Assessment of the "E' book as a tool for drug monitoring.

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Abstract
For 2 yr, the following records were linked for 10,453 people: basic attributes, details of prescriptions and information about illnesses recorded by general practitioners (GP) in an E book. Analyses were performed to reveal associations between drugs and diagnoses. Although the E book has certain disadvantages for drug monitoring, the methods proved to be capable of detecting adverse effects of drugs. Unfortunately the number of practitioners using E books would be too small for detection of most serious hazards such as the induction of cancer. Hence, the 1st priority should be to establish a record linkage scheme covering hospital admissions, obstetric deliveries and deaths.

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