UpToDate Lexidrug (formerly Lexicomp): Overview

Special Features

• Trissel's IV Compatibility  - Determine drug and solution compatibility.
• Interactions - Compare drugs to see if there will be any unexpected results when combined.
• Drug I.D. - Describe the medication to determine what it is.
• Patient Education - Enter in conditions, prescriptions or procedures to obtain a packet, leaflet or discharge instructions.
• Calculators - Choose a calculator to help you deduce proper dosage, make predictions or determine scores.
• Drug Comparisons - Pick up to four drugs at once for a side by side comparison of things like adverse reactions and interactions.
• Drug Reports - Receive a list of drugs sorted by indications, contraindications, and adverse reactions.
• Formulary Monograph Service - Read reports on P&T reviews and reviews on new drugs.
• MSDS - Search for OSHA safety data sheets on particular drugs
• Toxicology - Select to focus on toxicology issues for drugs including recalls.
• Indexes - View Advocate Health - Midwest formularies, American Hospital Formulary Service (AHFS) Essentials, special alerts and more.
• Other Clinical Links - Browse through a list of more resources including FDA Recalls and CDC Vaccine Information Statements.
• Advanced Search - Use the advanced search to search UpToDate Lexidrug, narrow by monograph or limit by database. 

Find more information on UpToDate Lexidrug in our UpToDate Lexidrug Guide.