| Search Syntax | |
| Exact Phrases | use quotes - "system integration" |
| Wildcards | use an asterisk(*) - Pest* will find pest, pests, pestilence, pesticides, etc. (You can also use a question mark - ? - to substitute for one character.) |
| Proximity | "method system"~5 will find method within 5 words of system |
| Boolean | use AND, OR, and NOT to include or exclude terms or phrases - system AND integration NOT integrators. The same query can be written using system +integration -integrators |
| Grouping | parentheses can be used to group complex queries. (system AND integration AND computer) NOT wireless |
| Fuzzy | roam~ will find foam or roams. You can set a precision between 0 and 1, where 1 is higher precision; for example roam~0.5 |
| Field Codes & Syntax | Examples |
| Proprietary/Trade Name | trade_name:(paxil) |
| Active Ingredient | product_ingredient:(Paroxetine) |
| Patent Number | patent_number:(US5422123) |
| Patent Expiration Date | patent_exp_date:(YYYYMMDD) patent_exp_date:(20150519) |
| Approval Date | approval_date:(YYYYMMDD) approval_date:(19981009) |
| Applicant Name | applicant:(GLAXOSMITHKLINE) |
| Application Number (NDA or ANDA) | app_number:(020936) |
| Form | product_form:(TABLET) |
| Route | product_route:(ORAL) |
| Strength | product_strength:(25MG) |
| Therapeutic Equivalence (TE) Code | product_te_code:(AB) |
| Product Number | product_number:(002) |
| Type | product_category:(RX OR OTC OR DISCN) |