Evidence Based Guidelines

Need to find out more about the disease pathobiology your drug is targeting?

Consider using Evidence Based Guidelines, Summaries and Support Systems

See our ACQ Subject Guide

Focus:

Evidence Based ResourcesThe second tab of the ACQ Guide suggests some good evidence based resources to try

Let’s explore two of these for reviewing the disease the drug Peramivir targets - Influenza

Designed and built as a decision-support tool at the point of care.

Latest research, evidence, guidelines and expert opinion combined in a single source.

Covering prevention, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.

Look to the overview monograph for condition background, pathophysiology, history and evaluation.

Provides disease topic pages with information about epidemiology, risk factors and treatments.

Also a source for a large collection of medical ebooks and journals with links to Medline.

Easy key word searching with capacity to sort results by source, study type or treatment specialisation.

Begin typing your disease focus to view a range of recommended terms used within this database

Notice results identify source type – look for results that provide a consolidation of evidence – that is sources higher up the hierarchy of evidence

Exploring an available “Disease Overview” can be a good starting point. Note the focus on “Related Drugs”

Use the available limits to focus on specific types of evidence on your disease

Such as a highly relevant systematic review

Or focus on Treatment Guidelines

Try a search for your disease AND drug for specific references