PY1 Searching Assignment
Choose a drug (generic or brand name) to use in completing the following exercises. Please email the assignment to libteach@llu.edu
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Exercise 1: Construct a search in PubMed (using your drug) that will find articles with the following elements present: clinical trial, published in the last 5 years, in adults 19-44 years.
Record (or copy and paste) a complete citation for one of the articles:
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Exercise 2: Using Clinical Pharmacology, identify any interactions with your drug.
Record (or copy and paste) at least one possible interaction:
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Exercise 3: In Facts & Comparisons, search the monographs for your drug. Briefly examine the monograph, especially for administration and dosage.
Record (or copy and paste) a normal adult dosage:
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Exercise 4: In Micromedex, use the main search box and search for your drug.
Record (or copy and paste) either the synonyms or the chemical name:
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