Evaluation of drug information resources for interactions between therapeutic drugs and drugs of abuse.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study evaluated point-of-care resources for scope, completeness, and consistency of information describing interactions between therapeutic drugs and drugs of abuse (DoA).

Methods

A cross-sectional evaluation study was conducted focusing on seven resources: Clinical Pharmacology, Facts & Comparisons eAnswers, Lexicomp Online, Micromedex, Drug Interactions Analysis and Management, Drug Interaction Facts, and Stockley's Drug Interactions. A sample of clinically relevant interactions was developed through review of tertiary literature and resources, and input was solicited from subject matter experts. Entries from each resource for each interaction were evaluated for scope (i.e., whether there was an entry for the interaction); completeness (i.e., wh

SUBMITTER: Beckett RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7524612 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature