Implementing a Process to Review Product-Specific Misinformation in Online Drug Information Compendia

Therapeutic Innovation and Regulatory Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 262-268

  Talwar, Sonia R ^a   Crudele, Nancy T ^a   Dankiewicz, Erica H ^a   Randhawa, Amarita S ^a   Haddox, J David ^a  

^a PURDUE PHARMA L P   (United States)

Author keywords

compendia errors; drug compendia accuracy; drug information compendia; electronic drug information; product information corrections

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOOK; CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG INFORMATION; E-MAIL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SERVICE; ONLINE DRUG INFORMATION COMPENDIA; ONLINE MONITORING; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELECONFERENCE;

EID: 84924807300     PISSN: 21684790     EISSN: 21684804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2168479014558274     Document Type: Article

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