# E-DRUG: drug software **URL:** \ **Category:** e-drug\ **Created:** [April 16, 1997, 6:13am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-drug-software/643 "1997-04-16T06:13:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joel.lexchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@joel.lexchin](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/joel.lexchin)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 1997, 6:13am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-drug-software/643/1 "1997-04-16T06:13:45Z")
E-Drug: re: drug software ------------------------- > Isn't it simpler to state - so far as I remember - that the Medical > Letter diskette came out on top and is by far the cheapest? > > Dr.L.Offerhaus Dear Leo: Yes, it is true that the software from the Medical Letter was the cheapest, but it was lacking some characteristics that other programs had. Forinstance, it did not list interactions by the level of severity or significance; it did not identify as many interactions as some other programs; it doesn't deal with drug-disease interactions. The conclusion of the article was that there is no single best program; each of them had strengths and weaknesses. Joel Joel Lexchin MD 121 Walmer Rd. Toronto, Ontario CANADA M5R 2X8 Phone: (416)-964-7186 Fax: (416)-923-9515 Email: joel.lexchin@utoronto.ca -- Send mail for the `E-Drug' conference to `e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'. Mail administrative requests to `majordomo@usa.healthnet.org'. For additional assistance, send mail to: `owner-e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'.