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Table 6 Errors by database and errors per category

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

CATEGORY

N

AHFS

CP

DIO

DM

EOF

EOP

FC

IDI

JHAG

LC

LC-AHFS

MDR

MM

PPDC

TOTAL ERRORS PER CATEGORY

Dosing

15

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

2

4

Indication

15

-

2

1

1

-

-

1

-

1

1

1

-

-

3

11

Adverse Drug Reaction

13

-

-

-

-

2

2

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

Contraindications

13

-

-

1

1

1

1

1

1

-

1

1

-

-

1

9

Method of Administration

10

-

1

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

4

Drug-Food Interactions

7

-

-

1

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

TOTAL ERRORS PER DATABASE

 

0

3

3

2

5

5

2

3

3

2

2

0

0

7

 
  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
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