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Finding Drug and Clinical Information: Research Literature and Chemical Information

This guide points UMB students, faculty, and staff to drug information resources for clinical and research purposes.

Finding Drug Information in the Literature

Sometimes complex drug information questions can't be answered by consulting reference sources such as Micromedex and Lexicomp. This is often the case for compounded drugs or very rare drugs or diseases. For these questions, you will need to consult primary research articles, which can be found in the below databases:

Clinical Practice Guidelines and Evidence-Based Practice

Chemical Information

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) and National Formulary (NF)