Healthy Skepticism Library item: 8105

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Publication type: Journal Article

Jensen MJ.
Development of a searchable Internet database to provide medical information from a pharmaceutical company to health care professionals
ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting 1999 Dec; 34:

Abstract:

The Internet is an effective tool to convey information. Pharmaceutical companies have not made use of the Internet to provide clinicians with more than prescribing information (PI). The barriers to providing information on the Internet include regulatory, legal and clinical issues. After overcoming several barriers Immunex has created a searchable database of medical information for clinicians on the company Website. Providing balanced, detailed medical information via the Internet is valuable to clinicians because it provides instantaneous information conveniently. Since this type of service is the first of its kind, and because many HCP do not look to pharmaceutical company Websites for detailed information beyond product PI, we are currently working to increase the visibility of the service.