Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database

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