Lesson 3-9: Pharmaprojects (File 128/928)

Key Drug Pipeline Databases on Dialog
Lesson 3:
Pharmaprojects
(File 128/928)

• Objectives
• About Pharmaprojects
• Why Pharmaprojects?
• The Record
• Exercises
• Summary
• Glossary
• Print Tips
• About the Icons

Links to Other Lessons:

• Lesson 1: Drug Pipeline Directory Basics

• Lesson 2: IMS R&D Focus (File 445/955)

• Lesson 3: Pharmaprojects (File 128/928)

• Lesson 4: Adis R&D Insight (File 107/907)

• Lesson 5: Prous Databases (Files 452,453,458,459)

• Lesson 6: Course Wrap-up

• TOC

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Lesson 3: Pharmaprojects (File 128/928)

Summary

The information contained in this Lesson gives you a complete picture of Pharmaprojects (File 128/928). This database provides us with a comprehensive and informative look at a drug as it moves through the drug pipeline.

File 128 is especially strong in that it has one of the best coverages of biotechnological products, new formulation and combination under development anywhere in the world. Because Pharmaprojects provides detailed event histories of drugs, this file is excellent for setting up Alerts to keep track of major changes in a compound’s progress.

The chart below identifies important parts of the record for File 128. We will continue to add to this chart as we review the other databases in the drug pipeline in subsequent lessons.

Database Features IMS R&D Focus*
(File 445/955) Pharmaprojects (Files 128/928)

Drug Name X X

Trade Name X X²

Originator X X

Licensee/Licensor X X

Patent Assignee X

CAS® Registry Number X X

Laboratory Code X X²

Pharmacological Action X X

Pharmacokinetics X

Therapeutic Class Code X X

Target data X

Clinical Indications X X

Nomenclature X

Molecular formula X

Molecular code X

New Entity X

Current Development Status X X

Development History X X

Abstract X X

Text X¹ X

Chemical Structure Images X X

Chemical Name X X

Synthesis

Substance Origin/Material of Origin X X

References

* Database includes Profile record and news record
¹ Text includes Commercial, Scientific, Patent summaries.
² Drug name includes trade name, chemical name, laboratory code, generic name.

If you have reviewed the chart for File 128, and understand the content of this database, go to Lesson 4 in which we will discuss File 107—Adis R&D Insight.

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