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INFORMATION SOURCES ABOUT MEDICINES


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LIFELONG STUDY OF PHARMACOLOGY
̶Research and development of new drugs
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̶Every year, around 40 new medicines get market authorization worldwide
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̶Most physicians prescribe medications that were not known at the time of their study/graduation
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̶Misleading information/fake news/hoaxes vs reliable information

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ESSENTIAL INFORMATION SOURCES
̶SPC/SmPC = Summary of product characteristics
̶Written by marketing authorization holder (manufacturer), approved by regulatory authority (e.g.
EMA)
̶UK: Electronic medicines compendium
̶CZE: SUKL database – english version
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In Czech:
̶Pharmindex Brevíř/Breviary (Medical Tribune)
̶Information system „AISLP“ (part of Czech IT systems in hospitals, doctor‘s offices)
̶Czech Pharmacopoeia (Český lékopis)

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FREE INTERNATIONAL SOURCES
̶European Medicines Agency (EMA)
http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/
̶Drugs.com (incl. drugs interactions checker)
https://www.drugs.com/
̶PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
̶Medscape
https://www.medscape.com/

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PAID INTERNATIONAL SOURCES
̶Dynamed https://www.dynamed.com/home
̶Lexicomp https://online.lexi.com/lco/action/login
̶Micromedex https://www.micromedexsolutions.com
̶Up-to-date https://www.uptodate.com/home
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̶MUNI sometimes grants short-term „testing access“:
https://ezdroje.muni.cz/prehled/index.php?lang=en&type=abecedne
̶MUCL Services https://kuk.muni.cz/?page=87&lang=english