The Xavier University of Louisiana Drug Information Center (DIC) provides accurate, unbiased and evidence-based drug information to health care professionals within the state of Louisiana. We respond to drug information requests from healthcare professionals regarding the following areas:
- Adverse Drug Reactions
- Availability of Products
- Drug dosing and administration
- Drug Identification
- Drug Interactions
- Drug Use Evaluation Support
- Herbal products, dietary supplements and over-the-counter products
- Investigational/Foreign Drugs
- IV compatibility
- Laboratory Interpretation
- Pharmacoeconomics
- Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Support
- Pregnancy and lactation
- Product Compounding
- Therapeutic use of drugs (on-label or off-label)
- Travel/Health Information
The DIC also serves as an advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) and PGY1 Residency rotation site to educate students & residents in retrieval of drug information using available resources, literature evaluation, and communicating drug information to health care professionals in verbal and written form.