(2004; 45 pages)
A vast amount of information is available about medicines and can be accessed in a number of ways, i.e. through journals, books, electronic sources and the Internet. Often, it is difficult to separate the “wheat from the chaff”, i.e. to find relevant and useful information. All efforts should be made to locate high-quality local evidence, if it exists, as this will reduce any uncertainty about transferring recommendations to local patient populations.