Developed for PHAR1101 to support their Drug Pioneer assessment research. Provides a brief introduction to four specialist drug databases.

1. Drug Information
Sources
Here are 4 sources for
concise information about
a drugs properties and
treatment usage.
• AusDI – Provides Drug Monographs,
and consumer medicine advice
(Australia focus)
• Drug Information Portal – by National
Library of Medicine, includes Medline
Plus (US)
• eTG Complete – Clinical guidelines
and drugs database (Australia focus)
• MIMS Online – Medicine product
information (Australia focus)
See full list in our Pharmacology Subject Guide

2. • AusDI – Provides Drug Monographs, and
consumer medicine advice (Australia focus)
Example of
types of
information
available
A search for a given drug will provide a
list of information summaries available
for that drug type

3. • AusDI – Provides Drug Monographs, and
consumer medicine advice (Australia focus)
Example of the drug
monograph page

4. • Drug Information Portal – by National Library of
Medicine (NLM), includes Medline Plus (US)
Portal search results pull
together information from
a wide range of NLM and
general medical sources.

5. • Drug Information Portal – by National Library of
Medicine (NLM), includes Medline Plus (US)
Consumer drug information sample

6. • Drug Information Portal – by National Library of
Medicine (NLM), includes Medline Plus (US)
Consumer drug information sample

7. • eTG Complete – Clinical guidelines and
drugs database (Australia focus
Provides extensive
medical condition
guidelines with links
to the Drug Index
Results relate to how a
drug is used to treat
specific conditions.
Note: Link to the PBS

8. • MIMS Online – Medicine product
information (Australia focus)
A simple search will identify a range of medical products
derived from a core drug derivative

9. • MIMS Online – Medicine product
information (Australia focus)
For each medication type you can find Product Information
(PI) and Consumer Medical Information (CMI)