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| primary literature definition |
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| original publication and consists of research studies, case reports, editorial sna letters to the editor; detiled description of the study design, methodology and scientific results |
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| advantages of primary literature |
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| curretn, original and "cutting-edge; pertains to patient-oritnetd, evidence-based medicine; unbiased views and suggestions to improve the quality of the report |
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| examples of primary literature |
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| articles presented in new england journal of medicine, journal of the american medical association, archives of internal medicine, annals of internal medicine, lancet, british medical journal and more. |
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| disadvantages of primary literature |
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| flaws in study methodology may lead to inaccurate conclusions; inappropriate statistical analysis; kowledge of scientific methods and stats is necessary and may take time before wide acceptance |
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| utilizing primary literature |
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| cautious, careful and conservative, is it peer-reviewed? be sure all aspect are understood, patient population mentioned corresponds to your practice population, case reports only relate to one patient, not a whole pt pop |
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| define secondary literature |
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| compile by indexing and abstracting services; bibliographic info by topic; databases each with own scope, look, fee, and features to make it easy for he user to search the database |
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| utilizing secondary literature |
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| each has its own focus, and collects a certain field about a disease, drug info or literature; sometimes you need a subscription to get access, provides author, title of the work, location and date of the publication, can use clinical medical librarians if not well acquainted with the medical subject headings; "find it at UMKC" button |
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| advantages of secondary literature |
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| quick access, large scope and/or concise info; peer reviewed; updated info can be sent periodically |
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| disadvantages of secondary literature |
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| publication adn inclusion from days to weeks; number of journals indexed depends on scope; must be proficient at sifting through search techniques; utilize specific search terms and be proficient with a particular database's search techniques |
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| examples of secondary literature |
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| OVID, Medline, The Medical letter, Iowa Drug information Service, International pharmaceutical abstracts, The Chochrane Library (collaboration) |
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| collection of scientific, medical and technical databases |
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| abstracting and evaluatin service that reviews recently approved medications, drug classes and lists current treatment options |
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| over 4000 journals of iternational biomedical literature; abstracitng service |
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| Iowa Drug Information Service |
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| articles relevant to drugs and treatment of disease from approximately 200 journals |
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| international pharmaceutical abstracts |
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| extensive list of indexed info pertaining to international pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences |
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| assessment of the literature on particular health care topics; complete and thorough literature review |
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| define tertiary literature |
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| genearlly well-established info that is approved and accepted by the FDA, or well founded in the primary care literature; textbooks on various drugs or disease topics or review articles that thoroughly summarize a particular topic |
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| advantages of tertiary literature |
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| convenient and accessible, drug info on specific subjects, well accepted in medical practice |
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| disadvantages of tertiary literature |
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| time passes before the info is available; space limitations; emphasize limited info about a topic/drug; may present info that is based on less than thorough review; may not be referenced appropriately; may not be the most accurate and reliable; any updated info may need to be inserted into the printed copy |
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| evaluation of tertiary literature |
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| assess the text for timeliness; assess consistency by comparing info to aother text; evaluate credentials of author; check the resource's references |
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| pharmacology and drug info resources |
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| goodman and gillman's pharmacological basis of therapeutics; basic and clinical pharmacology; american hospital formulary service; drug facts and comparisons; handbook on injectable drugs; drug info handbook; handook of clinical drug data; martindale: the complete drug reference; micromedex; clinical pharmacology; physician's desk reference; USPDI volume I: drug info for the health care provider; drug topics red book |
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| drug interaction resources |
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| drug interaction facts; hansten and horn's drug interaction analysis and management |
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| medical and pharmacy therapeutics resources |
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| the washington manual of medical therapeutics; applied therapeutics: the clinical use of drugs; pharmacotherapy: a phathophysiologic approach; textbook of therapeutics: drug and disease management |
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| information on drug side effects |
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| meyler's side effects on drugs |
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| drug information resources for special patient populations |
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| harriet lane handbook: a manual for pediatrics house officers; handbook of comonly prescribed pediatric drugs; handbook of geriatric drug therapy; drug prescribing in renal failure; drugs in pregnancy and lacttion; cancer chemotherapy handbook; the review of natural products; natural standard database |
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| other information resources |
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| remington: the science and practice of pharmacy; USPDI volume II: advice for the patient; USPDI volume III; approved drug products and legal requirements |
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| drug information and poison control centers |
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| UMKC drug information center; poison control centers: kansas-mid-america poison control center; cardinal glennon children's hospital poison center |
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| goodman and gillman's pharmacological basis of therapeutics |
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| action, absorption distribution and metabolism |
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| basic and clinical pharmacology |
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| complete and comprehensive general pharmacology text |
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| american hospital formulary service |
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| FDA approved and non-labeled uses; dosage and usage sections |
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| drug facts and comparisons |
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| FDA approved drugs and investigational and orphan agents; legend and OTC listings |
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| handbook on injectable drugs |
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| drug stability and compatibility |
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| drug information handbook |
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| drugs by generic name; algorithms and tables of vrious information |
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| handbook of clinical drug data |
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| drug info; listings of drugs by class; tables and disease state sections |
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| martindale: the complete drug reference |
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| foreign drug information; obscure information and for names of drugs in other countries |
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| pharmacology, therapeutics, poison info, etc. |
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| extensive, peer-reviewed, urrent, accurate drug info; full-text info on generic, brand, herbal or investigational drugs |
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| physician's desk reference |
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| usage and dosage info only as approved by the FDA; pictures and tablet and capsule marking for some drugs |
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| USPDI volume I: drug info for the health care provider |
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| FDA approved and som non-label uses; auxiliary labeling |
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| wholesale prices or legend and OTC; manufacturer's phone numbers; "do not crush or chew" list |
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| drug/drug and dru/food interaction as well as clinical significance |
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| hansten and horn's drug interaction analysis nd management |
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| introductory chapter provides discussion on mechanisms for drug interactions |
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| the washington manual of medical therapeutics |
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| treatment of disease states and medical emergencies; charts and tables |
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| applied therapeutics: the clinical use of drugs |
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| pathophysiology and pharmacotherapeutics in a case presentation format; drug therapy |
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| pharmacotherapy: a pathophysiologic approach |
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| pathophys and treatment of disease; drug therapy |
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| textbook of therapeutics: drug and disease management |
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| drug and disease management; disease gropus |
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| meyler's side effects of drugs |
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| lists and discusses side effect with drug therapy; index by drug and adverse drug reaction |
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| harriet lane handbook: a manual for pediatrics house officers |
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| pocket guide to pediatrics, including drug dosing |
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| handbook of commonly prescribed pediatric drugs |
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| handbook of geriatric drug therapy |
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| alphabetically by drug name |
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| drugs prescribing in renal failure |
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| all aspects of drug dosing in renal failure including recommended dosages of individual drugs |
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| drugs in pregnancy and lactation |
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| all aspects of drug dosing in pregnancy and lactation |
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| cancer chemotherapy handbook |
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| pharmacology and use of chemotherapeutic agents |
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| the review of natural products |
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| referenced, evaluated, factual info about natural products |
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| natural standard database |
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| online in full text; alternative, complementary and integrative medicine |
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| remington: the science andpractice of pharmacy |
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| the practice of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences |
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| acts and regulations; A and B ratings; older drugs and discontinued drugs |
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| great wisdom and clinical "pearls"; out of date, biased; make sure it makes good medical sense and best evidence, and experience parallels patient population |
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| needs to be reviewed very carefully for author or organization bias |
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| hospital based treatment plans |
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| ensure that patients with certain problems are treated correctly ad uniformly; conform to what is currently recommended |
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| excellent drug info source; only a licenses pharmacise not a technician or student; ask which resources they utilized |
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| may be very biased; always ask that it be backed up by sound scientific evidence |
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