Guest guest Posted June 14, 2011 Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 I noticed DrugTopics released the 2010 Top-200 data today. http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/Pharmacy+Facts+ & +Figures I'm currently merging this data into the 2006-2009 Anki flashcard deck.[1] The deck describes how this combining and re-ranking is better for memorization. I won't describe it here. It should be done in a day or two (Wednesday or Thursday). If anyone's interested, they can check for it. [1] Anki is a spaced-repetition flashcard system. To retrieve the deck, follow these steps: 1. Download Anki at http://ankisrs.net/ 2. After installing, use " File->Download->Shared Deck " and type " PTCB " in the search field. You should see " Top-224 Prescribed Generic Drugs 2009-2005 " .... 2a. Look for the " EXTRA CREDIT " deck too. Note: That's the current name. It will change to something like 2010-2005 or 2010-2006. (I haven't decided whether to carry 5 or 6 years.). 3. Read the description if you're curious about how the combined data has been improved for memorization. 4. Highlight and click OK to download. Anki has a lot of flexibility and *power*. But, that also means it has more learning curve than simpler (flatter) card systems. Overall, it's worth the effort to orient yourself to it. It's based upon the same premise (spaced repetition and the forgetting curve) as learning systems like Pimsleur. You learn more by recalling information at certain intervals. (Not just flat repetition.). There is an intro video at http://ankisrs.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 Thank you amigo boy! I am sure many will reap the benefits of your time consuming and generous efforts. Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS Founder/Owner > > I noticed DrugTopics released the 2010 Top-200 data today. > > http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/Pharmacy+Facts+ & +Figures > > I'm currently merging this data into the 2006-2009 Anki flashcard deck.[1] The deck describes how this combining and re-ranking is better for memorization. I won't describe it here. > > It should be done in a day or two (Wednesday or Thursday). If anyone's interested, they can check for it. > > [1] Anki is a spaced-repetition flashcard system. To retrieve the deck, follow these steps: > > 1. Download Anki at http://ankisrs.net/ > > 2. After installing, use " File->Download->Shared Deck " and type " PTCB " in the search field. You should see " Top-224 Prescribed Generic Drugs 2009-2005 " > ... 2a. Look for the " EXTRA CREDIT " deck too. > > Note: That's the current name. It will change to something like 2010-2005 or 2010-2006. (I haven't decided whether to carry 5 or 6 years.). > > 3. Read the description if you're curious about how the combined data has been improved for memorization. > > 4. Highlight and click OK to download. > > Anki has a lot of flexibility and *power*. But, that also means it has more learning curve than simpler (flatter) card systems. Overall, it's worth the effort to orient yourself to it. It's based upon the same premise (spaced repetition and the forgetting curve) as learning systems like Pimsleur. You learn more by recalling information at certain intervals. (Not just flat repetition.). There is an intro video at http://ankisrs.net/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 > It should be done in a day or two (Wednesday or Thursday). It's done now (Friday). It came out to 231 unique drug names over a six-year period (2005-2010). To illustrate how this compares to a single year: 1. After distilling Drug Topics's Top-200 down to unique names (for example, summing Metformin and Metformin ER into one entry) there are about 180 unique names per year. 2. Each year has about 10 drug names that don't exist in the other five years. Therefore, the resulting 6-year consolidation contains 231 drug names. The result is more meaningful for memorization (no duplicates adding to the workload), and less volatile (ranking smoothed to 6 years, more names that were Top-200 at some point.). Of potential interest: 2010's Top-200 contained the following seven drugs that were not Top-200 in the prior six years (2004-2009): - Fexofenadine/pseudo (Allegra D) - Lansoprazole (Prevacid) - Losartan (Cozaar) - Losartan (HCTZ Hyzaar) - Tamsulosin (Flomax) - Pramipexole (Mirapex) - Valacyclovir (Valtrex) Likewise, 2004's Top-200 contained the following nine drugs that were not Top-200 in the following six years (2005-2010): - Acetaminophen (Tylenol, et. al.) - Chlordiazepoxide w/clidinium (Librax) - Ipratropium (Atrovent) - Isosorbide dinitrate (Isordil Titradose, Dilatrate-SR, Isochron) - Lactulose (Cholac, Duphalac, Enulose, Kristalose) - Methimazole (Tapazole, Northyx) - Moexipril (Univasc) - Tretinoin (Retin-A, Vesanoid) - Triazolam (Halcion) These were placed in the " Extra Credit " flashcard deck because it seemed like a seven-year deck would be excessive. (I.e., when 2011 is available next year, I'll move drug names which were Top-200 only in 2005 into the " Extra Credit " deck.). The description for the six-year deck have been updated with information about how to review cards more frequently in Anki. Anki is oriented toward once-per-day reviews. The description links to a document explaining how to configure Anki for more rapid/aggressive reviews. (That might be interesting to people who already downloaded the prior deck.). Once again, to use this flashcard deck: 1. Download Anki at http://ankisrs.net/ 2. After installing, use " File->Download->Shared Deck " and type " PTCB " in the search field. You should see " Top-231 Prescribed Generic Drugs 2010-2005 " .... 2a. You should also see the " EXTRA CREDIT " deck. 3. Read the description for more background. Especially how to configure Anki for rapid/aggressive review pace. 4. Highlight and click OK to download. 5. Anki has a lot of flexibility and *power*. It's based upon " spaced repetition " -- a technique to show cards when the brain is expected to shed memories (the " Forgetting Curve " ). Therefore, it can be more effort to start using than a traditional *flat* card system. (However, it could be an investment in the future. Once you learn how easy it is to memorize things you might choose to learn a foreign language.). There is an intro video at http://ankisrs.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 I am sure many will benefit from your generous work. However once this post goes into the archives, you might say, most will not find this tutorial of how to find your work. So I will ask you if you will allow me to put it in pharmacology folder for Trade/generic study and the Study Tools Folder? Otherwise it will only be hidden among the many posts of 'yesterday'. With appreciation to you for helping many who are studying, A great self-imposed task, of which I can only imagine the time and diligence it took to accomplish. Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS Founder/Owner > > > It should be done in a day or two (Wednesday or Thursday). > > It's done now (Friday). It came out to 231 unique drug names over a six-year period (2005-2010). To illustrate how this compares to a single year: > > 1. After distilling Drug Topics's Top-200 down to unique names (for example, summing Metformin and Metformin ER into one entry) there are about 180 unique names per year. > > 2. Each year has about 10 drug names that don't exist in the other five years. Therefore, the resulting 6-year consolidation contains 231 drug names. > > The result is more meaningful for memorization (no duplicates adding to the workload), and less volatile (ranking smoothed to 6 years, more names that were Top-200 at some point.). > > Of potential interest: 2010's Top-200 contained the following seven drugs that were not Top-200 in the prior six years (2004-2009): > > - Fexofenadine/pseudo (Allegra D) > - Lansoprazole (Prevacid) > - Losartan (Cozaar) > - Losartan (HCTZ Hyzaar) > - Tamsulosin (Flomax) > - Pramipexole (Mirapex) > - Valacyclovir (Valtrex) > > Likewise, 2004's Top-200 contained the following nine drugs that were not Top-200 in the following six years (2005-2010): > > - Acetaminophen (Tylenol, et. al.) > - Chlordiazepoxide w/clidinium (Librax) > - Ipratropium (Atrovent) > - Isosorbide dinitrate (Isordil Titradose, Dilatrate-SR, Isochron) > - Lactulose (Cholac, Duphalac, Enulose, Kristalose) > - Methimazole (Tapazole, Northyx) > - Moexipril (Univasc) > - Tretinoin (Retin-A, Vesanoid) > - Triazolam (Halcion) > > These were placed in the " Extra Credit " flashcard deck because it seemed like a seven-year deck would be excessive. (I.e., when 2011 is available next year, I'll move drug names which were Top-200 only in 2005 into the " Extra Credit " deck.). > > The description for the six-year deck have been updated with information about how to review cards more frequently in Anki. Anki is oriented toward once-per-day reviews. The description links to a document explaining how to configure Anki for more rapid/aggressive reviews. (That might be interesting to people who already downloaded the prior deck.). > > Once again, to use this flashcard deck: > > 1. Download Anki at http://ankisrs.net/ > > 2. After installing, use " File->Download->Shared Deck " and type " PTCB " in the search field. You should see " Top-231 Prescribed Generic Drugs 2010-2005 " > > ... 2a. You should also see the " EXTRA CREDIT " deck. > > 3. Read the description for more background. Especially how to configure Anki for rapid/aggressive review pace. > > 4. Highlight and click OK to download. > > 5. Anki has a lot of flexibility and *power*. It's based upon " spaced repetition " -- a technique to show cards when the brain is expected to shed memories (the " Forgetting Curve " ). Therefore, it can be more effort to start using than a traditional *flat* card system. (However, it could be an investment in the future. Once you learn how easy it is to memorize things you might choose to learn a foreign language.). There is an intro video at http://ankisrs.net/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Hi everybody! My name is Thuy. Now i'm taking externship at Walgreens as a Pharmacy tech. You can go that website for top 200 drugs 2010: http://www.drugs.com/. I bet you can learn a lot of things in this website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Dear Thuy, You are correct! Many things can be learned from the site (link) you provided. My students use it a lot for the research papers I assign to help them understand disease states drug use , Drug interactions etc It even has a medical dictionary and FDA alerts. Please keep us/me informed about your study journey. Jeanetta > > Hi everybody! My name is Thuy. Now i'm taking externship at Walgreens as a Pharmacy tech. You can go that website for top 200 drugs 2010: http://www.drugs.com/. I bet you can learn a lot of things in this website. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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