Drug information : a guide for pharmacists / editors, Patrick M. Malone, PharmD, FASHP, Associate Dean of Internal Affairs and Professor of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, The University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio, Karen L. Kier, PhD, MSc, RPh, BCPS, BACP, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Director of Assessment, Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio, John E. Stanovich, RPh, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Assitant Dean for External Programs, College of Pharmacy, The University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio, Meghan J. Malone, PharmD, BCPS, CACP, Clinical Pharmacist, Geisinger Health Systems, Danville, Pennsylvania.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to the concept of medication information / Mary Lea Gora-Harper and J. Russell May -- Formulating effective responses and recommendations : a structured approach / Karim Anton Calis and Amy Heck Sheehan -- Drug information resources / Kelly M. Shields and Elaine Blythe -- Literature evaluation I : controlled clinical trial evaluation / Michael Kendrach, Maisha Kelly Freeman and Peter J. Hughes -- Literature evaluation II : beyond the basics / Patrick J. Bryant, Cydney E. McQueen, and Elizabeth A. Van Dyke -- Pharmacoeconomics / James P. Wilson and Karen L. Rascati -- Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines / Kevin G. Moores and Vicki R. Kee -- The application of statistical analysis in the biomedical sciences / Ryan W. Walters -- Professional writing / Patrick M. Malone and Meghan J. Malone -- Legal aspects of drug information practice / Martha M. Rumore -- Ethical aspects of drug information practice / Linda K. Ohri -- Pharmacy and therapeutics committee / Patrick M. Malone, Nancy L. Fagan, Mark A. Malesker, and Paul J. Nelson -- Drug evaluation monographs / Patrick M. Malone, Nancy L. Fagan, Mark A. Malesker, and Paul J. Nelson -- Quality improvement and the medication use process / David P. Nau -- Medication misadventures I : adverse drug reactions / Zara Risoldi Cochrane, Darren Hein, and Philip J. Gregory -- Medication misadventures II : medication and patient safety / Kathryn A. Crea -- Investigational drugs / Bambi Grilley -- Policy development, project design, and implementation / Stacie Krick Evans and Sabrina W. Cole -- Drug information in ambulatory care / Debra L. Parker -- Drug information and contemporary community pharmacy practice / Morgan L. Sperry and Heather A. Pace -- Drug information education and training / Michelle W. McCarthy -- Pharmaceutical industry and regulatory affairs : opportunities for drug information specialists / Jean E. Cunningham and Lindsay E. Davison -- Assessing drug promotions / Robert D. Beckett and Genevieve Lynn Ness -- Pharmacy informatics : enabling safe and efficacious medication use / Joshua C. Hollingsworth, Brent I. Fox.

The goal of Drug Information: A Guide for Pharmacists is to teach students and practitioners how to effectively research, interpret, evaluate, collate, and disseminate drug information in the most efficient and effective manner possible. Updated throughout, the book also addresses important issues such as the legal and ethical considerations of providing drug information.

The Fifth Edition includes a timely new chapter on assessing drug promotions by pharmaceutical representatives and the need for counter-detailing. There is also a new chapter that bridges the gap between pharmacy informatics and drug information.