Table 1

Database publishers and website addresses

Database name
Abbreviation used in study
Publisher
Website

American Hospital Formulary Service Drug Information
AHFS
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
http://www.ashp.org/ahfs

Clinical Pharmacology
CP
Gold Standard
http://www.clinicalpharmacology.com

DailyMed
DM
National Library of Medicine
http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed

DIOne
DIO
Pharmacy OneSource, Inc.
http://www.pharmacyonesource.com

Epocrates Online Free
EOF
Epocrates, Inc.
http://www.epocrates.com

Epocrates Online Premium
EOP
Epocrates, Inc.
http://www.epocrates.com

Facts & comparisons 4.0 Online
FC
Wolters Kluwer Health
http://www.factsandcomparisons.com

Internet Drug Index
IDI
WebMD
http://www.rxlist.com

Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
JHAG
Johns Hopkins University
http://www.hopkins-abxguide.org

Lexi-Comp
LC
Lexi-Comp, Inc.
http://www.lexi.com

Lexi-Comp with American Hospital Formulary Service
LC-AHFS
Lexi-Comp, Inc.
http://www.lexi.com

Medscape Drug Reference
MDR
Medscape, LLC
http://www.medscape.com

Micromedex
MM
Thomson Healthcare
http://www.micromedex.com

PEPID PDC
PPDC
PEPID, LLC
http://www.pepid.com

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