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The internet as a tool in clinical pharmacology
Author(s) -
Castel JosepMaria,
Figueras Albert,
Vigo JoanMiquel
Publication year - 2006
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.1365-2125.2006.02682.x
Subject(s) - the internet , clinical pharmacology , pharmacy , medicine , aside , internet privacy , pharmacology , world wide web , computer science , family medicine , art , literature
The invention of the internet and the world‐wide web was a landmark that has affected many aspects of everyday life, but is so recent and dynamic that many of its potential uses are still being explored. Aside from its purely commercial use as a virtual pharmacy (e‐commerce), the internet is useful in at least three aspects related to clinical pharmacology: communication, training and research. In this paper we briefly review several internet applications related to clinical pharmacology and describe, as an example, the logistics of a multicentre research collaboration related to the promotion of rational drug use in the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage.