Objectives:
- Students will recognize problems in errant drug keyword searches.
- Students will correct, if necessary, any errors in their own asciminib search strategies.
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Required video
Those who received a “great job” comment on their FSA1 assignment can skip the video and proceed to the material and exercises below. All others are required to watch the video.
asciminib keyword search video. 
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Objective 1. Students will recognize problems in errant drug keyword searches.
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Review and apply the tips for troubleshooting a drug keyword search.
Tips for troubleshooting drug keyword searches are listed below. Apply the tips as you work on the “What’s wrong with the following searches” exercises. Then apply the tips as you complete the “FSA 1 corrected” assignment.
Tips for troubleshooting drug keyword searches
Are all the needed names present?
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- Is the English generic name present?
- Are the foreign generic names present?
Ex: If asciminib (asciminib*) is not truncated, three, foreign generic names must be present in a niltoinib search. If asciminib* is present, one foreign generic name must be present in the search. This foreign generic name is listed in Martindale’s as an alternatively-spelled synonym.
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- Is a single form of each of the CAS registry numbers present? Hyphens are always present in a CAS number.
There are two CAS registry numbers for asciminib. One for asciminib and one for asciminib hydrochloride. Both should be included in the single search strategy that you create.
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- Are two forms of each investigational name represented in the search? A hyphenated form and a version without the hyphen (and without any spaces) should be present.
Ex. Asciminib has a several investigational names listed in Martindale’s. Two versions of each of these names (or truncated terms that will retrieve two versions of each of these names) must be present in an exhaustive, “asciminib” search.
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- Are all brand names present?
Ex. Asciminib is marketed in many countries, but as of 05/2025, a single brand name was being used for this drug.
- Are any multi-word names (any names that contain spaces) enclosed in quotes?
- Is each name separated from the adjacent name by an OR
- Are the ORs separated from each adjacent name by a space?
- Is the entire list of ORed names enclosed in parentheses?
- Were any “quoted phrases not found” by PubMed? If so, have the quotes been removed and any spaces replaced by hyphens?
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What’s wrong with the following searches?
As shown in the video, the error-free, asciminib search retrieved 251 results on 05/28/2025.
( The search strategy below retrieved 34 results on 05/28/2025. All are relevant.)
(“asciminibu*” OR “asciminibi” OR “1492952-76-7” OR “2119669-71-3” OR “ABL-001*” OR “NVP-ABL001” OR “ABL001*” OR “NVPABL001” OR “Scemblix”)
The search below retrieved 0 results on 05/28/2025.
(“asciminib*” OR “1492952-76-7 OR “2119669-71-3” OR “ABL*” OR “NVP-ABL001” OR “NVPABL001” OR “scemblix”)
( The search strategy below retrieved 0 results on 05/28/2025.)
(“asciminib*” OR “1492952-76-7 OR “2119669-71-3” OR “ABL*” OR “NVP-ABL001” OR “NVPABL001” OR “scemblix”)
(The search below retrieved 1 result on 05/28/2025.)
(Asciminib;asciminibi;asciminibum;1492952-76-7; 2119669-71-3;ABL-001*;NVP-ABL001;ABL001*;NVPABL001;Scemblix)
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(The search below retrieved 33,278 results on 05/28/2025. Most have nothing to do with asciminib.)
(“asciminib*” OR “1492952-76-7” OR “2119669-71-3” OR “ABL*” OR “NVP-ABL001” OR “NVPABL001” OR “scemblix”)
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Assignment and Objective 2. Students will correct, if necessary, any errors in their own asciminib search strategies
- Work with one or two other members of your class.
If you don’t know of another classmate who’s ready to work on checking assignments, you may, instead of working with a classmate, list and correct any errors in the following “sample search” in addition to listing problems with and correcting your own search.
(AsciminibOR asciminibiOR asciminibumOR 1492952-76-7OR 2119669-71-3OR ABL-001*OR NVP-ABL001OR ABL001* ORNVPABL001 ORScemblix)
- Check your own asciminib search and another classmate’s asciminib search for errors.
- List and correct any errors in your own and your classmate’s assignments.
- Submit your work through Canvas as your “FSA1 corrected” assignment. Be sure to include the following in your Word document:
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- Your name
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- The name of the classmate who co-checked your assignment and whose assignment you checked or a mention of using the sample search.
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- Your original asciminib search strategy, list of errors found in your original asciminib search strategy, and your corrected asciminib search strategy.
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- Your classmate’s search strategy or the sample search, the list of errors found in that search, the corrected search.
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Questions, Problems, Text Errors?
Before you leave, …
- Do you have any questions or do you feel that clarification of some aspect of the materials would be helpful?
- Have you noticed any errors or problems with course materials that you’d like to report?
- Do you have any other comments?
If so, you can submit questions, comments, corrections, and concerns a to Cindy Schmidt at cmschmidt@unmc.edu.
