How to Search in e-CPS
Global Search Box
* wild card phrase (same as OCtopus searching)
Filters on the left, content types
- Drop-down Drugs & Conditions - ("Low back pain". Arthritis)
- Canadian statistics and pathophysiology, therapeutic choices, suggested readings, linked references
- Tip! Uncheck limits or they will stick for the next search
Menu Bar Options
- Drugs (ie. Naloxone/Narcan, Gleevec)
- Full monograph - Left menu Table of Contents
- Information for Patient (Patient Medication Information) (Summary, printable version)
- Can Select specific elements only to print
- Includes product image
Menu Tabs
Drugs
- Clinical Information
- Interactive Clinical Tools - Calculations & Dosing Tools, drug administration and food (ie. Grapefruit)
- Topics - Drugs in breastfeeding and/or pregnancy, complementary and alternative therapies
- Product Identification Tool - More than 1500 Canadian product images
- Tablet, round, orange, scored
- Tip! If you click the drug name, will not take you to the drug product monograph, you have to enter it into the global search box
- Drug Interactions - Verify drug interactions and allergies
- Drugs - Diazepam
- Oxycodone and Ibuprofen (then click analyze)
Conditions
- Therapeutic Choices
- Body system --> eye disorders --> glaucoma
- Alphabetical --> Acute bronchitis
- Minor Ailments - Information for patients (ie. conditions, cold sores)
- Alphabetical (ie. Cold Sores)
- Body system, gastrointestinal, assessment...
Resources
- Directories - Poison control centres, health organizations, support societies (with web links)
- Glossaries - Medical abbreviations
- Calculators - Body surface area and body weight
Advisories
- Advisories will pop-up at the top of drug monograph
- ie. Talc and ovarian cancer
APA Citation
- Example on LibGuide or APA Guide
- Drug Monograph from CPS Full Access database:
Canadian Pharmacists Association. (2016, February 19). Atacand. CPS Full Access. https://www.myrxtx.ca
In-text:
- First citation
(Canadian Pharmacists Association [CPhA], 2016)
- Subsequent citations
(CPhA, 2016)
- Drug monograph from CPS Full Access mobile app
Reference List
Canadian Pharmacists Association. (2016, February 19). Atacand. In CPS Full Access (Version 6.1.2.0) [Mobile app]. Google Play Store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=vspringboard.cpha.activity&hl=en_CA
In Text, first citation
(Canadian Pharmacists Association [CPhA], 2016)
In Text, subsequent citations
(CPhA, 2016)
