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UpToDate Database User Guide

UpToDate® is an evidence-based, physician-authored clinical decision support resource which clinicians trust to make the right point-of-care decisions. More than 5,100 world-renowned physician authors, editors and peer reviewers use a rigorous editorial p

What is UpToDate

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UpToDate® is a physician-authored clinical decision support resource used to make point-of-care decisions. More than 5,100 physician authors, editors and peer reviewers have synthesized the most recent medical information into evidence-based recommendations to improve patient care and quality.

Key Features

  • Links directly to Lexicomp for expanded drug information.
  • Links to Lexi-Interact Online: Lexicomp's Comprehensive Drug-to-Drug, Drug-to-Herb and Herb-to-Herb Interaction Analysis Program.
  • Allows users to search in several different languages. 
  • Links to full text articles or articles can be ordered from Article Reach.
  • Offers an app for iOS and Android.
  • "What's New" link provides a list of the most important new information added to UpToDate.

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