EBM I Assignment Guide for Anhui University Students (Archived): Tertiary Resources Assignment

Definitions of Rubric Components:

• Black Box Warning Definition
  • Delong C, Preuss CV. Black Box Warning. [Updated 2023 Feb 11]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538521/
• Contraindication Definition

  • National Cancer Institute. [Internet]. 2023. NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms: Contraindication. [Cited 2023 May 15]; [1 screen]. Available from: https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/contraindication .

• When searching, the medication may be available as systemic, ophthalmic, topical etc. Choose the systemic version unless the question states otherwise. 
• See the Population Health Medical Tertiary Resources lecture slides. It includes screenshots on how to use the different resources.
• Where to find the updated date for a drug monographs citation?
  • Lexi-Comp and MicroMedex - The data is at the end of the monograph after the reference section. 
  • AccessMedicine and AccessPharmacy - The information is not provided so you can leave it out of the citation.
  • ClinicalKey - The information is not provided so you can leave it out of the citation.
  • UpToDate - The information is not provided so you can leave it out of the citation.
  • DailyMed - The date is at the top of the monograph to the right of the words drug label information

Answer questions 1 - 4 using one of these resources.

See the Lexi-Drugs monograph within Lexi-Comp Online to answer both parts of the question. The preparations section provides pricing information and whether there is a generic version of the drug available.  A drug may have a generic name but not be available as a generic drug.

To answer this question, you will need to utilize the Comparative Effectiveness database within the Natural Medicine database. Click on databases at the top of the home page. Choose the Comparative Effectiveness database. Do not use the regular herbal monograph. The database is organized by the disease/condition.