Finding Drug and Clinical Information: Drug Information

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

Comprehensive Drug Information

Micromedex
A collection of drug information resources including drug monographs (dosing and other product information), an interaction checker, patient education materials, toxicology information, drug pricing information, and other clinical tools.
Lexicomp Online
A collection of drug information resources including drug monographs (dosing and other product information), an interaction checker, patient education materials, and other clinical tools.
Facts & Comparisons
A collection of drug information resources including product availability, drug identification tool, calculators, and other clinical tools.
Natural Medicines
The most comprehensive collection of natural products information. Includes substance monographs (dosing and other product information), interaction checker, patient education materials, and more.
Lexi-Comp for Dentistry
Similar resources to Lexicomp Online, but focused on dental information.

Citing Drug Databases

Citing Drug Databases in Citing Medicine (NLM) Style
This document provides some guidance and examples for how to cite drug databases such as Micromedex and Lexicomp in Citing Medicine style.

Additional Resources

Drugs@FDA
Search information on FDA approved drug products.
NLM Drug Information Portal
Quick access to information on over 70,000 selected drugs
Orange Book
The Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations. Identifies therapeutic equivalence for approved multisource prescription drug products.
DailyMed
Developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) with quality information about marketed drugs including FDA labels (package inserts) and medication content.

LactMed (Drugs and Lactation Database)
Find information about the effects of drugs and other substances on breastfeeding.
DrugBank
Find detailed information about drugs, including targeting mechanisms, international availability, and pricing.

Guide to Drug Information Resources

This website compiles recommended resources for answering drug information questions. The resources are listed alphabetically, and you can filter by category of question (e.g. drug interactions, pediatrics). Click on the blue "i" button next to a resource to see a description and whether it is a gold standard in one or more categories.

Guide to Drug Information Resources

Finding Drug and Clinical Information: Drug Information

Comprehensive Drug Information

Citing Drug Databases

Additional Resources

Guide to Drug Information Resources

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