Patient Resources from Merck & Co., Inc.

Part 5 of a 5-part series of resources available from various pharmaceutical companies

Merck & Co., Inc. provides a wealth of educational information and practical resources for cancer patients that you may wish to inform them about. Below is a list of these resources and programs:

• Eating Well Through Chemo Cookbook
  
• Chemo Companion
  
• “Overcoming Fatigue” brochure

The Merck Academy, a special division within this company, also provides educational programs on topics listed below, presented from an oncology perspective:

• Adherence to Prescription Medications
  
• Applying Evidence-Based Medicine to Clinical Practice
  
• Associated Versus Causation/Observational and Interventional Designs
  
• Critical Application of Biomarkers in Drug Development
  
• Bringing Medications from Bench to Bedside: Myths and Realities
  
• Overview of Vaccines
  
• Preclinical Drug Discovery and Development
  
• Principles of Clinical Trials
  
• Safety and Pharmacovigilance
  
• Understanding Absolute Risk, Relative Risk, and Number Needed to Treat in Research and Practice
  
• Understanding Comparative Effectiveness Research
  
• Understanding Statistical Versus Clinical Significance

To learn more about these topics and how to access them, go to:
https://www.merck.com/?s=cancer+treatment