From the Micromedex homepage, enter any term, phrase, or question into the search box. Micromedex is designed to work like familiar search engines and deliver results in a clean, uncluttered interface. Micromedex automatically searches across all content to which the LRC is currently subscribed. In addition, you can conduct your search using one of the following search tools:
Drug Interactions: This tool helps you identify drug (brand name or generic) interactions, their effects, and clinical significance. You can also search by specific allergies.
IV Compatibility: Use the IV compatibility tool to pinpoint potentially dangerous IV drug combinations.
Drug ID: Assists you in identifying pharmaceutical tablets, caplets, and capsules by any of their physical characteristics such as shape, color, pattern, or imprint code.
Drug Comparison: View and compare drugs side-by-side. Compare attributes such as: dosing, administration, indications, contraindications, precautions, adverse effects, and interactions to assist you in making the most informed choice.
CareNotes: Patient education information includes handouts by condition, drug or labs. The Care and Condition Titles also includes handouts specific to inpatient, general care and discharge care.
NeoFax/Pediatrics: Unfortunately this tool is only supported on the Internet Explorer (IE) browser. In addition, items must be enabled within the browser:
Other Tools
When searching for drug information bear in mind that the pharmaceutical literature employs different names for a substance depending on where it is in the development cycle of the drug.
Chemical Name - Describes the quantitative elementary composition of a compound (Databases rarely use)
Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number (CAS RN) - A unique code for each composition designated by the Chemical Abstracts company (Databases almost never use)
Investigational Drug Number, Laboratory Code, or research Number - Originating pharmaceutical companies assign codes to new drugs as a convenient way of identifying. Usually alpha-numeric. Works as a control number. (Occasionally used in databases)
Non proprietary or Generic Name or US Adopted Name (USAN) - FDA recognizes USAN as official designation. (Majority of databases use generic name.)
Brand, Proprietary, or Trade Name - Often used as a selective trademark by a manufacturer to identify a specific product. A company may have several different trade names for the same drug in different countries. (Generally not used as the main access point in databases)
Molecular or empirical formula - Describes the components of a compound. (Sometimes used as alternative nomenclature in databases)
In addition to Micromedex, the following resources focus on the therapeutic use of drugs:
Goodman and Gilman's the Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (13th Edition) by 
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (14th Edition) by
