Drug Topics December 4, 2023
An evaluative study on an open resource Instagram page that provides information on new medications to pharmacists was recently presented at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2023 Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition.
Social Media platforms have become extremely popular over the past several years, with a now estimated 3.8 billions users worldwide. Certain sites like TikTok and Instagram have also recently become vital tools for providing accurate health care information to the public.1
Social media can also serve as educational platforms for health care professionals by providing up-to-date information on pertinent topics. Investigators from the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy at the University of Hawaii at Hilo recently created an open resource Instagram page to provide new FDA...