PH: When I interviewed two pharmacists that specialize in the field of Drug Information, I asked them what directions they see PDA technology or Electronic Drug Information access going in the future. One pharmacist had concerns about PDA technology. He felt that most companies are starting to focus most of their efforts on developing smart phones as products and that traditional PDAs will become harder and harder to find. He likes keeping his cell phone and PDA as independent and seperate devices and is concerned that he will not be able to do so in the future.
The second pharmacist did not comment on PDAs but said that he would like to see increased reimbursement for those that provide Drug Information service online or electronically. He thinks that it is currently very easy for people to access information about drugs online for free. He admitted that this is a very biased view based on his profession and that most people would view the free access as a good thing. I agree with him on this point but also feel that having so much free information out there makes online drug information acquistion a dangerous task. It becomes very difficult for those seeking information to seperate the good information from the bad information. Services that provide information for a fee and can guarantee that it will be quality information would be a good thing for those that are willing to pay. I think that in general most people will focus on sites that are free in the short-term however.
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