Drug and Chemical Information - On Demand: Updated and Refreshed Series

Drug and Chemical Information – On Demand is a revised series of self-paced courses designed to introduce you to National Library of Medicine (NLM) products that provide drug and chemical information for consumers, health care professionals, researchers, and clinicians, including information on drug side effects, interactions, chemical properties, and adverse effects.

The series is composed of three separate courses that blend hands-on activities, practice quizzes, and authentic problem-based scenarios to guide you through using MedlinePlus, DailyMed, Bookshelf, LiverTox, LactMed, PubChem, PubMed, and ClinicalTrials.gov to answer common library user questions. You can complete all three courses or just the ones you need.

Using, Providing, and Prescribing Medication

• Practice locating safety information, medication side effects, and drug-drug or drug-food interactions in MedlinePlus and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) labeling in DailyMed.
• Register here.

Finding Properties, Effects, and Interactions

• Practice locating chemical properties, including structures and interactions in PubChem; toxicity reviews in Bookshelf; toxicity information in LiverTox and LactMed; and the latest research about adverse effects in PubMed.
• Register here.

Exploring New Drug Research

• Practice advanced PubMed search techniques using the MeSH vocabulary to find the latest research about drugs and chemicals in PubMed and to locate clinical trials about a drug therapy in ClinicalTrials.gov.
• Register here.

Each class offers 2 Medical Library Association (MLA) continuing education credits. Additionally, each course qualifies for Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) Level 1 competencies including C3: Knowledge of Subject Matter and Resources, C4: Evaluation of Health Information, and C5: Communication, Reference, and Information.