For doctors:
We at department of pharmacology, PGIMER, try our best to provide immediate authentic valid information on safe use of drug in patient management. The service is flourishing very well and increasing day by day for PGI doctors. We hereby want to extend these services to all the doctors outside PGI also. The general questions we receive are - dosing modification in particular organ impa
irment, preferred route of administration, safety profile of drug, adverse effect profile of drug, drug drug interaction, Choosing best possible antibiotic from antibiotic sensitivity testing report, assessment of adverse effect and its causality with the drug etc
For General Public : The services of drug information unit are being started here for the general public for getting any answer for their treatment / medicine (drug) related question, available Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm. Community service is integral part of drug information centres in west side of the world. It is first time being initiated in India for better and safe use of medicines. Most of the time doctor patient communication remains incomplete and patient is not vigilant enough for possible side effects of medicines prescribed. We at the department of Pharmacology are trying our best to help you know your treatment better. Common questions we started getting from general Public recently :
1] I missed my morning thyroid dose it is 11 am now , can i take it now? 1] Common side effect I should be aware of , with use of these medicines 2] Which investigation i should be doing to keep a check on side effect development 3] Can this side effect appear with this medicine 4] should i take this tablet empty stomach or with food? Etc
Note: We do not comment on any form of medicine prescription written by treating doctor. We cannot give you guarantee on linkage between drug use and side effect telephonically.
