Tuesday September 7, 1999 - Question 4

Dr. Smith calls your center looking for information regarding adverse effects seen with carbamazepine.  Which of the following is correct?

A. Poisindex® is a good place to look for information on adverse effects of medications.

B. Drugdex® is a good place to look for information regarding adverse effects of medications; including case reports

C. The Physicians Desk Reference (PDR) is not a good place to look for detailed adverse effect information

D. AHFS (American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Formulary Service) contains the same adverse effect information as the PDR

E. Clinalert®  is a good reference to look at for in depth reviews of a medications adverse effect profile
 

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