{"id":55,"date":"2019-01-08T12:20:45","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T17:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/druginfo\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2019-01-24T11:22:28","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T16:22:28","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/druginfo\/","title":{"rendered":"home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"stage\"><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero super   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Providing healthcare practitioners with timely, evidence-based drug information<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1390\/druginfo.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card   right\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/druginfo\/online-resources\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1390\/online.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"online\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Online Drug Information Resources<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Explore<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left\">401.874.9188<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Monday to Friday, 8:30am \u2013 4:00pm EST<\/h2>\n<p>The University of Rhode Island <a href=\"http:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\">College of Pharmacy<\/a> Drug Information Services provides healthcare practitioners with timely, evidence-based drug information to promote the safe, rational use of medications while serving as a training site for University of Rhode Island Doctor of Pharmacy students and post-doctoral residents.<\/p>\n<p>Drug Information Services has expertise and is available to assist in a variety of situations such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee support<\/li>\n<li>Medication Use Evaluation development and support<\/li>\n<li>Drug therapy guideline development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2><em>Our information is:<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><h1>Accurate &amp; Balanced<\/h1><p>Questions from healthcare practitioners will be researched thoroughly by Drug Information Services using the extensive reference collection available at Drug Information Services Library at Avedisian&nbsp;Hall and the University of Rhode Island library.<\/p><\/div><\/section><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><h1>Timely<\/h1><p>We understand that all questions are important. We do our best to answer questions in a timely manner. Most questions can be answered quickly; however, some questions may require more time to ensure a thorough, complete response.Our priority for questions is based on acuteness of need:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. Patient-specific questions<br \/>\n2. Questions dealing with general patient care<br \/>\n3. Questions that do not directly affect patient care<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/section><\/p>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-notice-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-notice\" data-hash=\"c45fd4faacce2520ebe33607c881e498\"><h1>Questions<\/h1><p>Drug information questions may include, but are not limited to:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Therapeutic use of drugs and therapeutic alternatives<\/li>\n<li>Appropriate dosing and administration<\/li>\n<li>Toxicity of drugs (i.e., adverse effects)<\/li>\n<li>Drug-drug, drug-food inter-actions<\/li>\n<li>Dosing adjustments for renal\/ hepatic insufficiency<\/li>\n<li>Drug use in pregnancy and lactation<\/li>\n<li>Pharmacokinetics<\/li>\n<li>Drug monitoring for efficacy and toxicity<\/li>\n<li>Intravenous compatibility<\/li>\n<li>Alternative medications and natural products<\/li>\n<li>Foreign drugs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/section>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/meet\/kristina-ward\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/druginfo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1390\/ward-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/druginfo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1390\/ward-1.jpg 199w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/druginfo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1390\/ward-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/meet\/kristina-ward\/\">Kristina Ward, Pharm.D., BCPS<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Clinical Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Office: 295J<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.7484<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:kward@uri.edu\">kward@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>401.874.9188 Monday to Friday, 8:30am \u2013 4:00pm EST The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy Drug Information Services provides healthcare practitioners with timely, evidence-based drug information to promote the safe, rational use of medications while serving as a training site for University of Rhode Island Doctor of Pharmacy students and post-doctoral residents. 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