This document discusses the role of clinical pharmacists in drug information centers (DICs). It defines DICs as areas specialized in providing drug-related information to health professionals and the public. The first DIC was established in 1962 at the University of Kentucky. Clinical pharmacists play an important role in DICs by responding to drug information queries, maintaining documentation of queries and responses, ensuring quality of information provided, and evaluating the drug information service. Their role helps optimize safe and effective medication use. The document also lists several DICs in India and abroad.
2. DEFINITION
DRUG INFORMATION:
Drug information means providing clinically
relevant information on any aspect of drug.
information provided is current, critically
examined, relevant data about drugs and drug use in
a given patient or situation.
3. WHAT IS A DRUG INFORMATION
CENTRE
DIC is an area where pharmacist specialised in
providing information to health professionals or the
bublic.
A drug information centre ( DIC ) is a service unit
operated by trained healthcare professionals, who
are committed to providing drug information as it
related to therapies, pharmacoeconomics,
education and research programs.
4. HISTORY
First DIC was developed in university of kentucky in
1962.
In united states 80% of the hospitals having DIC.
In australia and the united kingdom, the first drug
information centers were established in 1968 at the
royal melbourne hospital, victoria and in 1969 at the
London hospital respectively.
First drug information centre at christian medical
college, vellore in the early 1970s.
5. DIC RESOURCES
PRIMARY SOURCE:
► information is presented by authors without
any evaluation by a second party.
► provides must current information about
drugs.
EXAMPLES;
● articles published in journals (eg. British
medical journal), thesis etc…
6. SECONDARY SOURCE:
► the original source has been evaluated by
second party other than the publisher.
► modified and rearrange form
EXAMPLE;
● Review of primary reports
● medline
● lexicomp
● micromedex
7. TERTIARY SOURCE:
► information obtained from primary and
secondary source and arranged in a manner
to represent a composite of the available
information.
EXAMPLE;
●Printed textbooks, reference book, formulary
manuals.
eg; oxford text book of medicine
national formulary of india
8. NEED OF DRUG INFORMATION
The number of drugs in the international market has
increased very much.
The newer drugs are generally more potent &
selective , and formulation becoming incresingly
complex.
The literature on drug has also expanded and
covers a wide range of information.
To introduce a new drug into the practice, the
professionals need to evaluate the given
information.
A simple, quick reference to a pharmacopoeia or
formulary is no longer sufficient.
9. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF DRUG
INFORMATION CENTRE
To provision of information to health professionals
on specific problems related to the use of drugs in
particular patients.
The provision of information to officials in
government agencies to optimize the decision
making process.
The preparation and development of guidelines and
formularies.
10. To improve patient compliance and to provide a
guide to responsible self medication.
To develop and participate in continuing education
programs.
To participate in undregraduate and graduate
teaching programs.
To develop educational activities regarding the
appropriate use of drugs for patient in the
community
11. To prepare and distribute material on drugs to
health personnel in the form of a drug information
bulletin and/ or other media.
To develop and participate in research programs.
12. ROLE OF CLINICAL PHARMACIST IN
DIC
Communicates information about the services
available.
Responds to queries accordingly to the degree of
urgency.
Maintains a documented system for recording
details of the query & enquirer.
Maintains documents for recording various
responses to queries.
Records the queries & their response references.
Stores drug information service documents.
13. Ensures the service is evaluated at regular
intervals.
Seek regular feedback from users that the drug
information service has been provided in a timely
and satisfactory manner.
Perform quality assurance of the information which
has provided for improved quality of service. clinical
pharmacist who is contributed to establishing drug
information service which is most useful for the
prescribers and/or other professionals is termed as
passive intervention.
14. To evaluate drug interventional service provided by
clinical pharmacist in a tertiary care teaching
hospital.
To provide drug information by direct approach and
query boxes and finding the efficacy ratio by
feedback process.
To identify and rectify DRP’s with the suggestions of
physicians.
To analyze its benefits in optimizing quality and
safety of medication use.
15. To conduct the reactive and passive interventions
To evaluate the quality of drug information service
provided
16. LIST OF DRUG INFORMATION CENTRE
IN INDIA
Andhra pradesh state pharmacy council, andhra
pradesh.
Bowring and lady curzon hospital, Bangalore,
karnataka.
Christian medical college hospital, vellore,
Tamilnadu.
Drug information centre , victoria hospital,
Bangalore.
Jawaharlal nehru medical college hospital (JNMC),
belgaum, karnataka
JSS, Ooty, Tamilnadu
JSS, mysore, karnataka.
17. DIC IN ABROAD
The university of RHODE ISLAND.
University of southern queensland, australia
Griffith University, australia
University of wyoming , USA
University of finfaly, USA
18. REFERENCE
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role of clinical pharmacist in dic
Dr.kandavalli sridevi :JOSR journal of dental
and medical science: 2017: volume 16:page no.
16-23.
