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A healthcare professional needs to quickly verify the IV compatibility of a drug. Which of the following resources would be the MOST efficient initial choice?
A healthcare professional needs to quickly verify the IV compatibility of a drug. Which of the following resources would be the MOST efficient initial choice?
- Cochrane Library
- Micromedex (correct)
- PubMed
- International Pharmaceutical Abstracts
A pharmacist is asked to provide information on the standard of care for a particular disease state. Which of the following resources would be the MOST appropriate starting point?
A pharmacist is asked to provide information on the standard of care for a particular disease state. Which of the following resources would be the MOST appropriate starting point?
- Embase
- International Pharmaceutical Abstracts
- A recent research article in PubMed
- A print tertiary source (correct)
A researcher is investigating a novel drug with very little published data. Which of the following resources would be MOST useful for finding preliminary research and conference proceedings?
A researcher is investigating a novel drug with very little published data. Which of the following resources would be MOST useful for finding preliminary research and conference proceedings?
- Micromedex
- Cochrane Library
- Web of Science (correct)
- Clinical Pharmacology
To conduct a comprehensive search for controlled trials related to a specific treatment, which resource would be considered the 'gold standard'?
To conduct a comprehensive search for controlled trials related to a specific treatment, which resource would be considered the 'gold standard'?
A physician needs dosing information for an off-label use of a medication. According to the provided text, which resource would MOST likely provide this information, assuming it is supported by primary literature?
A physician needs dosing information for an off-label use of a medication. According to the provided text, which resource would MOST likely provide this information, assuming it is supported by primary literature?
When researching drug information, why might a healthcare professional choose to consult both PubMed and Embase?
When researching drug information, why might a healthcare professional choose to consult both PubMed and Embase?
A researcher is interested in identifying potential adverse effects of a newly approved medication. Which of the following resources would be MOST appropriate for this task?
A researcher is interested in identifying potential adverse effects of a newly approved medication. Which of the following resources would be MOST appropriate for this task?
A clinical trial is evaluating the effectiveness of a new drug. Which resource would provide the HIGHEST quality evidence for this evaluation?
A clinical trial is evaluating the effectiveness of a new drug. Which resource would provide the HIGHEST quality evidence for this evaluation?
A healthcare provider is looking for a mobile app to quickly access drug information at the point of care. Which of the following tertiary resources is noted as having a mobile application?
A healthcare provider is looking for a mobile app to quickly access drug information at the point of care. Which of the following tertiary resources is noted as having a mobile application?
A researcher wants to use a controlled vocabulary specific to drugs for searching biomedical literature. Which resource provides Emtree terms?
A researcher wants to use a controlled vocabulary specific to drugs for searching biomedical literature. Which resource provides Emtree terms?
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Micromedex
Micromedex
Answers questions on product info, drug interactions, and toxicology. Finds dosing info, including off-label uses.
Clinical Pharmacology
Clinical Pharmacology
Online database to search drug information.
Print tertiary sources (general)
Print tertiary sources (general)
Great starting point of drug information and basic drug information questions.
PubMed
PubMed
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Embase
Embase
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International Pharmaceutical Abstracts
International Pharmaceutical Abstracts
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Cochrane Library
Cochrane Library
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Study Notes
- Tertiary sources answer general questions about products, interactions, compatibility, identification, comparisons, toxicology, and disease, but can be outdated.
Micromedex
- Used for general product information, drug interactions, IV compatibility, and drug identification.
- Also useful for drug comparison, toxicology, disease information, and dosing.
- Can provide dosing for off-label uses supported by literature and has a mobile app.
Clinical Pharmacology
- An online tertiary database that provides drug information.
Lexicomp
- An online tertiary database that provides drug information.
Print Tertiary Sources
- Useful for standard of care information and answering basic questions.
- Covers product information, adverse effects, compounding, formulations, interactions, toxicology, and dosing.
Secondary Sources
- Secondary sources are useful for researching new topics or drugs with limited published literature or finding preliminary research.
PubMed
- A biomedical literature database using MeSH (medical subject headings).
- Uses pharmacological actions for searching and is a core database for searching.
Embase
- A biomedical literature database with more international journals than PubMed.
- Features a pharmacovigilance tool and special drug searching tools.
- Its controlled vocabulary is called Emtree terms and is a core database for searching.
International Pharmaceutical Abstracts
- Contains conference abstracts and proceedings.
Web of Science
- Contains conference abstracts and proceedings.
- Useful for researching new topics or drugs with limited published literature.
- A core database for searching.
Cochrane Library
- Considered the gold standard for systematic reviews.
- Contains many controlled trials.
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