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Overview
Welcome to the research guide for the College of Pharmacy and Department of Pharmacology. Tabs along the left side of this page contain the best sources for finding journal articles, drug information, & point of care resources.
If you've been searching & can't find what you're looking for, feel free to give us a call! we can:
- Help with your literature searches
- Provide one-on-one advice about your research topic
- Teach you advanced techniques for database searching
- Assist you to set up auto alerts for selected search strategies & TOC updates
- Orient you to the array of library resources available through UM
- Teach you about citation management tools, such as EndNote, Mendeley, or Zotero, that can save you time when collecting citations & formatting your citations & bibliographies
The Urban Institute created this guide to serve as a vital resource for advocates and other changemakers tackling the profound inequities in the US health care system. The guide establishes a common understanding of the complex health care landscape, with diverse stakeholders driven by incentives and regulations.
Guide to Equity in the US Health Care System: https://urbn.is/3x3DoYZ
The Pharmacy Services section can be found here: https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/2024-05/Guide_to_Equity_in_Pharmacy_Services.pdf
A new article on machine learning, pediatrics, and prescribing.
Iancu A, Leb I, Prokosch H-U, et al. Machine learning in medication prescription: a systematic review. Int J Med Inform. 2023;180:105241. doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105241.
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Machine learning in medication prescription: a systematic reviewPediatric medication management, in particular, requires precise dosing based on a wide range of variables including age, weight, and metabolism. This review sought to evaluate existing machine learning algorithms for medication dosing to determine which algorithms may perform best for children. Algorithms based on regression methods or decision trees performed best, but, because only 1 of the 36 studies were pediatric, significant further research is required.
Need to easily find information about a drug that is established but is now being used in new ways? Use the MeSH term Drug Repositioning. It includes "drug rescue" and "drug repurposing" as well. For a more thorough search, consider adding keywords such as: agent*, molecul*, repurpos*, reposition*, rescue, recycling.
Drug Repositioning is an Emtree term in Embase as well.
College of Pharmacy Faculty Research Profiles
Michigan Experts is an expertise portal that promotes interdisciplinary clinical & translational research.
- Michigan Experts - Pharmacy & PharmacologyIncludes a list of experts, research units, & publications (not comprehensive).
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-based effort to create & maintain a registry of unique research identifiers. Using a transparent method of linking research activities & outputs to these identifiers, that supports automated linkages between you & your professional activities helps ensure that your work is recognized.
Other Resources
- Basic Sciences (Health Sciences) (research guide)Information on protocols, genome-specific resources, gene & protein resources, training opportunities, & more.
- Chemistry (research guide)Includes links to Beilstein/Gmelin/Patent Chemistry and SciFinder.
- Health Statistics (research guide)A comprehensive guide to finding local, national, & global health & health care statistics.
- Pharmaceutical EngineeringFrom the College of Engineering.