Overview

The Drug Information Service (DIS) is located in the College of Health Sciences and is an integral part of the School of Pharmacy. The Centre is equipped with literature including pharmaceutical, medical and scientific reference textbooks and journals. Software, including Martindale and Drugdex, is also available.

Functions

The main functions of the DIS are to:

• recommend specific solutions for drug related problems.
• train undergraduate students in the area of drug literature.
• provide accurate unbiased drug information retrieval and evaluation.
• publish a newsletter containing current and relevant drug information.

It also provides photocopying services to the students in the College. The service is managed by a clinical pharmacist and a library clerk.