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Letters1 May 1994Pharmaceutical Desktop ReferencesMark A. LaPorta, MDMark A. LaPorta, MDGateway Healthcare; Miami Beach, FL 33141Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-120-9-199405010-00026 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Several compendia can be added to the six pharmaceutical desktop references described by Dr. Day [1]. Widely available and distributed for free through drug company mailing lists is the Physician's Compendium of Drug Therapy (Compendium Publications Group, Secaucus, New Jersey). Its organization and general usefulness are most similar to Facts and Comparisons, but the drug descriptions are short.For physicians who frequently examine and treat travellers from abroad, two books besides Martindale: The Extra Pharmacopoeia are useful. The Index Nomina is also known as the International Drug Directory (Medpharm Publishers, Stutgart, Germany, 1990, available through Drug Intelligence, ...REFERENCE1. Day RP. Desktop drug information. Ann Intern Med. 1993; 119:936-8. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Gateway Healthcare; Miami Beach, FL 33141 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 May 1994Volume 120, Issue 9Page: 813-814KeywordsDrug therapyDrugsIntelligenceLibraries Issue Published: 1 May 1994 CopyrightCopyright © 1994 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...
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