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Re: Saunders Pharmaceutical Word Book - Lisa

Posted: Mar 19, 2013

What is the resource you will all use for generic/trademark drugs now that this book will no longer be published? I will miss this reference.

I never found that book - any more useful

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than the many (free) resources available via the internet. Saunders liked to trumpet that it was reliable and authoritative, but in my experience it was no more accurate than most of the websites, and many of them have the added benefit of being interactive. There are a lot of alternatives. After a while, you'll wonder why you ever spent the money on that overpriced book.

Now I Use - JT

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I loved my Saunders. Nowadays, though I use drugs.com. It is quite reliable.

I NEVER recommend just doing a Google--you can come up with all sorts of misinformation.

Any reasonably intelligent - and properly trained

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MT should be able to identify and reject the dubious information that can turn up in any internet search. There is a wealth of accurate information available at the click of a mouse. There is no need to spend far too much money for a book that is obsolete as soon as it arrives.

Do Not Agree With Post - See Msg

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I think anyone can get bad info on a Google and not realize it. If there is a new drug out and it is misspelled on a general Google search and/or the mg is incorrect, there is no way the best of MTs would catch it.

MTs need to rely on specific sites that are approved by the company they work for.

I really do not care whether - you agree with me

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or not. Your agreement or lack thereof has no effect on my life. But thank you for sharing.

to jump into the fray - research

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I believe new MTs should purchase books until they begin to digest and retain the information in them. The more information about disease processes they absorb, the better they can sift through the kernels from the chaff.

Once they are more seasoned (and even during their early tenure), I highly recommend weaning to reliable web sourced sites such as the FDA drug searchable site (http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/) and the Monthly Prescribing Reference (http://www.empr.com/).

Part of becoming a good MT is learning to distinguish what information is valid and what is not, and doing a Google search alone does not a good MT make. (I am talking about drugs here - not manufacturers of devices.)

Listening to a single-minded defeatist view trains no-one in anything.

sorry... - jmo

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but "the best of MTs" can easily differentiate between reliable and unreliable information obtained online. The ability to research is an old-fashioned skill; few people under 40 can do it. No one under 30 can do it at all.

I'm under 30 - and I beg to differ

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"No one under 30 can do it at all." I don't know who you think you are, but even younger people have the ability to thoroughly research, not only using the internet, but also using books, magazines, dictionaries, encyclopedias, peer-reviewed publications, etc. I know several other people who are younger than 30 who excel at this ability as well.

Capitalization of said drugs - Lisa

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I found it very helpful as most of the sites do not show the trademarked spelling. For instance, MiraLAX. I want to spend the least amount of time on research as it takes away from my line count. Twenty years in the business and have no problem paying for good references which help production.

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