Drug and Chemical Information – On Demand: 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. 

This training is part of the Drug and Chemical Information: On Demand series. See also: 

• Drug and Chemical Information – On Demand: Using, Providing, and Prescribing Medications 
• Drug and Chemical Information – On Demand: Exploring New Drug Research 

Registration Opens June 30: https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class-catalog/drug-and-chemical-information-demand 

Learning Objectives

1. Select whether PubChem, Bookshelf, LactMed, LiverTox, or PubMed is the appropriate resource to use based on an information need
2. Locate a drug’s adverse effects or toxicity information in PubChem, LactMed, LiverTox, or PubMed
3. Use PubChem to find drug and chemical interactions, structures, and properties
4. Locate toxicological reviews in Bookshelf

Agenda

• Searching PubChem 
• Searching LactMed 
• Searching LiverTox 
• Searching Bookshelf 
• Searching PubMed  

MLA CE Credits: 2