Library - Frequently Asked Questions

At present, the McGoogan Library provides access to several resources that provide foreign trade names and one resource that includes foreign generic names as well as foreign trade names. 

• The current UNMC "UpToDate LexiDrug" license includes access to Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference.  This resource provides foreign and English, generic and trade names as well as investigational names, chemical names, and other synonyms.

• The current UNMC "UpToDate LexiDrug" and UpToDate licenses include access to the LexiDrug databases.  These resources provide lists of foreign and U.S. trade/proprietary/brand names.

Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference

a.  You can reach Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference through the "UpToDate LexiDrug" link from the Library's hoempage, by clicking on "Resources", then on "Drug Resources", and, finally, on the "UpToDate LexiDrug" button.

b.  Search for the english generic name of the drug of interest.  Look for links to content from Martindale's. 

c.  Click on the link to the Martindale monograph.

d.  After you click the link to the Martindale drug monograph, look for alternate drug names in the monograph's title and in the following monograph sections: "Chemical Name", "Synonyms", "British Approved Names",  "International Nonproprietary Names", and "Preparations: Single Ingredient"

LexiDrugs via UpToDate LexiDrug

a.  You can reach LexiDrugs from the Library's homepage by using the "Resources" menu to go to the "Drug Resources" page and then  the UpToDate LexiDrug button. 

b.  Search for the english generic name of the drug of interest.  Look for links to content from LexiDrugs. 

c.  Click on the link to one of the LexiDrugs monographs.

d.  After you click the link to the LexiDrugs drug monograph, look for alternate drug names in the monograph's title,  in the "Brand Names" "preparations", "index terms", and "International Brand Names" sections of the monograph.

UpToDate

a. You can reach UpToDate from the Library's homepage by using the "Resources" menu to select "Clinical Resources" and then clicking on the  UpToDate link/button. 

b.  Search UpToDate for one of the English names of the drug of interest.

c.  You may click on the link to the entire monograph and then scroll or use the navigation panel to find the section/s of interest ("brand names", "preparations", "index terms", and "International Brand Names"), or, if you're interested in a specific section, you can hover over the link to the monograph, slide over to the "topic outline" that appears, and click on the section of interest.