In House Drug Information Library Services: an Experience

Authors

  • Anuradha Joshi
     Department of Pharmacology, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad 388325, Gujarat
  • Bharat Gajjar
     Peripheral Centre, National Pharmacovigilance Programme of
  • Mayank Trivedi
     Sardar Patel University, Vallabhvidyanagar 388120, Gujarat

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2010/v47i3/44031

Keywords:

Drug Information, Bulletin Board, Pharmacovigilance, Drugs, Toxicology, Library Resources

Abstract

Concern about the knowledge on awareness of warnings and adverse effects regarding drugs is a must and essential for a safe health care practice. Drug alert activity aims to ensure that the future health care professionals are more vigilant to prescribe drugs keeping the respective cautions in the mind. The paper presents the details about novel services started at Pramukhswami Medical College (PSMC), India.

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Published

2010-05-10

How to Cite

Joshi, A., Gajjar, B., & Trivedi, M. (2010). In House Drug Information Library Services: an Experience. Journal of Information and Knowledge, 47(3), 317–320. https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2010/v47i3/44031

Issue

Volume 47, Issue 3, June 2010

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Articles

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All the articles published in Journal of Information and Knowledge are held by the Publisher. Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), as a publisher requires its authors to transfer the copyright prior to publication. This will permit SRELS to reproduce, publish, distribute and archive the article in print and electronic form and also to defend against any improper use of the article.

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Received 2013-12-30
Accepted 2013-12-30
Published 2010-05-10