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Martindale provides unbiased evaluated information on drugs and
medicines used throughout the world. It is a comprehensive source of
information on drugs and other substances of interest to pharmacists and
medical practitioners and includes human and veterinary drugs (including
investigational drugs and herbals), diagnostic agents, nutritional agents,
pharmaceutical excipients, drugs of abuse and recreational drugs,
pesticides, and toxic substances.
Martindale is arranged in three main sections plus a comprehensive
general index:
Chapters
See below for more detailed chapter contents
The information about drugs and diseases is arranged in 53 chapters
which bring together drugs with similar uses or actions plus a
supplementary list of miscellaneous drugs, herbals, and toxic substances.
In addition the electronic versions of Martindale include an archive of
abbreviated monographs for substances that are no longer in use nor of
general interest and which have been deleted from the printed edition.
Drug monographs
Monographs are divided into sections covering different aspects of the
properties and actions of the substance. These would typically include
Nomenclature, Adverse Effects, Treatment of Adverse Effects, Precautions,
Interactions, Pharmacokinetics, and Uses and Administration (in that
order). Each section usually starts with a summary of the relevant
information for that section followed by referenced reviews and abstracts
that expand on or add to this information. Lists of single and
multi-ingredient proprietary and non-proprietary preparations are given at
the end of each monograph and, in the electronic version, these are linked
to the preparations records.
Disease treatment reviews
Disease treatment reviews have become an established feature of
Martindale in recent editions. Now numbering nearly 700 and covering
diseases from Acne to Zollinger-Ellison syndrome they aim to provide a
concise overview of clinical practice.
They are intended to provide the reader with some helpful context to the
uses described in the drug monographs, giving a clearer idea of how
valuable drug treatment is in general, and the relative contribution of
particular drug entities. In addition, they provide a more succinct way to
summarise disease-based treatment guidelines, recommendations, and
comparative studies.
Preparations
Martindale includes details of preparations from 40 countries or regions.
The information provided includes the proprietary name, manufacturer or distributor, country/region,
active ingredients with cross-references to the drug monographs, and a
summary of the indications as given by the manufacturer. Click here for a more detailed description of the structure of the preparations records.
Directory of manufacturers
The names of manufacturers and distributors are abbreviated in
Martindale. The full names are listed alphabetically in the directory of
manufacturers with the full address, if available. In addition the
telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address, and website in each country
(where available) is provided on some electronic versions.
General index
To make the fullest use of the contents of Martindale the general index
should always be consulted. The exhaustive index includes entries for
drugs (approved names, synonyms, and chemical names), preparations,
pharmacological and therapeutic groups, and clinical uses (disease
treatment reviews).
Make the best use of the Comprehensive General Index.
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