Database guide last
updated October 18, 2007

Copyright 2007,
Wolters Kluwer Health

Books@Ovid Topic-based supplemental guides, of which this Drug Reference is the first, help users to understand fields specific to a particular subset of books on a given subject matter.

The Drug Reference supplemental guide allows users to search fields specific to drugs, such as interactions, precautions, and indications.

Currently, the Drug Reference supplemental guide includes fields from Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference.

The ATC Code (AC) field contains codes from the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification, where available, for each monograph substance for reference to other information systems.

This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page.

The Martindale Drug Adverse Effects (AE) field contains information on the adverse effects of the monograph substance that may occur following its use or abuse. This section is sometimes amalgamated with the Treatment of Adverse Effects and Precautions sections where it is more convenient and concise to discuss these aspects together.

This field can be searched from the command line or the Search Fields Page.

Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable.

The Action or Resistance (AR) field contains information about the action of a drug and the problems associated with resistance. This field is mainly included in monographs on drugs used in the treatment of microbial infections.

This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page.

Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable.

The Adjuvant Ingredients (AV) field contains all searchable words from the Adjuvant Ingredient section of a Drug Preparation Record found in the Preparations sub-section of Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference . Adjuvant Ingredients are active substances included for reason of formulation or safety.

This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page.

Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable.

The Country of Manufacture (CY) field includes the country of manufacture or source of supply for drug preparations as indicated in the Preparations sub-section of Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference.  

This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page.

The Dose Form (DF) field in Preparations records contains dosage information. It is included only where necessary to distinguish products with the same name but differing active ingredients in the different dosage forms.

This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page.

Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable.

The Drug Name (DR) field contains the complete name or code by which individual drug monograph records are titled.

This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page.

The Drug Synonyms (DS) field contains drug synonym names as provided in the Drug Synonyms. This field is also searched in Drug Synonym Names (SY).

This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page.

The Dependence (DX) field contains a discussion of the problems of dependence on drugs such as analgesics, anxiolytic sedatives, hypnotics, and antipsychotics and the appropriate schedules for drug withdrawal. This section is usually amalgamated with the Withdrawal section where it is more convenient and concise to discuss these aspects together.

This field is also searched in Withdrawal and Dependence (WD).

This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page.

The Indications (IC) field in Preparations records contains a guide to the licensed uses of the preparation. The uses are given in broad terms and are intended only to provide an indication of the general nature of the conditions for which a particular preparation is employed.

This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page.

Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable.

The Active Ingredients (IG) field in Preparations records contains a list of the ingredients of the preparation considered to contribute to its licensed uses.

This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page.

The Martindale Drug Interactions (IT) field contains information on drug-drug, drug-herb, and drug-food interactions that are considered to be of clinical significance.

This field can be searched from the command line or the Search Fields Page.

Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable.

The Drug Manufacturer (MF ) field contains the manufacturer name s of drug preparations as listed in the Preparations sub-section of Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference.

This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page.

Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable.

The Martindale Drug Manufacturer Information (MI) field contains names and addresses of manufacturers or distributors of the products included in the Preparations sub-section, and other contact details such as telephone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses, and website URLs where available.

This field can be searched from the command line or the Search Fields Page.

Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable.

The Molecular Weight (MW) field contains the molecular weight as listed, the values are corrected to one place of decimals or to four significant figures for relative weights of less than 100.

This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page.

The Drug Official Name (ON ) field contains generic drug names, including US, British, and international approved names. This field is also searched in Drug Synonym Names (SY).

This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page.

The Martindale Drug Precautions (PC) field contains discussions of the precautions for, and contra-indications to, the administration of the monographs substance. This section is sometimes amalgamated with the Adverse Effects sections where it is more convenient and concise to discuss these aspects together.

This field can be searched from the command line or the Search Fields Page.

Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable.

The Martindale Drug Preparations (PE) field contains information about the proprietary name, manufacturer or distributor, active ingredients, and a summary of the indications of preparations available in a range of countries throughout the world and descriptions of official preparations from the European, UK, and UK pharmacopoeias.

This field can be searched from the command line or the Search Fields Page.

Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable.

The Martindale Pharmacokinetics (PK) field contains a brief summary of the pharmacokinetic properties of the monograph substance and may include information on bioavailability, distribution, half-life, metabolism, and excretion.

This field can be searched from the command line or the Search Fields Page.

Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable.

The Read Codes (RC) field includes Drug Read Codes.

This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page.

CAS Registry Numbers (RN) field contains Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry numbers that are provided in Drug Monograph sections.

This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page.

The Drug Definition s and Description s (RX) field contains information on the pharmaceutics of the monograph substance, such as stability and incompatibility.

This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page.

The Synonyms (SY) field searches Drug Name (DR), Drug Name Synonyms (DS), and Drug Official Names (ON).

This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page.

The Martindale Treatment of Adverse Effects (TR) field contains a general overview of the techniques involved in the management of toxicity due to the monograph substance. This section is sometimes amalgamated with the Adverse Effects section where it is more convenient and concise to discuss these aspects together.

This field can be searched from the command line or the Search Fields Page.

Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable.

The Martindale Uses and Administration (UA) field contains information on the therapeutic uses of the monograph substance, including dosage and a summary of its actions where available.

This field can be searched from the command line or the Search Fields Page.

Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable.

The Drug Units (UN) field contains definitions of standard units (often International Units) where these may be used to define doses.

This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page.

Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable.

The Withdrawal and Dependence (WD) field containsa discussion of the problems of dependence to drugs such as analgesics, anxiolytic sedatives, hypnotics, and antipsychotics and the appropriate schedules for drug withdrawal.

This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page.

This field searches the Withdrawal (WI) and Dependence (DX) fields.

The Withdrawal (WI) field contains a discussion of the problems associated with and the appropriate schedules for drug withdrawal. This section is sometimes amalgamated with the Adverse Effects and Precautions sections or with Dependence sections where it is more appropriate to discuss these aspects together.

This field is also searched in Withdrawal and Dependence (WD).

This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page.

Quotation marks can be used to retrieve records that contain literal strings, when the string includes special characters, such as a forward slash (/).

Quotation marks can also be used to retrieve records that contain numbers that may otherwise be confused for earlier searches. In the example, a search for 3.vo would limit the string from your third search in your search history to the volume field. By including the number in quotation marks, the search will retrieve documents with a 3 in the volume number.