Assessment of the Use and Status of New Drug Information Centers in a Developing Country, Ethiopia: The Case of Public University Hospital Drug Information Centers

Table 4

References used and mode of reply to queries.

Reference	No.
Valid (documented)	259	63.6 %
Missing (not documented)	148	36.4 %
Textbooks	88	15.4 %
Micromedex	109	19.0 %
Websites	180	31.4 %
Journals	82	14.3 %
UpToDate	89	15.5 %
Others	18	3.1 %
Not documented	7	1.2 %
Total	573	100.0 %
Mode of Reply
Valid (documented)	357	87.7 %
Missing (not documented)	50	12.3 %
written	135	41.8 %
Rephrased Printout	188	58.2 %
Total	323	100.0 %
Verbal
Phone	32	71.1 %
In person	13	28.9 %
Total	45	100.0 %

include guidelines, Drugdex, leaflet, phone contact, protocols, store man, monograph.