Comments on: Docs Will Get Drug Safety Alerts… By E-mail http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/docs-will-get-drug-safety-alerts-by-e-mail/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:30:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Bryan http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/docs-will-get-drug-safety-alerts-by-e-mail/#comment-227380 Bryan Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:54:48 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/docs-will-get-drug-safety-alerts-by-e-mail/#comment-227380 Anyone can subscribe to the FDA's Medwatch RSS feed at feed://www.fda.gov/medwatch and get alerts about drug safety. Most modern e-mail programs can subscribe to RSS feeds. Most home pages like iGoogle and My Yahoo! can also subscribe to RSS feeds. There's no reason why a doctor who wants the latest on drug safety can't get alerts on new drug safety events for a range of drugs. Anyone can subscribe to the FDA’s Medwatch RSS feed at feed://www.fda.gov/medwatch and get alerts about drug safety. Most modern e-mail programs can subscribe to RSS feeds. Most home pages like iGoogle and My Yahoo! can also subscribe to RSS feeds. There’s no reason why a doctor who wants the latest on drug safety can’t get alerts on new drug safety events for a range of drugs.

]]> By: Dan http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/docs-will-get-drug-safety-alerts-by-e-mail/#comment-226788 Dan Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:27:30 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/docs-will-get-drug-safety-alerts-by-e-mail/#comment-226788 My first impression of this service is that others are forced what should be done for doctors already, and is not or else the service would not be created. Don't think docs will mind this form of communication, and believe it will be beneficial. My first impression of this service is that others are forced what should be done for doctors already, and is not or else the service would not be created.

Don’t think docs will mind this form of communication, and believe it will be beneficial.

]]> By: Ed Silverman http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/docs-will-get-drug-safety-alerts-by-e-mail/#comment-226505 Ed Silverman Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:42:48 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/docs-will-get-drug-safety-alerts-by-e-mail/#comment-226505 Hi Chris, Yes, some docs would, no doubt, complain about receiving too many e-mails. Or perhaps some e-mails would get routed by a spam filter. And that's why this is being set up to alert docs based on specialty. Unfortunately, that only raises the issue I pointed out. If the whole point is to improve safety notification, then all docs should receive all alerts. File it under: You never know.... My 1.3 cents, adjusted for the declining dollar. ed Hi Chris,

Yes, some docs would, no doubt, complain about receiving too many e-mails. Or perhaps some e-mails would get routed by a spam filter. And that’s why this is being set up to alert docs based on specialty. Unfortunately, that only raises the issue I pointed out. If the whole point is to improve safety notification, then all docs should receive all alerts. File it under: You never know….

My 1.3 cents, adjusted for the declining dollar.
ed

]]> By: Chris http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/docs-will-get-drug-safety-alerts-by-e-mail/#comment-226498 Chris Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:35:17 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/docs-will-get-drug-safety-alerts-by-e-mail/#comment-226498 Nice concept and as you point out cross-over caused by drug interactions may require notifications outside the prescriber's particular specialty, expanding original estimates. Not sure how family practitioners and internists will keep up to all the messages. Could it be that e-mail is so ubiquitous that important messages may hit the spam can and perhaps pigeon post might just hit home? Not surprised that data can be found for e-alerts. They are cheaper to do - interested to see how many are opened and acknowledged in real time though. Nice concept and as you point out cross-over caused by drug interactions may require notifications outside the prescriber’s particular specialty, expanding original estimates.
Not sure how family practitioners and internists will keep up to all the messages.
Could it be that e-mail is so ubiquitous that important messages may hit the spam can and perhaps pigeon post might just hit home?
Not surprised that data can be found for e-alerts. They are cheaper to do - interested to see how many are opened and acknowledged in real time though.

]]> By: Lisa Van S http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/docs-will-get-drug-safety-alerts-by-e-mail/#comment-226182 Lisa Van S Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:22:57 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/docs-will-get-drug-safety-alerts-by-e-mail/#comment-226182 Ed, The APA hs just issued an alert to state that excessive emailing and text messaging will be added to DSM as a Mental Illness. HMMM, Will Docs sign up knowing that they can possibly rcve a label of Mental Illness if they email to much. Ed,

The APA hs just issued an alert to state that excessive emailing and text messaging will be added to DSM as a Mental Illness. HMMM, Will Docs sign up knowing that they can possibly rcve a label of Mental Illness if they email to much.

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