Drug Information Retrieval Flashcards
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the key to promote rational use of drugs
Availability of authentic drug information
a well accepted concept in clinical practice in the developed world.
rational use of drugs
an essential element in achieving health goals
Drug Information
an aid to decision making
information
obj of information center or no: To collect information
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obj of drug information center or no: To evaluate and compare drugs
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obj of drug information center or no: To assist clinicians in the selection of safe and effective medication
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obj of drug information center or no: To provide an education and teaching aid for health care personnel
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To enable pharmacists and pharmacy students to develop their abilities in providing information on drugs and medicines.
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refers to the process of collecting, cataloguing, and retrieving data in order to display and retrieve it when called for.
Data Storage and retrieval
The systems that retrieve whole documents usually retrieve them by their ___ or by ___ associated with them.
titles or by keywords
stores information in discrete records with discrete fields, records can be searched and retrieved based on their contents.
database system
Within the computer, data is stored either in ____, allowing it to be easily accessed.
main storage
Large hospitals develop and staff a new division of the department of pharmacy which is commonly referred to as what
Drug Information Center
Now computers have possible networking of national drug information centers made located in different hospitals. T/F
F. National should be regional
a body of data and information about medications and a set of skills and tools that provide pharmacy professionals with the ability to find, access,
Drug Information
The body of facts and information pertaining to medications is generally referred to as
the drug literature
The literature of pharmacy and pharmaceutics encompasses all aspects of drugs, beginning with:
Isolation or synthesis
Including physical analysis
Bioactivity
Toxicology
Clinical research
Market research
Economic and social considerations.
Classification of resources
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Individual resources are now generally available in more than one physical format. T/F
T
Primary, secondary, and tertiary resources are available for each step in the path of development, but reporting time decreases from each step to the next.
False. Reporting time increases
Researchers will be both consumers of and contributors to the data information-knowledge cycle that characterizes science.
Preclinical Drug information:
Initially, in the synthesis and purification phase of drug development, information about the compound’s chemistry and physical properties may be both sought and created.
Preclinical Drug information:
Whether or not the compound has been of interest to other researchers may be determined by searching public records of grant and contract awards and also by searching resources that cover preliminary and early research results.
- Preclinical Drug information:
Physical and Chemical data
CAS Registry
Chemcyclopedia
ChemFinder
Chemical Abstracts
ChemID plus
Chemindex plus
The Merck Index
U.S Patent and Trademark Office Web Patent
Patents
U.S Patent and Trademark Office Web Patent
Patents
a research tool for patent information.
Delphion Intellectual Property Network
(IPN)
a thorough literature search is required to find material relevant to the clinical use of the drug.
Phase IV studies and Post Marketing Drug Information stage
Basic bibliographic databases
Biological Abstracts, EMBASE, IDIS, IPA, MEDLINE, and Science Citation Index.
contains the first written accounts of original research.
Primary Literature