Drug monographs and therapeutics
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UpToDate LexidrugOnline access to Lexi-Drugs monographs and interaction checker, AHFS Drug Information, Martindale, Drug Facts and Comparisons and Trissell's IV Compatibility. Note: no access to UpToDate. To browse an individual database such as Martindale, choose More Clinical Tools > Indexes.
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CPSFormerly RxTx and e-Therapeutics. Comprehensive drug information resource produced by the Canadian Pharmacists Association. Includes e-CPS, Therapeutic Choices, minor ailments content and a drug interactions module.
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Stockley's Drug InteractionsContains data on over 4500 drug interactions, including interactions with food, drinks, herbal medicines and pesticides. 11th edition
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Health Canada: Drug Product Database (DPD)Provides trustworthy information on approximately 15,000 active and discontinued prescription drugs marketed in Canada.
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AccessMedicineProvides ~1000 monographs listed by brand name, generic name, and drug class. Patient handouts on drugs also available.
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ClinicalKeyDrug monographs from Clinical Pharmacology Gold Standard Drug Database.
Specialized resources
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Drug CocktailsInformation on interactions between medications, alcohol and recreational drugs. Professional and patient versions available.
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Antibiogram CanadaRegional antimicrobial susceptibility data for health regions across Canada. For details see this article: https://doi.org/10.1177/17151635221101343
Natural products and nutrition
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NatMed ProAn international research collaboration that aggregates and synthesizes data on complementary and alternative therapies
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PEN (Practice Based Evidence in Nutrition)Evidence-based information on nutrition and dietetics produced by the Dietitians of Canada.
Chemical information
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SciFinder-nAccess to Chemical Abstracts 1907-present. Use For: chemistry and chemical engineering, biochemistry, biotechnology, electrochemistry, metallurgy and materials science and pharmacology.
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Merck Index OnlineOnline version of The Merck Index: searchable database of information on chemicals, drugs and biologicals.
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DrugBankThe DrugBank database is "a unique bioinformatics and cheminformatics resource that combines detailed drug (i.e. chemical, pharmacological and pharmaceutical) data with comprehensive drug target (i.e. sequence, structure, and pathway) information."
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PubChemFree chemical information on small organic molecules, linked with PubMed/Entrez data.
