Subject:  PHARMSCH: Pharmaceutical Sear...
Author:  CommTech
Uploaded By:  MRatafia
Date:  5/18/1995

File:  PHARMSCH.ZIP (307577 bytes) 
Estimated Download Time (35079 baud):  < 2 minutes
Download Count:  3306

Needs:  Word for Windows 6.0

Keywords:  Pharmaceuticals, Drugs, Medical, Search, Find, Boolean, Database, Word, Windows, Word for Windows, Retrieval

Type:      Shareware Demo

Version:   05/95

The Pharmaceutical Searcher 3.0 Shareware Edition brings sophisticated pharmaceutical-related searching capabilities to Word for Windows.  This program is a customized version of CommTech PowerSearch, a popular tool for performing Boolean searches within Word for Windows.  The Pharmaceutical Searcher meets the special needs of those who do extensive searching on pharmaceutical topics, while at the same time providing the standard PowerSearch features that others have found so useful.

CommTech PowerSearch(tm) Version 3.0, an add-on to Microsoft Word for Windows(tm), allows you to search for multiple keywords simultaneously, and save searches for later use.  Since it works inside Word for Windows, it is easier and quicker to use than other search programs.  CommTech PowerSearch gives you capabilities previously found only in advanced search programs while being intuitive, self-teaching and efficient.

One of the most difficult tasks in performing searches is including synonyms.  For instance, to search for "fruit," you need to include related keywords, such as "apple," "orange" and "pear."   CommTech PowerSearch (tm) uses a thesaurus to suggest related words, saving time and effort and reducing the risk of missing information.  Similarly, the program suggests antonyms to be excluded.   This powerful feature lets you eliminate unwanted data that other search programs force you to look through.

Pharmaceutical Searcher 3.0 includes a special thesaurus for people who perform pharmaceutical-related searches.  This thesaurus, which contains 445 drug classes and 6,106 drug names, includes extensive cross-references between generic and brand names, plus related drugs.  For example, if you type "Anticoagulants," the program will list "Anisindione," "Anthrombin-K," ...on down to: "Warfarin Sodium," "Warfilone," and "Warnerin."  Moreover, typing any one of these items will give you the rest of the list.  Entering "aspirin" gives you 525 related drug names.

When you specify a word to search for, the program can substitute this word plus its related words.  This collection of words with similar meanings is called a Web.(tm)  Webs can be included in searches incorporating "AND," "OR," "NOT" in the same way as single words.  CommTech PowerSearch also allows you to specify how close the search terms must be to one another (for example, within 5 characters or words).

Webs(tm) can be saved, reused and edited quickly and easily.  Webs can be linked together using the Boolean operators "AND," "OR," "NOT" to create detailed searches involving combinations of Webs and individual words.  Like Webs, these searches can also be saved, reused and edited.

CommTech PowerSearch(tm) gives you:
- All standard search options.
- Case-sensitivity/insensitivity, whole-word-only, forward/backward searching, recognition of font, italics, bold, styles, etc.
- Searching for multiple keywords at the same time.

Until now, if you wanted to search a document or database for a series of keywords or phrases, each and every search had to be entered manually and executed separately. CommTech PowerSearch(tm) lets you define the keywords for any search and gives you data that would have taken numerous individual searches in the past.  In addition to specifying what information you want, you can also give CommTech PowerSearch(tm) words that you don't want.  Find what you need and eliminate what you don't want.

To install, unzip PHARMSCH.ZIP to the WINWORD\STARTUP directory

To run, type Ctrl-F in Word for Windows

Documentation: MANUAL.DOC, README.TXT