The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary has partnered with Thomson Micromedex, one of the leading providers of clinical information solutions and reference databases for healthcare professionals, to offer our clinical staff access to a comprehensive on-line drug and disease database. 

In order to use this service, you will need to enter a username and password. If you are a member of The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary clinical staff and have not received this in advance, please send an email to webmaster@nyee.edu. 

Features of the Drug & Disease Database

DRUGDEX®   The ultimate drug resource. Provides dosage, pharmacokinetics, cautions, interactions, comparative efficacy and clinical applications for investigational, international, FDA-approved, and non-prescription preparations.

DRUGREAX®   An interactive tool that screens and identifies drug-drug, drug-food, drug-disease, drug-ethanol, and drug-laboratory interactions, along with previous allergic reactions. Includes important drug-herbal interactions.

DISEASEDEX® General Medicine   Supports disease management and treatment decisions. Enables clinicians to quickly reference the most current treatment of choice information to help minimize errors, prevent unnecessary tests or procedures, and improve patient outcomes.

DISEASEDEX®   Emergency Medicine  Provides detailed information on clinical presentation, laboratory, and radiological data, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapeutics, and appropriate patient disposition.

IDENTIDEX®   Physical description and ingredient information for trade name, generic, prescription, and non-prescription drugs.

Dosing and Therapeutic Tools   An interactive process that supports drug calculations and decisions for treating specific patient problems. Includes nomograms, emergency drug dosing calculators, differential diagnosis lists, diagnostic and therapeutic pearls, and calculators.

Bonus: Download to your PDA!   Click on the mobileMicromedex link on the main page to download the comprehensive drug database.

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Free Online Tutorial

MICROMEDEX® Tutorial
This step-by-step tutorial will help you:

• Identify the databases and tools that are of most value to you;
• Use the database tools to quickly retrieve information;
• Use the search strategies that enable quick and efficient results;
• Take advantage of newly integrated features such as simultaneous searching of multiple databases, and customization of searches to your preferred style. 

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