Drug Information Center

We specialize in delivering relevant, focused responses to meet the specific drug information needs of our community and clients. Through critical analysis and streamlined communication, we have gained national recognition as a resource for highly credible solutions using evidence-based medicine.

Drug Information Center Services

Our multi-faceted center provides client groups — consumers, health-care professionals and institutions — with drug information and evidence-based recommendations to optimize pharmaceutical care. We ensure our clinical decision support services are unbiased, clear and based in reputable evidence.

Additional Services

Provide contractual services such as formulary management, clinical consultations, drug safety monitoring, comprehensive literature searches and clinical protocol development
Coordinate the Evidence Based Medicine course to foster critical thinking and clinical analysis skills in second-year pharmacy students
Contribute to a variety of educational and research activities within the School of Pharmacy and community
Precept pharmacy students on their advanced experiential drug information rotation

Drug Information Call Center

Our call center provides drug information to consumers and health-care providers across the United States. We synthesize complex data to provide succinct recommendations to our requestors.

Our call center’s hours of service are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We are open throughout the calendar year excluding major holidays.

Topics

Natural products and off-label drug usage
Novel or investigational drug safety and efficacy outcomes
Medication use in special populations and medical conditions
Investigational drug indications/usages
Off-label uses in special populations
Drug and vaccine stability and excipient analysis
Unconventional drug dosage regimens and formulation conversion
Adverse drug reaction investigation and mitigation
Other medication-related requests

Our Reach

Contact Us

Phone: 816-235-5490
Email: umkcdruginformation@umkc.edu
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Our Team