Micromedex - Great Place to Start for Clinical Drug Information
The Micromedex Health Care Series (available only on the UT-HSC campus) contains a wide range of evidence based information including drugs, toxicology, diseases, acute care, and alternative medicine.
A sampling of information accessible through the tabs:
Drugs
*Review extensive drug information (including generics) with references
*Specific database search provides summaries, consults, evaulations (comparisons with similar drugs)
* Compare drug summaries in a side by side format
*Therapeutic classes
*Black Box Warnings
Toxicology
*Toxic Substance list
–searchable by product/substance, imprint code, active ingredientm and product ID
– option to look up AAPCC codes
*Drug Identification interface including imprint code, shape, color, and pattern
*Specific Database Search includes select material from POISINDEX® Managements
*Specific Topic Search includes search refinements as clincial effects, range of toxicity, laboratory monitoring, and treatment
Interactions
*By entering any number of drugs, up to 128 concurrent clinical conflicts can be reviewed on the spot
Patient Ed
*Includes the Care Note sytem where one may personalize a patient handout
Please do not hesitate to contact Mulford Reference Assistance with your informational and research needs.
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