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C Catalán Oliver

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[An analysis of the information in the Medicom International Vade Mecum with respect to drugs with vitamin A].

OBJECTIVE: Determination of whether rational drug use is facilitated by the quality of the information provided by the Medicom International Vademecum on drugs containing vitamin A as active component. DESIGN: Descriptive study. SETTING: Primary, specialized and hospital health care within the national context. SUBJECTS: Total drugs containing vitamin A, included in the 1995 Medicom International Vademecum. MEASUREMENTS: Systematic analysis of the information contained in the technical note on drugs containing vitamin A included in the Medicom International Vademecum, with respect to several parameters. RESULTS: The Medicom International Vademecum lists a total of 37 drugs containing vitamin A (35 in combination). A total of 112 different indications are given; 74 are not accepted in the literature, and 29 are related to the active components present in combination with vitamin A. CONCLUSIONS: The analysis of the technical information provided by the Medicom International Vademecum on medications containing vitamin A reveals major deficiencies in the parameters investigated.

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