The Content Panel

The monograph selected in the Search Results Panel is displayed in the Content Panel on the right side (shown here). The monograph and database titles appear at the top of the page. The search text that was entered in the Search Panel will be highlighted in the monograph. The content in the monograph is organized in fields that are written in a concise, point-of-care format.

An enhanced navigation feature is now included within the drug databases. Once a monograph is accessed from the search results panel, two things happen:

1. The monograph is displayed in the Content Panel on the right, and
2. A new dynamic field navigation list replaces the search results on the left side.

Within the monograph you can still use the Jump To Field (Select Field Name) drop-down, which provides an alphabetical list of all the fields, or you can use the display on the left, which lists the fields in the order in which they appear in the monograph. Use either option to navigate throughout the monograph.

There are three ways to search the Content Panel: the Jump To Field (Select Field Name) option, the scroll bar on the right, or by using the field menu that appears in the Search Results Panel once a monograph is displayed.

Jump To Field (Select Field Name) window: Here the fields are listed in alphabetical order. Select a field of interest from this window to jump directly to that particular field within the monograph. Next to each field title is an arrow that will return you to the top of the monograph.

The field listing on the left side displays the fields in the order in which they appear within the monograph. Use this option for quick navigation throughout the monograph, and if you want to see your search results again, just click on the Search button (leaving everything else the same).

Within the monographs in the Lexi-Drugs database are links to the AHFS Essentials information. The specific fields where these links are integrated include:

Click on a link to the AHFS Essentials content from the Use Field, and you are taken directly to the Uses field in Essentials. Note the field list on the left changed to correspond to the Essentials monograph. Field "nesting" is incorporated into the linking to information in the AHFS databases, as illustrated by the right-pointing arrows.

This provides an opportunity for more focused navigation to the exact information you need. Note that while we only have links to Essentials from specific fields within Lexi-Drugs, once in Essentials you have access to the entire monograph.

Within the monograph are links to references (Ref) as well as links to more in-depth information in AHFS DI.

Click on a Reference link and a new window appears with all the references that pertain to that particular statement, or group of statements, within the monograph.

Within this reference list are additional links to PubMed. Clicking on one of these opens a new window with the actual PubMed abstract. If your institution has an electronic subscription to that particular journal (in this case, Chest), a link can be created to take you directly to the actual journal article.

Links to PubMed are also available in the References field within the monograph.

If additional details are needed, click on the link to the full AHFS DI (the AHFS "Red Book") monograph. Here you will find more comprehensive content that discusses role in therapy and comparative efficacy issues, and there are embedded links to references here too. Again, note that the field names on the left changed to correspond to the new database.

Within both AHFS Essentials and AHFS DI there are "daggers" throughout the Use field. These indicate that the use being described is unlabeled/investigational. Clicking on the dagger link takes you to the end of the monograph where an explanation is provided.