A comparison of four toxicology resources in respect to rates of retrieval and time required

Yokel, Robert A.; Sigell, Leonard T.; Nelson, E. Don

doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(78)80097-3

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“…Thirty‐seven studies were excluded from this review 25–61 . Eighteen studies compared data sources for other drug information, 26,29–33,37,38,42,45,52,53,55,57–61 eight did not present the results for identifying information on adverse effects, 25,27,28,40,41,47,51,54 eight were descriptive studies, 34,35,39,44,46,49,50,56 two studies did not contain enough information 43,48 and one study included consumer information sources only 36 …”

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Sources of information on adverse effects: a systematic review

Golder

Loke

2010

Health Info Libraries J

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Background: Systematic reviews can provide accurate and timely information on adverse effects. An essential part of the systematic review process is a thorough search of the literature. This often requires searching many different sources. However, it is unclear which sources are most effective at providing information on adverse effects. Objective: To identify and summarise studies that have evaluated sources of information on adverse effects. Methods: Studies were located by searching in 10 databases as well as by reference checking, hand searching, citation searching and contacting experts. Results: A total of 6218 citations were retrieved yielding 19 studies which met the inclusion criteria. The included studies tended to focus on the adverse effects of drug interventions and compare the relative value of different sources using the number of relevant references retrieved from searches of each source. However, few studies were conducted recently with a large sample of references. Conclusions: This review suggests that EMBASE, Derwent Drug File, MEDLINE and industry submissions may potentially provide the greatest number of relevant references for information on adverse effects of drugs. However, a systematic evaluation of the current value of different sources of information for adverse effects is urgently required.

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confidence: 99%

Sources of information on adverse effects: a systematic review

Golder

Loke

2010

Health Info Libraries J

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“…7 [7][8][9] Several comparisons of the utility of these resources in answering drug information questions have been published. [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Likewise, a research group has evaluated the utility of electronic drug information resources for answering questions received in decentralized pharmacies. 8 However, to my knowledge, no published studies have addressed the ability of references and databases to answer herbal-related questions received in clinical settings.…”

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