Use these tutorials to learn how to find drug and chemical information using resources from the National Library of Medicine
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How to Find HSDB Data in PubChem
TOXNET data is moving to PubChem. This video shows you how to find HSDB-specific data in PubChem.
Sept. 12, 2019
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MP4 Video / YouTube Video
NCBI Minute: Integrating PubChem into Your Chemistry Teaching
PubChem is one of most visited chemistry web sites in the world with more than 2.9 million unique users per month. This NCBI Minute shows how you can integrate PubChem in your chemistry teaching as a cheminformatics education resource. In addition to learning about tools and services for search, analysis, and download of chemical information, you will see how PubChem has been incorporated in Cheminformatics OLCC (On-Line Chemistry Courses), an intercollegiate hybrid course.
May 10, 2018
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MP4 Video / YouTube Video
PubChem
This self-paced PubChem tutorial guides you through how to access chemical property and structure data that the hundreds of academic, government, and industrial sources contribute to PubChem.
Sept. 5, 2023
120 min(s)
HTML / Tutorial
Drug and Chemical Information 3. Exploring New Drug Research
This online, self-paced course is intended to introduce librarians to the NLM resources that provide drug and chemical information for healthcare professionals and researchers conducting systematic reviews or other in-depth research. Through hands-on exercises, learners will practice advanced PubMed search techniques using the MeSH vocabulary to find the latest research about drugs and chemicals, including clinical trials. Participants will practice their new skills in authentic problem-based scenarios focused on assisting library users with their clinical and research information needs.
July 14, 2023
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HTML / On-Demand Course
Drug and Chemical Information 1. Using, Providing and Prescribing Medications
This online, self-paced course introduces librarians to the NLM drug and chemical information for consumers and healthcare professionals. Hands-on exercises show learners how to locate safety information, medication side effects, and drug-drug or drug-food interactions in MedlinePlus.gov and how to find FDA labeling in DailyMed.gov. Authentic problem-based scenarios offer focused practice for learners who assist library users with their prescription medication, over-the-counter drug, and dietary supplement information needs.
July 14, 2023
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HTML / On-Demand Course
Drug and Chemical Information 2. Finding Properties, Effects, and Interactions
This online, self-paced course is intended to introduce librarians to the NLM resources that provide in-depth drug and chemical information, from adverse effects to molecular properties, for healthcare professionals and researchers. Through hands-on exercises, learners will practice locating chemical properties, including structures and interactions, in PubChem; toxicity information in LiverTox and LactMed; toxicological reviews in Bookshelf; and the latest research about adverse effects in PubChem. Participants will practice their new skills in authentic problem-based scenarios focused on assisting library users with their clinical and research information needs.
July 14, 2023
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HTML / On-Demand Course
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Drug Terminologies and RxNorm
This one-hour training session with videos and exercises is intended to introduce you to the basic concepts of medical terminologies, with a specific focus on NLM's drug terminology RxNorm.
Sept. 1, 2019
60 min(s)
HTML / On-Demand Course
A Brief Introduction to RxNav
RxNav is a web application powered by the RxNorm API. RxNav helps you search, browse, and navigate through several drug information sources, including RxNorm, RxTerms and MED-RT. RxNav can help you find drug names and codes from RxNorm's constituent vocabularies. This NLM Navigator will familiarize you with the basic layout and features of RxNav, and will show you how to search for, browse, and explore RxNorm data.
