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Resource
Charliemaign Stanley S. Cruz, R.Ph.
Content
Drug Information Resource
Type of Resources
Tertiary
Secondary
Primary
Alternate Resources
Drug Information Resources
Medical Information and Medical Literature
1. easy to find
Disadvantages:
Advantages:
2. concise overview
3. easy to use/convenient
space limitation
Disadvantage:
3. transcription errors
4. human bias
5. incorrect interpretation
2. Clinical Pharmacology
3. Micromedex
http://factsandcomparisons.com
http://www.lexi.com
http://www.pharmacist.com
http://www.pdr.net
8. USP Dictionary
http://www.usp.org
9. Epocrates
http://www.epocrates.com
http:// www.elsevier.com
http:// www.elsevier.com
1. Merck Index
5. USP/NF
http://www.naturaldatabase.com
2. Natural Standard
http://www.naturalstandard.com
http://www.hanstenandhorn.com
3. Food-Medication Interactions
http://www.foodmedinteractions.com
http://www.lexi.com
http://merck.com
http://www.lexi.com
http://www.lexi.com
http://www.ashp.com
http://www.kingguide.com
http://trissels2.rcl.com/tsweb
http://www.medpharm.de
http://www.jblearning.com
also looks into the impact of drug usage on the developing infant
5. Medscape
8. Textbook of Therapeutics
Tertiary Resources
P. Toxicology
4. FDA/CVM Homepage
petplace.com
petsdiabetes.com
Secondary Resources
refers o references that index or abstract the
primary literature
ABSTRACTING
Boolean Operators
AND OR NOT
Secondary Resources
Search Strategies
ex: human study, review, case reports, type of journal, date of publication
Content Filter
Validity Filter
B. CANCERLIT
C. CINAHL
EBSCOhost
3 parts:
G. EMBASE
I. JOURNAL WATCH
M. REACTIONS WEEKLY
Aids International
Disadvantage:
1. misleading conclusions
B. News wires