Brief Description- Therapeutic category searches yield lists of investigation drugs at the broadest level. Thinking of the searching process as a funnel, the therapeutic category search is the top of the funnel yielding the greatest number of investigational drugs per list. From there one may continue to drill down by individual drug or noting the indication toggle over to the Search by Indication for a more focused list of individual investigational drugs.
Actors– Hospital pharmacists with P&T committee investigational drug update and specialty pharmacy responsibilities.
Preconditions – A list of the therapeutic categories which require the most resource commitments from the organization. Access to a web-based subscription to the Pharmaceutical Pipeline Tracker.
Basic Flow– At any computer, laptop, or mobile device open a web browser and enter www.prescriberight.com in the search field then hit the enter key on the keyboard. The Home page opens. On the command line hover over “Pharmaceutical Pipeline Tracker” and click on “Access the Tracker” on the drop-down menu. Type in your User Name and Password and hit the LOGIN button. Then begin entering a therapeutic category in the search box next to the Therapeutic Category Search button. A scrollable word wheel appears from which to choose the category for which you wish to see a list of drugs in development. Click on the category and then click the Category Search button. A scrollable list of investigational drugs within that therapeutic category appears. Clicking on any drug name provides access to that drug’s monograph containing the following data elements: generic name, brand name (if available), pharma company, research code, indication, drug class, route, PDUFA Date (if available), FDA and EU status. Summaries of safety, efficacy and details on pending studies and FDA status are present. Published research studies (if available) are accessible via URL links to PubMed.
Actors– Hospital pharmacists with P&T committee investigational drug update and specialty pharmacy responsibilities.
Preconditions – A list of the therapeutic categories which require the most resource commitments from the organization. Access to a web-based subscription to the Pharmaceutical Pipeline Tracker.
Basic Flow– At any computer, laptop, or mobile device open a web browser and enter www.prescriberight.com in the search field then hit the enter key on the keyboard. The Home page opens. On the command line hover over “Pharmaceutical Pipeline Tracker” and click on “Access the Tracker” on the drop-down menu. Type in your User Name and Password and hit the LOGIN button. Then begin entering a therapeutic category in the search box next to the Therapeutic Category Search button. A scrollable word wheel appears from which to choose the category for which you wish to see a list of drugs in development. Click on the category and then click the Category Search button. A scrollable list of investigational drugs within that therapeutic category appears. Clicking on any drug name provides access to that drug’s monograph containing the following data elements: generic name, brand name (if available), pharma company, research code, indication, drug class, route, PDUFA Date (if available), FDA and EU status. Summaries of safety, efficacy and details on pending studies and FDA status are present. Published research studies (if available) are accessible via URL links to PubMed.
A scrollable list of investigational drugs within that therapeutic category appears.
Clicking on any drug name provides access to that drug’s monograph containing the following data elements: generic name, brand name (if available), pharma company, research code, indication, drug class, route, PDUFA Date (if available), FDA and EU status. Summaries of safety, efficacy and details on pending studies and FDA status are present. Published research studies (if available) are accessible via URL links to PubMed.
Alternate Flows– In addition to the Therapeutic Category search capabilities as described above, a search button is present for a Current List of Drugs with PDUFA Dates. Click the Current List of Drugs with PDUFA Dates button, and a list of all the current drugs with PDUFA Dates is displayed. Clicking on any drug name in the list will display the drug’s individual monograph containing the following data elements: generic name, brand name (if available), pharma company, research code, indication, drug class, route, PDUFA Date (if available), FDA and EU status. Summaries of safety, efficacy and details on pending studies and FDA status are present. Published research studies (if available) are accessible via URL links to PubMed.
For a single investigational drug name search. In the Single Drug Search box, begin typing a drug name, click on the drug name from the word wheel when it appears and click the Single Drug Search button. The drug’s individual monograph is displayed containing the following data elements: generic name, brand name (if available), pharma company, research code, indication, drug class, route, PDUFA Date (if available), FDA and EU status. Summaries of safety, efficacy and details on pending studies and FDA status are present. Published research studies (if available) are accessible via URL links to PubMed.
Indication and pharma company searches result in a listing of all investigational drugs within that category. Clicking on any drug name takes the user to that drug’s individual monograph containing the following data elements: generic name, brand name (if available), pharma company, research code, indication, drug class, route, PDUFA Date (if available), FDA and EU status. Statements on efficacy and safety are present. Published research studies (if available) are accessible via URL links to PubMed. Click on the back arrow returns to the list of drugs for continued study of the category.
Exception Flows– User Name and Passwords must be spelled correctly. Begin searches by typing the first letters of the search word in the Therapeutic Category search box, then choose from the word wheel list and click on the appropriate therapeutic category, then click on the blue Therapeutic Category Search button.
Post Conditions– Users will have sufficient background information to present recommendations to the P&T Committee and/or any department seeking drug utilization recommendations. Specifically, the question of whether or not to include a new or about to be released investigational drug in the formulary. Advisory information about additional staff training.
Post Conditions– Users will have sufficient background information to present recommendations to the P&T Committee and/or any department seeking drug utilization recommendations. Specifically, the question of whether or not to include a new or about to be released investigational drug in the formulary. Advisory information about additional staff training.