2 Remove Unneeded Terms

Now that you have your list of needed class and drug names, look over the list.

• Remove any unneeded words.
• Have you removed  the following?  If not, do so now.
  • salt names (magnesium, soldium, etc.)
  • duplicate listings of the same name
  • words like drugs, agents, medications

Authors do not always include such words when they refer to a drug class and including all the synonyms for the ‘drug’-like term/s (drug, drugs, medication, medications, agent, agents, therapy, therapies, etc) is a challenge best avoided.

• • trademark symobls ( ^® )
  • words indicating specific types of preparations (tablet, capsule, Solutab, I.V., IV, over-the-counter, OTC, 24 hr, extended-release)

Have you included the trade names —

Vimovo, Prevpac?

These are drug combination preparations. Don’t include them in your search.