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Academic Writing Resources Guide

Review this guide to learn how to cite materials to support academic writing.

Package Insert

Format:

Drug Name [package insert]. Place of Publication: Company; Year. 

Example:

Cialis [package insert]. Indianapolis, IN: Eli Lilly & Co; 2003.

Clinical Pharmacology

Overall System:

Clinical Pharmacology [database online]. Tampa, FL: Gold Standard, Inc.; 2014. URL: http://www.clinicalpharmacology.com. Accessed: date. 

Monograph:

Gold Standard, Inc. Metformin. Clinical Pharmacology [database online]. Available at: http://www.clinicalpharmacology.com. Accessed: July 10, 2014.

Micromedex

Per Micromedex Guidelines: "When referencing a Micromedex product or database, you must include: (electronic version), Merative information, URL address (https://www.micromedexsolutions.com/) and the date accessed."

Entire System:

MerativeTM Micromedex® Alternative Medicine (Healthcare Series), (electronic version).  Merative, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Available at: http://www.micromedexsolutions.com/ (Cited: 08/27/2024).

Particular System:

MerativeTM Micromedex® TOMES® System (electronic version). Merative, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Available at: http://www.micromedexsolutions.com/ (Cited: 08/27/2024).

Particular Document:

Budesonide. In: MerativeTM Micromedex® DRUGDEX® System (electronic version). Merative, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Available at: http://www.micromedexsolutions.com/ (Cited: 08/27/2024).

UpToDate

UpToDate entries are formatted like a book chapters with Ted Post as the editor according to the publisher.

Format:

Lastname First Initials. Topic Title. In: Editor Name, ed. UptoDate. Waltham, MA: UptoDate; 2024. http://www.uptodate.com. Accessed date. 

Example:

Marion DW. Diaphragmatic pacing. In: Post T, ed. UpToDate. Waltham, MA: UptoDate; 2024. http://www.uptodate.com. Accessed March 18, 2024. 

Lexidrug (In UpToDate)

Format

Article title. Title of Lexidrug section. Hudson, OH: Lexidrug, Copyright date. http://uptodate.com. Accessed date.

Example

Abacavir.  Hudson, OH: UpToDate Lexidrug, 2024. http://uptodate.com. Accessed October 8, 2024.