Dombrowski S R, Visconti J A
Am J Hosp Pharm. 1985 Apr;42(4):819-26.
A comprehensive audit of drug information centers (DICs) was conducted to obtain information on sources of funding, staffing, information resources, computerization, workload, and scope of services and activities and to examine the role of DICs in education, patient care, and research. Responses were obtained from 98 of the 121 DICs surveyed. The scope of activities and services varied considerably between centers and depended on such factors as source of funding, size of institution, academic affiliation, staffing, and workload. Many DICs are involved in writing newsletters, preparing information for pharmacy and therapeutics committee meetings, developing and updating formularies, and providing contract services to other organizations. The patient-care activities of DICs include providing consultations, performing drug-use reviews, monitoring adverse drug reactions, and coordinating investigational drug studies; DICs are also involved in training undergraduate and graduate pharmacy students and residents and conducting research projects. Large workloads and lack of time were cited most often as factors limiting DIC participation in patient-care, educational, and research activities. Because DICs are involved in a wide variety of educational, research, and patient-care activities, more emphasis should be placed on documenting the costs of these services in relation to their benefits to the institution.
对药物信息中心（DICs）进行了全面审计，以获取有关资金来源、人员配备、信息资源、计算机化、工作量以及服务和活动范围的信息，并考察DICs在教育、患者护理和研究方面的作用。在接受调查的121个DICs中，有98个作出了回应。各中心的活动和服务范围差异很大，取决于资金来源、机构规模、学术隶属关系、人员配备和工作量等因素。许多DICs参与编写时事通讯、为药房和治疗学委员会会议准备资料、制定和更新处方集以及向其他组织提供合同服务。DICs的患者护理活动包括提供咨询、进行药物使用评估、监测药物不良反应以及协调药物研究；DICs还参与培训本科和研究生药学学生及住院医师，并开展研究项目。工作量大且时间不足最常被列为限制DICs参与患者护理、教育和研究活动的因素。由于DICs参与了各种各样的教育、研究和患者护理活动，应更加重视记录这些服务的成本及其对机构的效益。
