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Micromedex is an extensive online drug information
resource consisting of several integrated databases.
Information is gleaned from over 1000 journals. Examples
of some of its searchable databases include:
- DRUGDEX (peer-reviewed, evidence-based
information on prescription, nonprescription and
investigational drugs)
- POISINDEX (toxicology and poison
management information)
- DISEASEDEX (evidence-based diagnosis
and treatment information)
- REPRORISK (reproductive risk information)
- AltMedDex (evidence-based answers
to alternative and complementary questions)
These and the many other individual databases may
be searched from the MAIN page by clicking the Select
Databases button on the lower right hand side of the
page.
Other searchable resources include Martindale,
PDR, USP DI volumes 1 and 2, and Index Nominum.
There are several ways to search Micromedex:
From the MAIN page, type in the desired keyword search
term(s) in the box and click Search. The search will
be executed across all Micromedex databases
OR individual databases can be selected by clicking
the Select Databases button (at the bottom right of
the page) and making choices there. (When searching,
a space between two words is an implied "and",
e.g., Reye's syndrome aspirin will retrieve all three
words. Correct clinical terms should be used: compare
searching tinea pedis versus athlete's foot,
for example.)
To search by a particular category or specific topic,
point the curser on any of the tabs across the top
of the MAIN page. A drop down menu appears. Click
on the appropriate heading(s). For example: the drug
interaction tab allows searching for multiple or single
interactions. In the case of multiple interactions,
a patient profile can be established by entering the
various drugs the patient has been prescribed and
checking for any potential interactions.
Note that several databases (Drug information, Alternative
medicine information, Disease information, and Toxicology
information) can be downloaded to a PDA. See the last
tab - Formulary and Handheld. The Drug Interaction
Tool has to be down loaded separately.
Prepared by Pharmacy Library staff.
For more information, contact Elizabeth Vitek
at 416-978-1580
To access Micromedex:
- from the Gerstein homepage http://www.library.utoronto.ca/gerstein
- select Resources on the top line to go to the
all resources page
- in the search box, enter: Micromedex
- and select Starting with
- and click Search
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