Can we use and trust our sources
| Source | Example | Level of skills needed | Amount of time needed | Availability | Can support effective local practice | Reliable? (see below) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local/regional recommendations and guidelines | Drug and therapeutics committee | Low | Low | High | Yes highly | Sometimes |
| National and international recommendations and guidelines | Expert organisation (authorities or professional based) | Mode-rate | Mode-rate | Mode-rate | Often/sometimes | Often |
| Internet or smartphone based recommendations, and guidelines | Wikipedia Internet medicine Drugs.com-medication guide | Low | Low | High | No | No |
| Systematic reviews and meta analyses | Cochrane review | Mode-rate | Mode-rate | Mode-rate | Sometimes | Yes |
| Publications | Cochrane Library, PubMed, Cinahl, EMBASE etc. | High | High | Low | Sometimes | Yes |
General summary of important aspects for each source.