title: Analysis of reference sources used in drug-related Wikipedia articles.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  References from drug-related Wikipedia articles and a drug information database were compared.
  
  
  METHODS
  Drugs in Food and Drug Administration (FDA) MedWatch alerts from January-July 2013 were searched in Wikipedia and Lexicomp to compare reference types and to assess the time for drug safety information to be incorporated into Wikipedia articles.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Wikipedia most commonly cited peer-reviewed journal articles (49.2%) and news articles (12.0%). MedWatch citations were incorporated into Wikipedia on average in 5.9 days.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Wikipedia cited various sources but may not be a reliable, up-to-date resource for drug safety information.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Koppen
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Renee
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Papageorgiou
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000592:standards*; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000592:standards*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D063025:Health Information Management / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000592:standards*; D061214:Patient Safety; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
keywords: Databases; Factual; Information Dissemination/Methods; Internet; Wikipedia