Do zinc lozenges reduce the duration of the common cold?The maximum length allowed is 3 pages excluding the references If the drug consult is not answered, primary literature not reviewed, or if the consult exceeds the 3 page limit, then it will result in a zero for the assignment the consult Brief background Why is the drug information question/topic important? Do zinc lozenges reduce the duration of the common cold? May include: Review of pharmacology and/or pharmacokinetic profile Why the current therapy is ineffective in achieving target goals Why current therapy may be less desirable to alternatives due to toxic effects Relevant disease state background Applicability of selected medication(s) in the identified disease state Literature search strategy Describe what database(s) you searched, terms utilized (key terms, MeSH headings, Emtree terms etc. ), limits employed State the number of articles identified and describe the criteria employed to both select and exclude the articles for the drug consult (e.g. only included RCT; excluded editorials and case reports) Methods of primary literature reviewed Study design, inclusion/exclusion criteria, intervention, comparator, primary/secondary endpoints, etc. Results Include the population characteristics, resutt(s), statistical significance, confidence interval, etc. and critique Recommendation (based on student’s interpretation of literature results), stated in bullets and includes your recommended dose, route, frequency, and monitoring parameters Based on the results reported Not a re-reporting of authors’ recommendation Bullet format References a Use at least 1 primary reference and supporting references for background (note: most questions will require more than one primary reference to answer completely).
