International Drug Information Center, LIU Pharmacy, Brooklyn, NY.
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL.
Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2020 Jan 1;77(1):33-38. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/zxz267.
To provide a current directory of drug information centers (DICs) in the United States and present information about their characteristics, activities and services, and networking activities.
In February 2018, an electronic 23-question survey was delivered to 118 contacts on a distribution list compiled from previous directories of DICs, responses to listserv messages, and an Internet search. DICs, defined as formal centers dedicated to providing drug information services, including but not limited to responding to drug information requests, were asked questions about their characteristics, activities and services, drug information requests, and networking activities.
The response rate was 79% (93 of 118 DICs). Of the 93 respondents, 82 (88%) met the definition of a DIC and were included in the directory. Of the 82 included DICs, 37 (45%) belonged to a university or college, while 36 (44%) belonged to a medical center or hospital. Seventy percent of the DICs (n = 57) had been in existence for more than 20 years. Of the 81 respondents reporting activities performed at the DICs, precepting pharmacy students (n = 79, 98%) and training pharmacy residents and/or fellows (n = 68, 84%) were most commonly reported. Nearly 90% reported that answering drug information questions was central to the DIC operations. Most DICs (n = 52, 65%) indicated receiving an average of 50 requests or less on a monthly basis. DICs reported a variety of electronic means of communicating with the DIC community, although 16 (21%) of the 77 respondents reported no need to do so.
The survey identified 82 DICs that collectively provide a variety of services to their clienteles. The DIC directory published herein should facilitate networking among DICs.
提供美国药物信息中心(DIC)的当前目录,并介绍其特点、活动和服务以及网络活动信息。
2018 年 2 月,向从以往 DIC 目录、列表服务消息和互联网搜索中编制的联系人名单上的 118 个联系人发送了一份包含 23 个问题的电子调查问卷。DIC 被定义为专门提供药物信息服务的正式中心,包括但不限于回答药物信息请求,该调查询问了他们的特点、活动和服务、药物信息请求以及网络活动。
回复率为 79%(118 个 DIC 中有 93 个)。在 93 名答复者中,有 82 名(88%)符合 DIC 的定义,并被列入目录。在 82 个列入的 DIC 中,37 个(45%)隶属于大学或学院,而 36 个(44%)隶属于医疗中心或医院。70%的 DIC(n = 57)已经存在了 20 年以上。在报告 DIC 活动的 81 名答复者中,最多的是指导药剂学生(n = 79,98%)和培训药剂住院医师和/或研究员(n = 68,84%)。近 90%的人报告说,回答药物信息问题是 DIC 运作的核心。大多数 DIC(n = 52,65%)表示每月平均收到 50 个或更少的请求。DIC 报告了与 DIC 社区进行沟通的各种电子方式,尽管 77 名答复者中有 16 名(21%)表示没有必要这样做。
调查确定了 82 个 DIC,它们共同为客户提供各种服务。本文公布的 DIC 目录应促进 DIC 之间的联网。