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Books@Ovid Topic-based supplemental guides, of which this Drug Reference is the first, help users to understand fields specific to a particular subset of books on a given subject matter.
The Drug Reference supplemental guide allows users to search fields specific to drugs, such as interactions, precautions, and indications.
Currently, the Drug Reference supplemental guide includes fields from Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference.
| Fields Searched from Command-Line Only | |||
| Action or Resistance (AR) | Drug Definition and Descriptions (RX) | Molecular Weight (MW) | |
| Adjuvant Ingredients (AV) | Drug Manufacturer (MF) | Read Code (RC) | |
| ATC Code (AC) | Drug Name (DR) | Synonyms (DN, DS, ON) | |
| CAS Registry Number (RN) | Drug Name Synonyms (DS) | Units (UN) | |
| Country of Manufacture (CY) | Drug Official Names (ON) | Withdrawal (WI) | |
| Dependence (DX) | Indications (IC) | Withdrawal and Dependence (DX, WI) | |
| Dose Form (DF) | Active Ingredients (IG) | ||
| Fields Searched from the Search Fields Page | |||
| Martindale Adverse Effects (AE) | Martindale Pharmacokinetics (PK) | Martindale Treatment of Adverse Effects (TR) | |
| Martindale Interactions (IT) | Martindale Precautions (PC) | Martindale Uses and Administration (UA) | |
| Martindale Manufacturer Information (MI) | Martindale Preparations (PE) | ||
| Passage Excerpt Fields | |||
Passage Excerpt Fields retrieve text from within the book. Results from such searches link to spans of text within the retrieved book. Note that results from full text field searches will include chapter, author, and/or chapter title, and/or passage. All fields listed in this supplemental guide are also Passage Excerpt Fields. |
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The following list is sorted alphabetical by field alias. Click a field name to see the description and search information.
| Field Name | Label | Field Name | Label | |
| Action or Resistance | AR | Martindale Adverse Effects | AE | |
| Active Ingredients | IG | Martindale Interactions | IT | |
| Adjuvant Ingredients | AV | Martindale Manufacturer Information | MI | |
| ATC Code | AC | Martindale Pharmacokinetics | PK | |
| CAS Registry Number | RN | Martindale Precautions | PC | |
| Country of Manufacture | CY | Martindale Preparations | PE | |
| Dependence | DX | Martindale Treatment of Adverse Effects | TR | |
| Dose Form | DF | Martindale Uses and Administration | UA | |
| Drug Definition and Descriptions | RX | Molecular Weight | MW | |
| Drug Manufacturer | MF | Read Code | RC | |
| Drug Name | DR | Synonyms (DN, DS, ON) | SY | |
| Drug Name Synonyms | DS | Units | UN | |
| Drug Official Names | ON | Withdrawal | WI | |
| Indications | IC | Withdrawal and Dependence (DX, WI) | WD |
The following list is sorted alphabetically by the two-letter label, and includes the relevant alias, at least one example for all searchable fields, and a brief description of the field.
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| AC | ATC Code [Word Indexed] R03DA09.ac. |
The ATC Code (AC) field contains codes from the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification, where available, for each monograph substance for reference to other information systems. This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page. |
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| AE | Martindale Adverse Effects [Word Indexed] headache.ae. |
The Martindale Drug Adverse Effects (AE) field contains information on the adverse effects of the monograph substance that may occur following its use or abuse. This section is sometimes amalgamated with the Treatment of Adverse Effects and Precautions sections where it is more convenient and concise to discuss these aspects together. This field can be searched from the command line or the Search Fields Page. Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable. |
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| AR | Action or Resistance [Word Indexed] bactericidal.ar. |
The Action or Resistance (AR) field contains information about the action of a drug and the problems associated with resistance. This field is mainly included in monographs on drugs used in the treatment of microbial infections. This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page. Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable. |
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| AV | Adjuvant Ingredients [Word Indexed] lidocaine.av. |
The Adjuvant Ingredients (AV) field contains all searchable words from the Adjuvant Ingredient section of a Drug Preparation Record found in the Preparations sub-section of Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference . Adjuvant Ingredients are active substances included for reason of formulation or safety. This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page. Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable. |
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| CY | Country of Manufacture [Phrase Indexed] |
The Country of Manufacture (CY) field includes the country of manufacture or source of supply for drug preparations as indicated in the Preparations sub-section of Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference. This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page. |
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| DF | Dose Form [Phrase Indexed] thread.df. |
The Dose Form (DF) field in Preparations records contains dosage information. It is included only where necessary to distinguish products with the same name but differing active ingredients in the different dosage forms. This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page. Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable. |
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| DR | Drug Name [Phrase Indexed] Tandospirone Citrate.dr. |
The Drug Name (DR) field contains the complete name or code by which individual drug monograph records are titled. This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page. |
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| DS | Drug Name Synonyms [Phrase Indexed] EN-141.ds. EN-141.sy. |
The Drug Synonyms (DS) field contains drug synonym names as provided in the Drug Synonyms. This field is also searched in Drug Synonym Names (SY). This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page. |
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| DX | Dependence [Phrase Indexed] Marijuana.dx. |
The Dependence (DX) field contains a discussion of the problems of dependence on drugs such as analgesics, anxiolytic sedatives, hypnotics, and antipsychotics and the appropriate schedules for drug withdrawal. This section is usually amalgamated with the Withdrawal section where it is more convenient and concise to discuss these aspects together. This field is also searched in Withdrawal and Dependence (WD). This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page. |
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| IC | Indications [Word Indexed] psoriasis.ic. |
The Indications (IC) field in Preparations records contains a guide to the licensed uses of the preparation. The uses are given in broad terms and are intended only to provide an indication of the general nature of the conditions for which a particular preparation is employed. This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page. Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable. |
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| IG | Active Ingredients [Phrase Indexed] caffeine.ig. |
The Active Ingredients (IG) field in Preparations records contains a list of the ingredients of the preparation considered to contribute to its licensed uses. This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page. |
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| IT | Martindale Interactions [Word Indexed] digoxin.it. |
The Martindale Drug Interactions (IT) field contains information on drug-drug, drug-herb, and drug-food interactions that are considered to be of clinical significance. This field can be searched from the command line or the Search Fields Page. Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable. |
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| MF | Drug Manufacturer [Phrase Indexed] septodont.mf. |
The Drug Manufacturer (MF ) field contains the manufacturer name s of drug preparations as listed in the Preparations sub-section of Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference. This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page. Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable. |
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| MI | Martindale Manufacturer Information [Word Indexed] wakefield.mi. |
The Martindale Drug Manufacturer Information (MI) field contains names and addresses of manufacturers or distributors of the products included in the Preparations sub-section, and other contact details such as telephone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses, and website URLs where available. This field can be searched from the command line or the Search Fields Page. Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable. |
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| MW | Molecular Weight [Word Indexed] "100.0".mw. |
The Molecular Weight (MW) field contains the molecular weight as listed, the values are corrected to one place of decimals or to four significant figures for relative weights of less than 100. This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page. |
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| ON | Drug Official Names [Phrase Indexed] Orgotein.on. |
The Drug Official Name (ON ) field contains generic drug names, including US, British, and international approved names. This field is also searched in Drug Synonym Names (SY). This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page. |
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| PC | Martindale Precautions [Word Indexed] nephropathic cystinosis.pc. |
The Martindale Drug Precautions (PC) field contains discussions of the precautions for, and contra-indications to, the administration of the monographs substance. This section is sometimes amalgamated with the Adverse Effects sections where it is more convenient and concise to discuss these aspects together. This field can be searched from the command line or the Search Fields Page. Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable. |
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| PE | Martindale Preparations [Word Indexed] abadox.pe. |
The Martindale Drug Preparations (PE) field contains information about the proprietary name, manufacturer or distributor, active ingredients, and a summary of the indications of preparations available in a range of countries throughout the world and descriptions of official preparations from the European, UK, and UK pharmacopoeias. This field can be searched from the command line or the Search Fields Page. Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable. |
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| PK | Martindale Pharmacokinetics [Word Indexed] dephosphorylated.pk. |
The Martindale Pharmacokinetics (PK) field contains a brief summary of the pharmacokinetic properties of the monograph substance and may include information on bioavailability, distribution, half-life, metabolism, and excretion. This field can be searched from the command line or the Search Fields Page. Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable. |
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| RC | Read Code [Word Indexed] y030F.rc. |
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The Read Codes (RC) field includes Drug Read Codes. This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page. |
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| RN | CAS Registry Number [Word Indexed] "471-34-31".rn. |
CAS Registry Numbers (RN) field contains Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry numbers that are provided in Drug Monograph sections. This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page. |
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| RX | Drug Definition and Descriptions [Word Indexed] decomposition.rx. |
The Drug Definition s and Description s (RX) field contains information on the pharmaceutics of the monograph substance, such as stability and incompatibility. This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page. |
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| SY | Synonyms (DR, ON, DS) [Word Indexed] |
The Synonyms (SY) field searches Drug Name (DR), Drug Name Synonyms (DS), and Drug Official Names (ON). This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page. |
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| TR | Martindale Treatment of Adverse Effects [Word Indexed] poisoning.tr. |
The Martindale Treatment of Adverse Effects (TR) field contains a general overview of the techniques involved in the management of toxicity due to the monograph substance. This section is sometimes amalgamated with the Adverse Effects section where it is more convenient and concise to discuss these aspects together. This field can be searched from the command line or the Search Fields Page. Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable. |
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| UA | Martindale Uses and Administration [Word Indexed] dosage.ua. |
The Martindale Uses and Administration (UA) field contains information on the therapeutic uses of the monograph substance, including dosage and a summary of its actions where available. This field can be searched from the command line or the Search Fields Page. Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable. |
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| UN | Units [Word Indexed] bovine.un. |
The Drug Units (UN) field contains definitions of standard units (often International Units) where these may be used to define doses. This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page. Stopwords, such as "the" and "of" are not searchable. |
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| WD | Withdrawal and Dependence [Word Indexed] opiate.wd. |
The Withdrawal and Dependence (WD) field containsa discussion of the problems of dependence to drugs such as analgesics, anxiolytic sedatives, hypnotics, and antipsychotics and the appropriate schedules for drug withdrawal. This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page. This field searches the Withdrawal (WI) and Dependence (DX) fields. |
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| WI | Withdrawal [Word Indexed] opiate.wi. |
The Withdrawal (WI) field contains a discussion of the problems associated with and the appropriate schedules for drug withdrawal. This section is sometimes amalgamated with the Adverse Effects and Precautions sections or with Dependence sections where it is more appropriate to discuss these aspects together. This field is also searched in Withdrawal and Dependence (WD). This field can only be searched from the command line; it does not appear on the Search Fields Page. |
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You can use special words and symbols to combine search terms and refine a keyword search. For efficient searching, use the most appropriate operator from the lis
t below to combine search terms. For more information on these and other searching techniques, including command line syntax searching, refer to the Ovid Gateway Help.
| Operator | Syntax | Example | Results |
| OR | OR | vitamin c or ascorbic acid | Retrieves records that contain either term or both terms. |
| AND | AND | HPV and cancer | Retrieves records that contain both terms. |
| NOT | NOT | autism not aspergers | Retrieves records that contain the first term but not the second term. |
| ADJ | ADJ | cancer HPV | Retrieves records that contain both terms, in order, and adjacent in the same sentence. |
| ADJn | patterning adj3 embryo | Retrieves records that contain both terms, in either order, with n number of words between. The example will retrieve records containing the phrase, "Patterning the sea urchin embryo". | |
| FREQ | x.fd./FREQ=n | blood.tx./freq=5 | Retrieves records that contain n occurrences of the term in the specified field. The example will retrieve records containing the word "blood," at least five times in the Full Text (tx) field. |
| $ | x$ | rat$ | The unlimited truncation symbol, $, retrieves records that contain the search term and all possible suffix variations of a root word. The example will retrieve records containing words such as rat, rats, rate, rationalize, ratify, etc. |
| x$n | dog$1 | The limited truncation symbol, $n, Retrieves records that contain the search term and all possible suffix variations of a root word with the maximum number of characters that may follow the root word or phrase, specified by n. The example will retrieve records containing words such as dog and dogs, but not dogma. | |
| # | # | wom#n | The mandated wildcard symbol, #, retrieves records that contain the search term with substituted character(s) in the specified locations. The example will retrieve records containing woman and women. |
| ? | ? | colo?r | The optional wildcard symbol, ?, retrieves records that contain the search term with either no characters substituted, or with substituted character(s) in the specified locations. The example will retrieve records containing color and colour. |
Words of little intrinsic meaning that occur too frequently to be useful in searching text are known as stopwords. You cannot search for the following stopwords by themselves, but you can include them within phrases by placing the entire phrase within quotation marks.
| a | can | how | no | seem | through |
| about | could | however | nor | seen | thus |
| after | did | if | not | several | to |
| again | do | in | now | should | under |
| all | does | into | obtain | show | up |
| almost | done | is | obtained | showed | upon |
| also | during | it | of | shown | use |
| although | each | its | often | shows | used |
| always | either | itself | on | significant | using |
| among | enough | just | only | significantly | various |
| an | especially | kg | or | since | very |
| and | etc | km | other | so | was |
| another | followed | largely | our | some | we |
| any | following | like | out | such | were |
| approximately | for | made | over | suggest | what |
| are | found | mainly | overall | than | when |
| as | from | make | per | that | whereas |
| at | further | may | perhaps | the | which |
| be | give | might | possible | their | while |
| because | given | min | previously | theirs | with |
| been | giving | mm | quite | them | within |
| before | had | more | rather | then | without |
| being | hardly | most | really | there | would |
| between | has | mostly | regarding | these | |
| both | have | must | resulted | they | |
| but | having | nearly | resulting | this | |
| by | here | neither | same | those |
Field Guide Revised August 17, 2005.