Where

How

How can I know that what I find is very good?

can I find what I want?

SEARCHING TIPS:

Use specific unique terms

Specify your searching

keywords/terms

EXTENSION

USED FOR EASY SPECIFICATION

Adobe acrobat.

.pdf

Power Point .ppt

.pptx

Word .com

Animation .flv

.swf

Use root of word ex: walk not walking

Avoid capitalization , use small letters.

Don’t use common words

(a, an, the……….) and punctuation.

Key word

ex: hyperten*

(hypertension, hypertensive)

drug interaction= adverse effect

exam = assessment = test = quiz

important operations:

OR, AND, minus(-), quotation mark “ “

Variants

Related

Synonymous

Key word

SEARCHING ENGINE

don’t use .COM not official, use .EDU or .GOV.

General: google, yahoo.

Specific: pubmed, highwire, scirus, science direct,

google scholar

pubmed

highwire

scirus

science

direct

Google

scholar

DRUG:

www.Rxlist.com

VERY IMPORTANT WEB SITE:

www.PDR.net

DRUG:

www.drugs.com.

VERY IMPORTANT WEB SITE:

pharmacistsletter.therapeuticresearch.com

www.google.com.

Name of the drug . Prescription information

www.merckmanuals.com/professional/index.htm

MEDICAL INFORMATION

emedicine.medscape.com

CONSUMER MEDICAL INFORMATION:

www.medicinenet.com

www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

www.NHS.uk

PUBMED ADVANCE SEARCH:

PUBMED ADVANCE SEARCH:

PUBMED ADVANCE SEARCH:

Lippincott's,

Rang & Dale's Pharmacology

Katzung - Basic & Clinical Pharmacology

Goodman and Gilman's

BNF: British National Formulary

Martindale

PDR: Physicians' Desk Reference

Symptoms in the Pharmacy

non prescription drugs

Clinical pharmacology

HOPE YOU FIND WHAT YOU NEED