Chauhan Nitesh, Moin Sabeeya, Pandey Anushree, Mittal Ashu, Bajaj Umakant
Department of Pharmaceutics, KIET School of Pharmacy, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
J Adv Pharm Technol Res. 2013 Apr;4(2):84-93. doi: 10.4103/2231-4040.111524.
Drug information centre refer to facility specially set aside for, and specializing in the provision of drug information and related issues. The purpose of drug information center is to provide authentic individualized, accurate, relevant and unbiased drug information to the consumers and healthcare professionals regarding medication related inquiries to the nation for health care and drug safety aspects by answering their call regarding the all critical problems on drug information, their uses and their side effects. Apart from that the center also provides in-depth, impartial source of crucial drug information to meet the needs of the practicing physicians, pharmacists and other health care professionals to safeguard the health, financial and legal interests of the patient and to broaden the pharmacist role visible in the society and community. The service should include collecting, reviewing, evaluating, indexing and distributing information on drugs to health workers. Drug and poisons information centers are best established within major teaching hospitals. This allows access to clinical experience, libraries, research facilities and educational activities. Information present in the current paper will not only enlighten the role of drug information center but also focused on the rational use of drug.
药物信息中心是指专门设立的、专注于提供药物信息及相关问题的机构。药物信息中心的目的是就医疗保健和药物安全方面的用药相关咨询，通过接听有关药物信息、药物用途及其副作用等所有关键问题的来电，向消费者和医疗保健专业人员提供真实、个性化、准确、相关且无偏见的药物信息。除此之外，该中心还提供深入、公正的关键药物信息来源，以满足执业医师、药剂师和其他医疗保健专业人员的需求，保障患者的健康、经济和法律权益，并扩大药剂师在社会和社区中可见的作用。该服务应包括收集、审查、评估、索引和向卫生工作者分发药物信息。药物和毒物信息中心最好设立在大型教学医院内。这便于获取临床经验、图书馆、研究设施和教育活动。本文中的信息不仅将阐明药物信息中心的作用，还将侧重于药物的合理使用。
