LEXICOMP ONLINE
Database and Module Descriptions
DRUG INFORMATION DATABASES
Lexi-Drugs®
Our most comprehensive database, Lexi-Drugs provides clinicians in-depth information on: adverse reactions, Canadian brand names, dosing, FDA special alerts, medication safety issues, pharmacodynamics/kinetics and trade names from over 100 countries. Lexi-Drugs covers every patient population, as well as the following clinical specialties: pharmacy, nursing, internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, psychiatry, anesthesiology and dentistry.
Pediatric & Neonatal Lexi-Drugs™
Pediatric & Neonatal Lexi-Drugs is a comprehensive drug information resource designed to help clinicians make safer pediatric dosing decisions and enhance pediatric patient care. The database contains detailed guidelines that have been researched and compiled by pediatric specialists, and includes over 850 drugs with monographs that cover up to 39 fields of information — including detailed neonatal and pediatric dosing.
AHFS Essentials™
AHFS Essentials provides quick access to more in-depth, evidence-based drug information — including off-label uses — that helps clinicians answer tough questions at the point-of-care. Search this database, and link directly to AHFS drug monographs from within Lexicomp Online.
AHFS Drug Information®
AHFS Drug Information provides quick access to more in-depth, evidence-based drug information — including off-label uses — that helps clinicians answer tough questions at the point-of-care. Search this database, and link directly to AHFS Essentials drug monographs from within Lexicomp Online. A recognized Official Compendium by the U.S. Congress, AHFS Drug Information is the only drug information resource published by a professional scientific association.
Harrison's Practice
Harrison's Practice is a point-of-care diagnosis and management tool designed to help clinicians diagnose diseases faster and quickly locate detailed drug and lab information. Created by the editors of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Harrison's Practice offers efficient delivery of key clinical information on over 800 diseases and disorders.
Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference™
Martindale gives clinicians quick and easy access to in-depth information on pharmaceutical products available worldwide. Available within Lexicomp Online, Martindale provides an unrivalled global focus on the identification of medications, local equivalents, manufacturers and more.
Nursing Lexi-Drugs®
Nursing Lexi-Drugs provides nurses and nursing students in-depth clinical information for use at the point-of-care. Key fields of information include administration, monitoring, I.V. compatibility and reconstitution instructions, dosing and patient education.
Lexi-Natural Products™
Lexi-Natural Products provides clinicians in-depth information on over 175 commonly used natural products. Monographs include dosage and standardization, reported uses, active forms, pharmacology, general warnings and other key information.
Lexi-Infectious Diseases™
Clinicians rely on the information provided Lexi-Infectious Diseases to accurately diagnosis and treat infectious diseases. Specific clinical information within this database includes, combining disease syndromes, organisms, diagnostic tests and antimicrobial therapy. Monographs for anthrax, botulism, smallpox, ebola and other potential agents of bioterrorism are included.
Lexi-Lab & Diagnostic Procedures™ (Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures)
Lexi-Lab & Diagnostic Procedures provides clinicians detailed descriptions of diagnostic tests and procedures, as well as current information concerning the background and context of laboratory tests. Access information on patient preparation, specimen collection/handling and clinical test result interpretation within numerous clinical areas and diagnostic disciplines.
Lexi-Pharmacogenomics™
Lexi-Pharmacogenomics provides detailed information concerning key genetic variations that may influence drug disposition and/or sensitivity. This database also provides a foundation for all clinicians who will be called on to integrate rapidly-expanding genomic knowledge into the management of drug therapy.
Dental Lexi-Drugs®
The most comprehensive dental drug information database available, Dental Lexi-Drugs provides quick access to up-to-date dental-specific information at the point-of-care. Designed for the busy dental professional, Dental Lexi-Drugs contains vital information on over 7500 drugs. Each monograph contains up to 32 fields of information, including key dental health fields such as local anesthetic/vasoconstrictor precautions, effects on dental treatment and dental dosing for selected drug classifications.
Geriatric Lexi-Drugs®
Geriatric Lexi-Drugs provides clinicians in-depth information on drug interactions and drug dosing in elderly and adult populations, as well as dosing adjustments for patients with renal/hepatic impairment. This specialized database contains over 840 geriatric-sensitive drug monographs, supplying up to 31 key fields of information.
Lexi-Drugs® International
With Lexi-Drugs International, clinicians have access to comprehensive information on select drugs available outside the United States. This database complements Lexi-Drugs, and includes information on dosing and dosage forms, as well as potential restrictions.
DECISION SUPPORT MODULES AND TOOLS
Lexi-Interact™
A complete drug and herbal interaction analysis tool, Lexi-Interact assists clinicians in making safer medication decisions at the point-of-care. Enter a patient's entire regimen, identify potential interactions and obtain appropriate patient managements steps. The analysis includes a summary of drug interactions with an assigned risk rating to identify the action steps necessary. Each letter designation (A, B, C, D, X) represents the severity level of the identified interaction. A detailed interaction monograph is displayed by clicking on the interacting drug name.
Lexi-Drug ID™
Lexi-Drug ID helps clinicians quickly identify unknown medications based on imprint, dosage form, shape and color. Link to full drug monographs and additional support content when necessary.
Lexi-CALC™
Fully-integrated within the Lexi-Drugs database, Lexi-CALC assists clinicians in making drug calculations and decisions for treating specific patient conditions. Lexi-CALC includes over 70 calculations that address weight-based pediatric ALS, dosing, drip rates, organ function and other issues for both adults and children.
Lexi-I.V. Compatibility™
Lexi-I.V. Compatibility provides clinicians quick access to information that helps reduce risk and ensure safer I.V. compatibility decisions at the point-of-care. This user-friendly resource, in partnership with the King® Guide to Parenteral Admixtures®, offers access to over 450 fully-referenced parenteral drug monographs and allows the user to analyze up to 10 medication pairs at once for compatibility and stability in solution.
Patient Education Module
Lexicomp's Patient Education Module enables clinicians to improve care by providing patients with comprehensive, easy-to-read information (written at a 5th-7th grade reading level) about their condition, care and overall health. Our patient education handouts support compliance with JCAHO standards, and cover information on medications (adult and pediatric), diseases, conditions and procedures. Handouts are available in up to 19 languages and can be customized with the patient's name and clinician information.
Web Search
Expand your search capabilities to other medically-based websites and primary literature. A single search provides links to trusted and qualified websites, eliminating the need to search sites independently.
Lexi-Drug Plans®
Lexi-Drug Plans provides the formulary status of medications within 4,700 prescription drug plans. This module may be customized, managed and edited by an on-site client administrator.
Lexi-Tox™
Designed for healthcare professionals working in emergency and first-response situations, Lexi-Tox provides immediate support for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of exposures and overdoses. Lexi-Tox combines information on agents of toxicity, antidotes and decontaminants, household products, toxicology-specific calculators and drug identification in one essential tool.
