Clinicians treating diverse patient populations can access domestic and international pharmacology information in one reliable resource
Hudson, OH (PRWEB) April 14, 2009 -- Lexi-Comp, Inc., a provider of clinical reference information for healthcare professionals, has partnered with RPS Publishing to deliver the highly-regarded international pharmacology data found in Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference within Lexi-Comp® ONLINE™, Lexi-Comp's web-based application for hospitals and health-systems. At the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists Congress in March, the pharmacopoeia of drugs and medicines from around the world was officially made available as an additional database in Lexi-Comp ONLINE. The partnership provides medical professionals treating diverse patient populations with one robust resource that includes domestic and international drug information.
Martindale covers medications from over 40 countries and regions. The database contains over 6,500 drug monographs, 181,000 proprietary preparations, 48,000 references, and 19,000 manufacturers' details. Monographs include Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) and Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System (ATC) numbers to help readers refer to other information systems. Other fields of information include Physical Characteristics, Cyrillic Names, Adverse Effects, Precautions, Interactions, Uses, and Administration.
Robert Bolick, Managing Director of RPS Publishing, comments, "We are pleased to be partnering with Lexi-Comp. This agreement forms part of our drive to expand the glob
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