Welcome to the Samford University Global Drug Information Service

We are located on the third floor of Ingalls Hall, McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Samford University. The five main objectives of the SUGDIS:

To provide comprehensive, objective, and unbiased information to health care professionals for decision making and problem solving activities.

To provide drug information services to health care institutions for delivery of quality patient care.

To teach pharmacy students, Drug Information Residents, pharmacists, and other health care providers the skill of efficiently searching the literature, critically analyzing the information, and accurately communicating (both verbal and written) the response. (Information on our Drug Information Residency is available upon request).

To serve as an information resource center for faculty, students, and health care professionals.

To conduct research for the advancement of drug information and pharmacy.