Contribution of the Regional Drug Information Center Towards Drug Safety

Authors

  • Subish Palaian Manipal Teaching Hospital / Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
  • P Mishra Manipal Teaching Hospital / Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
  • PR Shankar Manipal Teaching Hospital / Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
  • D Bista Manipal Teaching Hospital / Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
  • B Pawar Manipal Teaching Hospital / Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.469

Abstract

Drug related complications may lead to huge economic impact and cause significant morbidity
and mortality. The present study analyzed the services provided by our Drug Information
Center (DIC) in relation to drug safety. Over a period of one year, the DIC received 336 drug
related queries. Among these 127 queries were related to drug safety. Medical doctors asked
78% of queries and patient care was the purpose behind 64.6% of them. Half (50%) of the
enquirers submitted their queries to the center personally or contacted the DIC staff. Forty one
percentage of the queries were related to the causality of particular drug towards adverse drug
reactions and 10 % regarding drug use in pregnancy and lactation. Centrally acting drugs accounted
for 21% of the queries. Twenty two percentage of the enquirers required an immediate
answer. DICs by providing unbiased and objective information can reduce the occurrences of
drug related complications.

Key Words: Drug information center, Drug information services, Drug related complications, Drug safety.

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Published

2006-01-01

How to Cite

Palaian, S., Mishra, P., Shankar, P., Bista, D., & Pawar, B. (2006). Contribution of the Regional Drug Information Center Towards Drug Safety. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 45(161). https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.469

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 161 (2006)

Section

Short Communication

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