Summary: Wikipedia, along with Google and WebMD, is where more than half of all Americans turn to for health information, according to the report. Researchers found that when the FDA issues a drug safety warning, Google searches about that drug increase 82% on average in the following week. Wikipedia pages about the drug see a 175% increase in views on the day of the announcement. The paper, titled “Drug Safety in the Digital Age," primarily focused on how quickly these web sources were updated with information concerning drug labels and warnings. The study examined the Wikipedia pages for their safety warning content, as well as their timeliness in updating drug safety information, for 22 prescription drugs over a 2-year period. More than one third of the Wikipedia pages in the study were updated within 2 weeks of an FDA announcement, according to the paper.
Connection: In health class, we are talking about drugs and prescribed medications. This article shows how we cant always trust the internet with our medication information. The internet isn't a valued resource for medications. You should go contact a doctor for assistance.
Question: Do you think that people will still look at the internet knowing that the internet isn't always up to date on warnings and risks for certain medications?
No comments:
Post a Comment