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Drug Resources

Resources like Lexicomp, Micromedex, CPS, etc.

Format Example
Lexidrug (formerly Lexicomp)

When citing Lexidrug follow the same format as drug entries /monograph in online database.

 1. Marstacimab. Lexidrug. [updated 2024 Oct 16; cited 2024 Oct 31]. In: UpToDate Lexidrug [Internet]. New York: Wolters Kluwer. Available at:  https://online.lexi.com/lco/action/doc/retrieve/docid/patch_f/7514506-#monographtab-content
Micromedex  When citing Micromedex follow the same format as drug entries /monograph in online database.

1. Ibuprofen. [updated 2024 Sep 27; cited 2024 Oct 31]. In: Micromedex [Internet]. Ann Arbor (MI): Merative. Available at: https://www.micromedexsolutions.com/micromedex2/librarian /Ibuprofen&servicesTitle=Ibuprofen&brandName
Drug entries/monograph in online database #. Author AA (if available). Title of drug entry/monograph. Name of Database. [updated YYYY MMM DD; cited YYYY MMM DD]. In: Database Name [Internet].  Location of publication: Publisher. Available at: URL 1. Acetaminophen. Drug product database. [updated 2024 Aug 14; cited 2024 Oct 7]. In: Health Canada [Internet]. Windsor (ON). Available at: https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=60253
Drug interactions in an online database  #. Drug name 1, Drug name 2. In: Database Title. Publisher; Year of publication. Accessed Month Day, Year. URL 1. Clozapine, Loxapine. In: Litt's Drug Eruption & Reaction Database. Taylor & Francis Group; 2024. Accessed October 21, 2024. https://www.drugeruptiondata.com/comparedrugs/0
Package insert

#. Name of drug [package insert]. Location of publication: Manufacturer; Year of publication.

If the package insert is available online:

#. Name of drug [package insert on the internet]. Location of publication: Publisher/Manufacturer; Year of publication [updated YYYY MMM DD ; cited day YYYY MMM DD]. Available from: URL

1. Mometasone [package insert]. Toronto (ON): Apotex Inc; 2019.

2. Cutaquig [package inset]. Paramus (NJ): Octapharma; 2021
[updated 2021 Nov 30; cited 2024 Oct 22]. Available from:
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=f3de095f-791a-85dc-7a14-ec7790cb13aa
Standards #. Standard Number Standard title. Edition. Publisher. Published Month Day, Year. Accessed Month Day, Year. Available from: URL (if available) 

1. ISO/TS 24196:2021 Essential oils: Name harmonization of components. International Organization for Standardization. Published September, 2021. Accessed October 28, 2024. 
Formularies

#. Entry title. In: Formulary title. Edition. Publisher; Year of publication:starting page#-ending page number #. 

If available online:

#. Entry title. In: Formulary title. Publisher. Updated Month Day, Year. Accessed Month Day, Year. Available from: URL 

1. Lamivudine. In: Formulary. 59th edition. Saskatchewan Ministry of Health; 2010:12.
2. Fluconazole. In: Formulary. Saskatchewan Ministry of Health. Updated March 31, 2013. Accessed October 28, 2024. Available from: https://formulary.drugplan.ehealthsask.ca/Publns/Formularyv62
Complementary/Alternative medicines  #. Entry title. In: Database Title. Publisher; Year of publication. Accessed Month Day, Year. Available from: URL  1. Sage. In: NatMed Pro. Therapeutic Research Center; 2024. Accessed October 28, 2024. Available from:  https://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/databases/food,-herbs-supplements/professional.aspx?productid=504

General Rules

  • How to format in-text citations in your document.
  • Author/editor names: Last name + First name initial + Middle name initial (if available). e.g., Armand Peter Smith = Smith AP.
  • The names of all authors and editors should be given. See Reference List General Rules for the use of "et al."
  • No authors, organization, or editors listed? Contact library@saskhealthauthority.ca to ask a librarian.
  • Titles: Capitalize only the first word of a title, proper nouns, proper adjectives, acronyms, and initialises. Do not use quotation marks or italics for titles.
  • Subtitles: Use the colon (i.e., : ) to separate the title from the subtitle. e.g., Rural healthcare: a definitive guide.
  • Dates: Whenever possible use the date format [YYYY Mon DD].
  • Proper nouns: Always capitalize the first initial of country/city, person, clinical tool, organization, and/or association names.