OVRDIS Drug Information Database
To search the database,
enter one or two words that describe the information you are looking for, and
separate them with a space, not a comma. You can include boolean
operators (AND, OR, NOT) and wildcards (* and ?) in your searches. For
example entering *menop* will
find you entries that contain the following words; premenopause, postmenopause, menopausal, menopause, etc.
Use ADR, not side effects or
adverse events…for more examples of terminology,
please refer to the table below the search box.
Click the "Search" button to start the search.
Selected
terminology used for keywords:
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Keywords
used |
Keywords
not used, unless they are in the title |
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Type of article |
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Review, case report, clinical trial,
editorial, consensus, supplement,
editorial, intervention study, cohort study, chart review, letter, abstract, guidelines,
survey, patient information, meta analysis, commentary, retrospective, short
review, electronic access |
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Population |
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Pediatrics, Geriatrics,
Pregnancy, Lactation, Male, Female, Gender, Ethnic |
Children, kids, infants, elderly, etc. |
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Content Terminology& Abbreviations |
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ACEI |
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
Inhibitors |
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Adherence |
Compliance |
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ADR (without an “s”) |
Side effect, adverse event, adverse drug
reaction etc. |
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ARB |
Angiotensin II Receptor
Blockers |
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CAD |
Coronary Artery Disease |
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Combination therapy |
Association, dual, etc. |
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COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
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CHF |
Congestive Heart Failure |
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DVT |
Deep Venous Thromboembolism |
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Drug Interaction (without an
“s”) |
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French |
Français |
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GI |
Gastro-intestinal |
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HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
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LMWH |
Low Molecular Weight Heparin |
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MRSA |
Methicillin-resistant staph aureus |
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MI |
Myocardial Infarction |
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Taper |
Tapering, decreasing, gradual decrease, etc. |
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VTE |
Venous Thromboembolism |