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Therapeutic consultation: a necessary adjunct to independent drug information.
Author(s) -
Rodriguez C.,
Arnau JM,
Vidal X.,
Laporte J.R.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
british journal of clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.216
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1365-2125
pISSN - 0306-5251
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1993.tb05669.x
Subject(s) - adjunct , medicine , complement (music) , family medicine , drug , medline , pharmacology , philosophy , linguistics , biochemistry , chemistry , complementation , gene , phenotype , political science , law
1. A therapeutic consultation service was implemented in 1984 to complement other methods of information and education on drug therapy for prescribers. 2. Up to 1991, 1,620 enquiries were received, 65% from our hospital and an increasing proportion from primary care (10%), other hospitals (6%), family planning centres (4%), and other sources (14%). 3. More than two‐thirds (67%) were consultative enquiries, as opposed to demands for factual information, which needed knowledge of medical aspects of the case and clinical expertise. 4. 85% of enquiries were answered with a written report including relevant references and as conclusive as possible recommendations. 5. More discussion of therapeutic consultation is needed, and aspects for discussion are suggested.