Mission:

We are a team of clinical pharmacists who specialize in retrieving, analyzing, and synthesizing evidence used to inform clinical decision making. The purpose of this business unit within the College of Pharmacy is to:

• Develop and maintain customized, high-quality drug and medical information content for a variety of clients
• Educate and train pharmacy students, residents, and healthcare professionals

Vision:

To be a premier drug information service with expertise in:

• Application of the systematic approach to deliver timely, evidence-based responses to drug information queries
• Development of high-quality, clinically-focused resources
• Education of pharmacy and healthcare professionals

The Drug Information Group (DIG) is a fee-for-service business unit within the UIC College of Pharmacy.  Historically, the DIG provided traditional, internal drug information services such as a bimonthly newsletter, P&T support, and responses to requests from providers and patients in the Chicagoland community.  However, the practice model changed in 1997 when the unit was required to become self-supporting and eventually revenue generating for the College of Pharmacy.  Through professional networking, the DIG signed its first major client in 1998. This contract allowed the DIG to expand, and it also necessitated the provision of extended service hours (7 AM to 8 PM CST during weekdays and 10 AM to 2 PM CST on Saturdays) to meet the needs of hundreds of pharmacies nationwide.  The DIG continues with these expanded hours to this day with a staff of 15 specially trained drug information faculty.

Today, the DIG has a varied client list.  To address the needs of these clients, the DIG offers a wide array of services including:

• Responses to individual drug information requests submitted via a toll-free phone number or email
• Single drug, drug class, and disease state formulary reviews
• Consultative services for P&T committees
• Disease-specific treatment algorithms and step-care documents
• Continuing education programs for healthcare professionals offered in a variety of formats (ie, written, live, webinars)
• Drug information slide kits
• Database development
• Writing projects including dossiers, standard response letters, global core response documents, manuscripts, newsletters, and posters
• Documents in patient-specific language
• Training programs for sales representatives and medical science liaisons
• Advisory board and consensus conference development
• Drug information and literature evaluation courses

If you would like more information regarding business development and potential partnerships, contact:

We look forward to hearing from you!