We recently renewed our online access to NMCD.
It is an excellent tool for medication reconciliation.
NMCD is considered the scientific “gold standard” for evidence-based clinical practice info on herbals and other dietary supplements like Gingko or St. Johns Wort.
Search Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
* Search - enter any natural product name, disease or condition, or drug name...gives you objective product information, Effectiveness Ratings, or potential interactions with drugs, etc.
* Natural Product Effectiveness Checker - tells you the level of effectiveness for natural products used for various medical conditions.
* Natural Product / Drug Interaction Checker - tells you potential interactions between any natural product and any drug. Automatically checks for interactions with EACH INGREDIENT of each product.
* Disease / Medical Conditions Search - shows you medical conditions, and allows you to see which natural products might be effective.
* Advanced Search - helps you find specific information or keywords anywhere in the Database.
How to get there :
Affinity Intranet > Library > Scroll down to Natural Medicines
Affinity Intranet > Library > Find Drug Info > Scroll down to Natural Medicines
Please feel free to contact Library Services with questions.
MMC Library : 3-0340 STE Library 8-2325