Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to the concept of drug information -- Formulating an effective response: a structured approach -- Drug information resources -- Drug literature evaluation I: controlled clinical trial evaluation -- Literature evaluation II: beyond the basics -- The application of statistical analysis in the biomedical sciences -- Pharmacoeconomics -- Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines -- Journal clubs -- Legal aspects of drug information practice -- Ethical aspects of drug information practice -- Professional communication of drug information -- Pharmacy and therapeutics committee -- Drug evaluation monographs -- Drug shortages and counterfeit drugs -- Quality improvement and the medication use system -- Medication misadventures I: adverse drug reactions -- Medication misadventures II: medication and patient safety -- Policy, procedure, and guideline development -- Project management -- Investigational drugs -- Pharmaceutical industry and regulatory affairs -- Assessing drug promotions -- Drug information in ambulatory care -- Drug information and contemporary community pharmacy practice -- Pharmacy informatics: enabling safe and efficacious medication use -- Drug information education and training -- Appendices -- Glossary -- Answers for case studies -- Answers for self-assessment questions