Remington Education: Drug Information & Literature Evaluation teaches students how to effectively and efficiently locate and analyze up-to-date drug information and literature. It succinctly examines key drug information and literature-evaluation principles - the proper approach for answering drug/health information questions, tertiary and secondary resources, and practice guideline, systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Every chapter includes self-assessment questions; answers are located at the back of the book.
1. Answering Medication and Health Information Questions; 2. Tertiary Resources; 3. Secondary Resources; 4. Internet Resources; 5. Evaluating Clinical Studies - Step 1: What Type of Study Is It?; 6. Evaluating Clinical Studies - Step 2: The Journal, Authors, and Study Purpose; 7. Evaluating Clinical Studies - Step 3: Methods Used; 8. Evaluating Clinical Studies - Step 4: Statistical Analyses; 9. Evaluating Clinical Studies - Step 5: Results, Interpretation and Conclusions; 10. Evaluating Clinical Studies - Step 6: Putting It All Together; 11. Equivalence and Noninferiority Studies; 12. Practice Guidelines, Systematic Reviews, and Meta-Analyses.
