Resources Flashcards
○ MEDLINE ○ BIOSIS PREVIEWS ○ CANCERLIT ○ REACTIONS WEEKLY ○ JOURNAL WATCH
Secondary Literature
Provide information that has been summarized and distilled by the author or editor to provide a quick easy summary of a topic
Tertiary Resources
Biweekly publication
A. Reaction Weekly B. Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes News Weekly C. Merck Index D. Journal Watch E. CINAHL
B
Filter that is specific to drug or disease state
Content Filter
Disadvantages:
- Misleading conclusions
- Need to have good skills in medical literature evaluation
- Time needed to evaluate the large volume of literature available
Primary Literature
A. Index Nominum: Int’l Drug Directory
B. Martindale
C. Handbook on Injectable Drugs
C. (Incompatibility and Stability)
-International Drug Equivalency
Internet Searches, news network websites
Alternative Resources
Remington
A. General Product Info
B. Toxicology
C. Compounding / Formulations
D. Drug of Choice
C
○ American Drug Index
○ Merck Index
○ Micromedex
○ Index Nominum
Tertiary
- Availability of Dosage Forms
- Compounding /Formulations
- General Product Information
- Int’l Drug Equivalency
Medical, legal, and business news (2)
LEXISNEXIS
Red Book
Tertiary Reources
Availability of Dosage Forms
References that either index or abstract
Secondary Literature
Natural Standard
A. Toxicology
B. Dietary Supplements
C. Incompatibility and Stability
B
Internet searches are helpful in identifying information or specific product claim by the manufacturer
True or False
True
Old name of MEDLINE
MEDLARS ( Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System )