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UpToDate Lexidrug

Last Updated: Apr 2, 2024 2:19 PM


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If issues persist, please contact the Pharmacy Liaison Librarian, Molly Maloney (mkm9@buffalo.edu).
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Description

UpToDate Lexidrug (formerly Lexicomp) is an online drug information system providing convenient access to concise drug overviews, drug interactions, lab tests, and diagnostic procedures, as well as specific sections for nursing assessment & monitoring, pediatric and geriatric care, drug toxicology, and natural products. Lexicomp’s extensive patient education module features customized patient advisory leaflets for adult and pediatric medications in up to 18 languages, and leaflets covering conditions, procedures, and tests in English and Spanish. Also included are drug identification tools, IV compatibility information (King Guide), Special Alerts, FDA recalls, and clinical calculators.

CLINICAL DATABASES INCLUDE:

  • Lexi-Drugs® (with AHFS Essentials & AHFS DI for hospital and academic clients)
  • Lexi-Drugs® International
  • Pediatric Lexi-Drugs®
  • Geriatric Lexi-Drugs®
  • Lexi-Natural Products™
  • Lexi-Pharmacogenomics™
  • Lexi-Infectious Diseases™
  • Lexi-Lab & Diagnostic Procedures™

Dates Covered

Continuously updated

 

Print Counterpart

Physicians Desk Reference (PDR)

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Pharmacy Liaison Librarian

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