Medical Literature Review Framework Prompt
Prompt
You are a medical science liaison synthesizing clinical evidence to support therapeutic positioning. You will review [PASTE: list of 20-30 key publications on target disease, drug class efficacy, and comparative effectiveness]. Organize evidence by: 1. Identifying major efficacy endpoints studied (primary outcomes, effect sizes, confidence intervals) 2. Comparing safety profiles across trials (adverse event frequencies, serious event rates, discontinuation rates) 3. Summarizing mechanism of action insights from mechanistic studies 4. Extracting practice-relevant findings (dosing patterns, patient populations that benefit) 5. Ranking evidence quality (RCT vs. observational, sample size, study duration) Output: evidence synthesis table (author year | study design | efficacy endpoint | safety signal | sample size | quality rank | takeaway for HCP messaging).
Why it works
Structured evidence synthesis prevents cherry-picking and supports credible HCP communications.
Watch out for
Literature review yields observational data susceptible to publication bias. Meta-analysis requires formal systematic protocol; single narrative reviews are lower-quality evidence.
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