Topics covered are still limited but rapidly expanding. In practice we often don t need the latest information, but rather quick and reliable information to treat conditions with which we are less familiar. A small but good library can be the most helpful source. The inflammatory tone may be a deterrent to some doctors, but it contains interesting data and comparisons and will encourage conservative prescribing. It provides a list of the drugs of first and second choice plus dose and cost information for most common conditions in family practice.
Larger references are familiar to many.
It offers the best information for mechanism of action of drugs, and the pharmacokinetic tables at the back are very useful for sorting out complicated drug-patient problems. Conclusion Bulletins, particularly The Medical Letter , the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin from the UK and Prescrire International , are distilled, concise and reliable sources of new drug information. The Australian Prescriber and the Therapeutics Letter are free online sources. We attempt to maintain the accuracy of the information contained in the Therapeutics Letter by extensive literature searches and verification by both the authors and the editorial board. In addition this Therapeutics Letter was submitted for review to 55 experts and primary care physicians in order to correct any identified shortcomings or inaccuracies and to ensure that the information is concise and relevant to clinicians.