Learning Activities

I. Give a brief description of each internet resource; classify the internet resource according to
primary, secondary and tertiary resource and add a screenshot of the homepage of the internet
site indicated
1. Clinicaltrials.gov

Primary resource
ClinicalTrials.gov is a Web-based resource that provides patients, their family members,
health care professionals, researchers, and the public with easy access to information on
publicly and privately supported clinical studies on a wide range of diseases and conditions. The
Web site is maintained by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of
Health (NIH).

2. Fda.gov.ph
Primary, tertiary
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the national health product regulatory
agency created by Republic Act (RA3720), as amended by Executive Order No. 175 and RA
9711.
FDA regulates the drugs, medical devices, food, cosmetics and toys, and
Household/Urban Hazardous substances.

3. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Secondary
The International Journal of Pharmacy Practice (IJPP) is a Medline-indexed,
peer reviewed, international journal. It is one of the leading journals publishing
health services research in the context of pharmacy, pharmaceutical care,
medicines and medicines management.

4. PubMed
Secondary
Pubmed is a free resource supporting the search and retrieval of peer-reviewed literature
with a common goal of improving the quality of health worldwide

5. Cochrane Library

Secondary
A collection of databased that contain a variety of quality literature and evidences for
patients to help them about healthcare and decision making.

6. Access Pharmacy
Tertiary, secondary
Access Pharmacy provides access to pharmacy textbooks, multimedia works, and
videos all concerning the pharmacy practice all in one databases

7. Daily Med

Tertiary
Daily med is a website that provides easy to access information about drugs on the market
that is standard, up to date, and comprehensive resource of medication content.
 8. Facts and Comparisons Online

Tertiary
Is a source of information mainly used by pharmacists.

9. Micromedex

Tertiary
Delivered via a web portal, this comprehensive resource provides information about drug
info, toxicology, various diseases, patient care, etc. Micromedex has been one of the largest
databases in the industry and also helps in decision making in various areas in the drug
industry.
 10. Drugs.com

Secondary
A database powered by four medical information suppliers namely, Wolters Kluwer
Health, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Cerner Multum and IBM Warson
Micromedex.

II. What are the key points of an internet resource that should be evaluated?
Authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency, coverage, and appearance. The more “yes”
answers you have the higher the possibility that the website is of higher quality.
III. What are the Ten Key Questions to ask when evaluating a website?
. Is the design of the website aesthetically appealing and attractive?
2. Is the website developed with Responsive Design technology (HTML5)?
3. Does the website offer the proper incentives to site visitors?
4. Are the “call to action” elements designed and placed appropriately?
5. Is the website navigation easy to find and user-friendly?
6. How many “clicks” does it take to reach key site pages?
7. How compliant is the website with W3C coding standards?
8. Is the website cross-browser compatible?
7. How compliant is the website with W3C coding standards?
8. Is the website cross-browser compatible?
9. Is the website properly optimized for search engine results?
10. Does the website have enough and the proper content for search results

Learning Evaluation

1. A pharmacist is researching PUBMED about gabapentin for treatment of spasticity in a 36-

year-
old woman newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. If using the terms “gabapentin” AND
“spasticity,” which one of the following limit functions would best help narrow results and limit
erroneous results? Explain your Answer
a. Human only.
b. English only.
c. Human and English.
d. Clinical trials.

Human and English only, If he/she is looking for the best results for his/her patient
human and English would be the best limit function for it narrows everything to only what is
necessary for the this patient’s case, She is human of course so the logical choice would be for
humans only while English is ready available everywhere and most websites/studies support the
language for easier universal understanding.

References :

1. Clinicaltrials.gov. (n.d). Clinicaltrials.gov Background. Retrieved from

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/about-site/background

2. FDA. (n.d). About. Retrieved from

https://www.fda.gov.ph/about/
3. Wiley Online Library. (n.d). Journal List Menu. Retrieved from
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/20427174/homepage/productinformation.
Html

4. U.S National Library of Medicine. (n.d.) PubMed Overview. Retrieved from

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/pubmed.html

5. Cochrane Library. (n.d.). About the Cochrane Library: Cochrane Library. Retrieved
from https://www.cochranelibrary.com/about/about-cochrane-library

6. Herring P. (2016, September 27). A Review of AccessPharmacy. Retrieved from

https://dcdm.doody.com/2016/09/a-review-of-accesspharmacy/

7. Illumination Consulting. (2014, September 15). 10 Questions When Evaluating

Website Design. Retrieved from
http://illuminationconsulting.com/10-questions-ask-evaluating-quality-website/

8. HealthData.gov. (n.d.). DailyMed. Retrieved from

https://healthdata.gov/dataset/dailymed

9. Wolters Kluwer (n.d.). Facts & Comparisons® eAnswers. Retrieved from

https://www.wolterskluwercdi.com/facts-comparisons-online/

10. IBM (n.d.). Micromedex: Drug Information Application History & Evolution. Retrieved
from https://www.ibm.com/watson-health/learn/micromedex

11. Drugs.com (n.d.). About Drugs.com. Retrieved from

https://www.drugs.com/support/about.html