Personal digital assistant-based drug information sources: potential to improve medication safety.

Kimberly Galt; Ann M. Rule; Bruce Houghton; Daniel O. Young; Gina Remington

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Personal digital assistant-based drug information sources: potential to improve medication safety.

May 11, 2005

Galt K, Rule AM, Houghton B, et al. J Med Libr Assoc. 2005;93(2):229-36.

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The investigators compared three drug information sources available via personal digital assistant (PDA) for potential efficacy in reducing medication errors. Although one resource provided more complete information, the authors determined that no single resource could address all patient safety needs and suggest that more than one source be used.

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