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Drug Resources

Resources like Lexicomp, Micromedex, CPS, etc.

Format Example
Lexidrug (formerly Lexicomp) Title of drug entry/monograph. (YYYY). In Title of database. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from URL Marstacimab. (2024). In: UpToDate Lexidrug. Retrieved October 31, 2000 from  https://online.lexi.com/lco/action/doc/retrieve/-docid/patch_f/7514506t#monographab-content
Micromedex  Title of drug entry/monograph. (YYYY). In Title of database. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from URL Ibuprofen. (n.d.) In: Micromedex. Retrieved October 24, 2024, from https://www.micromedexsolutions.com/micromedex2/librarian /Ibuprofen&servicesTitle=Ibuprofen&brandName
Drug entries/monographs in online databases

Title of drug entry/monograph. (YYYY). In Title of database. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from URL

If the drug entry is in an online drug guide: 

Author, A. A. -or- Organization (YYYY). Article name. In A. A. Editor (Ed.). Title of work (Vol. xx). Retrieved Month Day, Year, from https://doi.org/xxxx or URL

Acetaminophen. (2001). In Drug product database. Retrieved October 2, 2024, from https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=68300

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. (2021). Haloperidol lactate. In Handbook on injectable drugs. Retrieved June 27, 2027 from  http://Document/xORIgHNS5abDMnsszx1waD?resolveStatus=3&filterType=

 
Drug interactions in an online database Name of drug A, Name of drug B. (YYYY). In Title of database. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from URL Clozapine, Loxapine. (2022). In Litt's Drug Eruption & Reaction Database. Retrieved June 17, 2022, from  https://www.drugeruptiondata.com/comparedrugs/0
Package inserts Manufacturer's Name. (Year). Name of drug. [package insert]. Apotex Inc. (2019). Mometasone. [package insert].

General Rules 

  • How to format in-text citations in your document.
  • Use the author-date citation system for direct quotes: (Author Surname, Publication Year)
  • When citing a reference by two authors use an ampersand between their last names: (Last name & Last Name, Publication Year)
  • No authors, organization, or editors listed? Contact library@saskhealthauthority.ca to ask a librarian.
  • When citing a reference by three or more authors use the first authors names followed by et. al.,: (Last name et. al., Publication Year)
  • When quoting a passage or referencing a specific page include the page numbers after the citation number: (Last Name, Publication Year, p. page number) (Last Name, Publication Year, para. paragraph number) (Last Name, Publication Year, table number)