Responding to drug information requests

• DOI: 10.2146/ajhp080363
• Publication Date: 2009-03-31T17:55:27Z
• Authors: Joseph P. Nathan; Suzanna Gim
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Drug Information Services; Humans; Pharmacists; Pharmacy Service, Hospital; 3. Good health

A pharmacist is busy entering a complicated order into the pharmacy computer system when the phone rings. The caller asks, “What is the dose of Lovenox?” The pharmacist places the caller on hold and logs on to a computerized drug information (DI) resource or opens up a book, locates an answer,