The clinical practice of drug information /

"This resource will educate students and pharmacists on traditional drug information topics while providing an extensive background on more recent practice areas. This is a user-friendly text with multiple examples that can be used in education and training, as well as clinical practice. Each c...

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Other Authors: Gabay, Michael (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2016
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to drug information practice
  • The systematic approach to responding to drug information requests
  • Tertiary sources of information
  • Secondary sources of information
  • Primary sources of information
  • Introduction to clinical study design
  • Research study design
  • Descriptive statistics
  • Inferential statistics
  • Epidemiology and measures of associated risk
  • Correlation and regression
  • Analysis and interpretation of noninferiority trials
  • Errors related to clinical research
  • Evidence-based medicine
  • How to prepare an effective journal club
  • Medication safety
  • Medication use policy and performance assessment
  • Formulary management
  • Academic detailing and industry relationships
  • Medical writing and peer review
  • Informatics and clinical decision support
  • Basic principles of pharmacoeconomics.