THOMSON REUTERS Cortellis FOR COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE QUICK guide series: No. 11 HOW DO I...? LINK TOGETHER A THERAPY AREA AND A PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT PHASE This search example will focus on how to link together a therapy area and a particular development phase. For example: Seeking drugs currently in Phase 2 clinical for Asthma. This search can easily be done using the Advanced Search. 1. Advanced Search is located in the top right of every screen, under the Quick Search button. Figure 1 2. Once you open up the Advanced Search, you will be defaulted to the Drugs tab. We will use the filter for Current Development Status. For our search example, we will start by choosing a therapy area. On the field for Indication, click directly in the search box, or on the icon adjacent, to display the hierarchical index tree for a list of terms from which you may select. Figure 2 THOMSON REUTERS CORTELLIS QUICK GUIDE SERIES 3. Browse, Lookup, or Search to locate terms. For our example, we will choose the indication of “Asthma.” Once you have typed in your term, click on the Look up button. Figure 3 4. Once you have selected “Asthma” from the list, it will appear in the Selected Items area below. Selecting the parent term will pick up the related children terms. Click on Apply to add it to your search criteria. Figure 4 5. Next go to the Status index, and select “Phase 2 Clinical” and then check Link to highest status button. Figure 5 THOMSON REUTERS CORTELLIS QUICK GUIDE SERIES 6. Next we will add an additional field of Highest Status to our search criteria. Figure 6 7. Your search Strategy will look like the screen shot below. Next click on SEARCH to run your search. Figure 7 8. Your results will include drugs for Asthma not higher than Phase 2 clinical. These drugs may also be in Phase 2 or lower for other indications. THOMSON REUTERS CORTELLIS QUICK GUIDE SERIES 9. There are several options to analyze your drug results further. You can expand your results view per page, change your sorting options, save your results and set up an email alert, or export them. Figure 8 © 2012 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Thomson Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters. ‘Thomson Reuters’ and the Thomson Reuters logo are registered trademarks and trademarks of Thomson Reuters and its affiliated companies. For additional training assistance, please contact: [email protected] If you have any questions about using Thomson Reuters Cortellis please contact us: thomsonreuters.com/about/contact_us Read more about our products at: thomsonreuters.com/products_services Link to e-learning materials: http://resources.science.thomsonreuters.com/content/cortellis Find out how to contact your local office: thomsonreuters.com/about/locations