pharmacists rated textbooks good and rated physicians poor for some categories of information. Both groups found the available information in certain categories to be inadequate.

Keywords:
*analytic survey/United States/pharmacies and pharmacists/doctors/sales representatives/attitude toward promotion/ATTITUDES REGARDING PROMOTION: HEALTH PROFESSIONALS/PROMOTION AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION: DOCTORS/PROMOTIONAL TECHNIQUES: DETAILING Drug Therapy/adverse effects Information Services* Pharmacists Pharmacology Physicians Poisoning Questionnaires