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Table 4 Scope of databases

From: Ability of online drug databases to assist in clinical decision-making with infectious disease therapies

CATEGORY

N (147)

AHFS

CP

DIO

DM

EOF

EOP

FC

IDI

JHAG

LC

LC-AHFS

MDR

MM

PPDC

Dosing

15

12

11

12

10

6

6

12

12

8

12

12

12

13

6

Indication

15

13

11

11

5

6

6

9

7

11

13

13

14

15

7

Adverse Reaction/Event

13

9

12

8

10

6

6

11

11

8

8

9

9

11

4

Contraindications

13

12

9

10

8

8

8

9

8

5

11

12

10

12

5

Drug-Drug Interactions

12

11

12

10

10

11

11

10

10

6

10

11

12

10

10

Emerging Resistance

12

8

9

4

10

0

0

9

10

6

2

8

9

10

0

Administration

10

10

8

8

8

6

6

10

10

7

9

10

10

9

4

Mechanism of Action

9

8

9

8

6

8

8

9

7

7

7

8

8

7

7

Food-Drug Interactions

7

7

5

4

4

2

2

4

4

3

4

7

5

4

2

Compatibility/Stability

7

4

4

0

3

0

0

4

4

0

3

4

5

4

0

Spectrum of Activity

7

5

6

4

5

3

3

5

5

6

4

5

5

7

4

Pregnancy/Lactation

7

5

7

6

5

5

5

6

6

5

5

7

6

6

5

Synergy

6

6

5

4

5

3

3

5

4

4

3

6

6

6

3

Drug-Herb Interactions

5

2

2

1

2

0

2

1

2

1

1

2

2

3

2

Cost

5

0

0

3

0

2

2

0

0

3

2

2

3

0

0

Pharmacokinetics

4

3

3

3

4

1

1

4

4

2

2

3

3

4

1

Percent Answered (%)

 

78

77

65

65

46

47

73

71

56

65

81

81

82

41

  1. N = number of questions; AHFS = American Hospital Formulary Service Drug Information; CP = Clinical Pharmacology; DIO = DIOne; DM = DailyMed; EOF = Epocrates Online Free; EOP = Epocrates Online Premium; FC = Facts & Comparisons 4.0 Online; IDI = Internet Drug Index; JHAG = Johns Hopkins ABX Guide; LC = Lexi-Comp; LC-AHFS = Lexi-Comp with American Hospital Formulary Service; MDR = Medscape Drug Reference; MM = Micromedex, PPDC = PEPID PDC