[The information flood--a multicomponent mixture. Analytical methods for the extraction of valid information]. / Die Informationsflut--ein Vielstoffgemisch. Die analytischen Methoden zur Extraktion valider Informationen.

ABSTRACT

Over the centuries some individual scientists have challenged their knowledge, believes and behaviour. The common knowledge developed very fast, but the challenge still remains to ask the question "what do we really know"? And "what is the basis of our decisions and recommendations?" The scattered individual efforts finally advanced to a consolidated methodology--known as "evidence based medicine". This is the first article of a series to get German speaking pharmacists familiar with the basic concepts of evidence based methodology. The series gives some examples how the concept of evidence based medicine can be implemented in pharmaceutical practice.