INTRODUCTION:
The provision of the medication information is among the fundamental professional responsibilities of pharmacists in health systems. Medication information may be patient specific, as integral part of pharmaceutical care, or population based, to aid in making decisions and evaluating medication use for groups of patients (.g. medication evaluation for formulary changes, medication-use evaluations). Drug information services is defined as a formalized unit with staff and resources dedicated to providing unbiased, concise, carefully evaluated & literature-supported evidence to justify specific medication-use practices to enhance the quality of patient care and improve patient outcome.

MSD Central drugs and poisons information center (or services) is located in the Medical Services Department (MSD) of the Ministry of Defense and Aviation (MODA) in Riyadh City, The capital of Saudi Arabia. Our goal is to co-ordinate and liaise between the ministry of defense’s hospitals drug & poison information centers to unify the standards of practice