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ISSUE 5 OCTOBER
Letters to the Editor

Finding independent information on new drugs

  • A M Tejani

Letter to the Editor

Editor, – I read the article by Rosalind Tindale with great interest (Aust Prescr 2011;34:85-8). She lists some great resources and the compilation will be very useful for me.

I would like to suggest the Therapeutics Initiative (www.ti.ubc.ca) as an additional resource for independent, critical evaluation of evidence for drugs. All information is currently free of charge.

AM Tejani
Research assistant, Therapeutics Initiative
Canada

Editorial note: Like Australian Prescriber, Therapeutics Initiative is a member of the International Society of Drug Bulletins.

 

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A M Tejani

Research assistant, Therapeutics Initiative Canada