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Drug Information Service

(651) 241-8566

Services

The service is offered 24-hours to health care professionals.

  • The Drug Information Service meets the continually increasing need for timely and accurate drug information.
  • Comprehensive information about drugs and drug therapy is provided through the use of computerized pharmacy databases, textbooks, manufacturer inquiries, and Internet or Medline literature searches.
  • Common requests:

– drug dosages
– side effects or adverse reactions
– indications/contraindications
– off-label use of medication
– recently FDA-approved medications
– medical information on herbal products
– identification of tablets or capsules
– foreign drug identification
– availability of investigational drugs
– drug interactions
– drug use in pregnancy or lactation

For related information, see Pharmacy.