When answer sets contain lots of records, gleaning the information you need can be challenging. This is when the tools available with the DISPLAY BROWSE (D BRO) command come in handy. These options, available with certain STN databases, allow you to "fast-forward" and "rewind" through your answer set.
You can take advantage of these DISPLAY BROWSE expediting tools when you search any of the following databases:
- ABI-INFORM
- ADISCTI
- ADISINSIGHT
- ADISNEWS
- IFICDB
- IFIPAT
- IFIUDB
- IMSCOPROFILE
- IMSDRUGNEWS
- IMSPRODUCT
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- MSDS-CCOHS
- MSDS-OHS
- NLDB
- PHIN
- PROMT
- SYNTHLINE
- USPAT2
- USPATFULL
- USPATOLD
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Take advantage of the time savings with DISPLAY BROWSE
At the colon prompt (:) within DISPLAY BROWSE, use any of the following tools to accelerate your review of an answer set:
- Search forward with the S xxxx command (where xxxx is the string search) until the text string is found or 10 records have been searched.
- Zip backward using the S- xxxx until you locate a given string.
- Use S or S- repeatedly to continue your search for the text string in the specified direction.
- Move forward one search field (or paragraph) with F or multiple fields with Fn (where n is the the number of fields).
- Zoom backward the same way using B or Bn.
The following example shows how these tools can help speed your answer review.
Example
A search in the PROMT database for new therapies to treat type 2 diabetes yields an answer set of more than 2600 answers. Use DISPLAY BROWSE to accelerate your review of these answers.
L1 2631 (NEW OR NOVEL)(S)(DRUG OR THERAP? OR
PHARMACEUT?)(S)((TYPE 2 OR TYPE II)(A)DIABETES)
=> D BRO
At the colon prompt (:), use the S command with the text string Januvia to fast-forward through your answer set to find document references about this type 2 diabetes medication produced by Merck.
:S JANUVIA
ANSWER 1 COMPLETED - 'JANUVIA' NOT FOUND
ANSWER 2 COMPLETED - 'JANUVIA' NOT FOUND
ANSWER 9 COMPLETED - 'JANUVIA' NOT FOUND
ANSWER 10 COMPLETED - 'JANUVIA' NOT FOUND
Note that the S command zips through the first 10 answers without encountering the string Januvia. At this point, you can enter "N" to stop or "Y" to continue searching the next 10 answers until Januvia finally appears in the title of answer 34.
CONTINUE SEARCH (Y)/N?:Y
ANSWER 11 COMPLETED - 'JANUVIA' NOT FOUND
ANSWER 32 COMPLETED - 'JANUVIA' NOT FOUND
ANSWER 33 COMPLETED - 'JANUVIA' NOT FOUND
L1 ANSWER 34 OF 2631 PROMT COPYRIGHT 2008 Gale Group on STN
TI Metformin, Actos and Januvia are the Most Commonly Prescribed Agents
for the Treatment of Prediabetes.
L1 ANSWER 34 OF 2631 PROMT COPYRIGHT 2008 Gale Group on STN WALTHAM, Mass.,
Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ Decision Resources, one of the world's leading
research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues,
finds that metformin (Bristol-Myers Squibb's Glucophage, generics) is
the drug of choice for the treatment of prediabetes a condition found
in patients with an elevated risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Although primary care physicians overwhelmingly agree that treatment of
prediabetes with an insulin-sensitizing agent should be beneficial,
safety concerns have resulted in only a minority of physicians
prescribing GlaxoSmithKline's Avandia, which is prescribed less often
than Takeda's Actos or Merck's Januvia.
After viewing the abstract for answer 34, you can continue fast-forwarding through 10 answers at a time until you find another mention of Januvia.
:S
ANSWER 34 COMPLETED - SEARCHING 'JANUVIA'
ANSWER 43 COMPLETED - 'JANUVIA' NOT FOUND
ANSWER 44 COMPLETED - 'JANUVIA' NOT FOUND
CONTINUE SEARCH (Y)/N?:N
POSITIONED AT TOP OF ANSWER 45
Since there are no additional instances of this text string by answer 45, it may be best to try a different search term, such as Actos, another treatment of type 2 diabetes mentioned in the abstract above. Enter "1" to reposition your review at the default display of answer 1.
:1
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 2631 PROMT COPYRIGHT 2008 Gale Group on STN
ACCESSION NUMBER: 2008:525446 PROMT
TITLE: Other News To Note.
SOURCE: BIOWORLD Today, (13 Oct 2008) Vol. 19, No. 199.
ISSN: ISSN: 1541-0595.
PUBLISHER: AHC Media LLC
DOCUMENT TYPE: Newsletter
LANGUAGE: English
WORD COUNT: 535
*FULL TEXT IS AVAILABLE IN THE ALL FORMAT*
Use the S command once again to rapidly search for Actos.
Tip: To avoid hitting words containing the actose string, such as "lactose", enter a space after Actos. The S command begins fast-forwarding until it encounters Actos in answer 5.
:S ACTOS
ANSWER 1 COMPLETED - SEARCHING 'ACTOS '
ANSWER 2 COMPLETED - 'ACTOS ' NOT FOUND
ANSWER 3 COMPLETED - 'ACTOS ' NOT FOUND
ANSWER 4 COMPLETED - 'ACTOS ' NOT FOUND
L1 ANSWER 5 OF 2631 PROMT COPYRIGHT 2008 Gale Group on STN Takeda
inched up 0.2%, on the news of progress in the development of core
new products. The company submitted a New Drug Application to the
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of the orally-disintegrating
tablet form of the blockbuster antidiabetic Actos (pioglitazone).
The firm, Japan's largest drugmaker, expects that the new formulation
which can be taken without water - should benefit patients who have
difficulty in swallowing. Takeda also filed an NDA with the MHLW for
alogliptin (SYR-322), dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor for the
treatment of type 2 diabetes (Marketletter October 6). The NDA
submission followed a similar filing in the USA as a monotherapy in
December 2007 and alogliptin's combination with Actos in September
this year. The share Performance of Takeda was also helped by its
establishment of a wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda Clinical Research
Singapore Private Limited in the Republic of Singapore for the
clinical development in the Asia-Oceania region (also reported last
week). The company simultaneously established Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Asia, a subsidiary which will supervise the overall business
activities of five sales and marketing subsidiaries in Asia. These
will closely coordinate with the parent company to reinforce global
marketing and R&D operations for early launch of new compounds to
meet demand in Asian markets.
In the same manner, use the F or B command to move forward or backward a specified number of fields or paragraphs.
:F10
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 2631 PROMT COPYRIGHT 2008 Gale Group on STN
AB Alkermes Inc., of Cambridge, Mass., said the FDA has approved a new
injection site, the deltoid muscle in the arm, for Risperdal Consta
(risperidone) for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia.
Risperdal Consta previously was approved as a gluteal injection only.
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:B5
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 2631 PROMT COPYRIGHT 2008 Gale Group on STN
PB AHC Media LLC
:END
Cost of DISPLAY BROWSE
The display fees for DISPLAY BROWSE are the same as for standard displays (unlike the free DISPLAY SCAN), except that if you display a particular field more than once from the same record, you will only pay for it once within the DISPLAY BROWSE command. There are no fees for the S, S-, F, and B commands.
Summary
To save time reviewing large answer sets from searches of the databases listed above, use the handy tools offered within the DISPLAY BROWSE command. These options provide accelerated string searching both forward and backward to help you locate the information you need.
Additional resources
For further information, see the STN Database Summary Sheets for the databases listed above or enter HELP DISPLAY BROWSE at an arrow (=>) prompt.
See also the Basic STN Commands Quick Reference Card.
Updated: 11/19/2008 3:20:09 PM
