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.

 

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Selected terminology used for keywords:

Keywords used

Keywords not used, unless they are in the title

Type of article

 

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

 

 

 

Population

 

Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Pregnancy, Lactation, Male, Female, Gender, Ethnic

Children, kids, infants, elderly, etc.

 

 

Content Terminology& Abbreviations

 

ACEI

Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors

Adherence

Compliance

ADR (without an “s”)

Side effect, adverse event, adverse drug reaction etc.

ARB

Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers

CAD

Coronary Artery Disease

Combination therapy

Association, dual, etc.

COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

CHF

Congestive Heart Failure

DVT

Deep Venous Thromboembolism

Drug Interaction (without an “s”)

 

French

Français

GI

Gastro-intestinal

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

LMWH

Low Molecular Weight Heparin

MRSA

Methicillin-resistant staph aureus

MI

Myocardial Infarction

Taper

Tapering, decreasing, gradual decrease, etc.

VTE

Venous Thromboembolism