From where does Drugs.com get its drug information?
The information provided by Drugs.com is supplied by several external sources: Cerner Multum, Micromedex (part of the global Thomson Health Care Information group), Physicians’ Desk Reference and Wolters Kluwer Health. • Cerner Multum Information Services – Consumer Information database and Drug Interactions Checker database. • Micromedex – Advanced Consumer Information database, Care Guide and Image Database. • Physicians’ Desk Reference – PDR Consumer Drug Information database. • Wolters Kluwer Health – Facts & Comparisons Integrated MedFacts consumer drug information, Review of Natural Products for consumer and health professionals and A to Z Drug Facts for health professionals. All medical and pharmaceutical information is compiled by pharmacists, physicians and medical journalists, based on information supplied by pharmaceutical companies, the FDA and various other agencies.
