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PHARMD GURU Page 1 Whether you’re on a drug information, community, or hospital rotation, these 7 steps will help you provide the best possible answer to any medication question. 1)SECURE REQUESTOR DEMOGRAPHICS: It’s important to know your audience, as your response technique may differ depending on whether the question comes from a health care professional or a patient. For example, you’d use the word “renal” with a pharmacist and “kidney” with a patient. It’s always best to inquire how the requestor would like the information delivered (e.g., phone or fax), as this will help ensure adequate follow-up. 2)OBTAIN BACKGROUND INFORMATION: This is historically the most difficult step because you must act as a detective. Determine whether it’s a general or patient-specific question, and then identify resources the requestor has already consulted to help facilitate the process. For patient-specific questions, it’s important to inquire about pregnancy, weight, and renal function. 3)DETERMINE AND CATEGORIZE THE QUESTION: If a pharmacist requests information about whether a patient who’s breastfeeding can take amoxicillin, this would be classified as a lactation question. Various categories may include pregnancy, drug interaction, pharmacy law, or pill identification. 4)DEVELOP A STRATEGY AND CONDUCT A SEARCH: First, begin with tertiary literature, which is a compilation of primary literature. This may include text books like Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation or drug information databases like Clinical Pharmacology or Lexicomp. Next, consult your secondary literature resources, which is the path to primary literature. Secondary resources include PubMed and EMBASE, which will enable you to locate primary literature or original research. It’s important to use reputable resources when researching. When using websites, be sure to consult ones ending in .gov or .org. SYSTEMATIC APPROACH IN ANSWERING DI QUERIES