Martindale

Drug Handbooks

C. Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference

  • Published in London by the Pharmaceutical Press and considered an independent source.
  • Updated every 3-5 years. The 36th edition, 2009, is the most recent version.
  • Contains bibliographies about the drugs and provides citations to articles that deal with clinical trials.
  • The scope of this resource is international.
  • For an excellent overview of this resource, read the publisher's concise brochure.

Photograph from the publisher's web site.

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Tasks

Learn more about Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference by answering the following questions.

1. Celexa is the brand name of a drug in Canada. What are the brand names of this drug in the United States as well as the United Kingdom? Why would a physician prescribe this drug? Does the entry for this drug contain references to back up the information presented? If yes, state at least one topic that has a bibliography.

Note: The print version can be found in Bracken Library 's reference section with the following call number:

REF QV738 FA1 .M384 2009 v.001 & v.002.