Frequently Asked Questions

Does the Health Library have access to UpToDate?

No, we don't have UpToDate, but we do have similar products. UpToDate includes a collection of medical and patient information, access to Lexicomp drug monographs and drug-to-drug, drug-to-herb and herb-to-herb interactions information, and a number of medical calculators.

Alternatives to UpToDate:

• AccessMedicine 
  • http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/ 
  • Contains a suite of over 85 medical textbooks. Includes quick reference guides, practice guidelines, calculators, integrated drug database, multimedia resources, cases, patient information, differential diagnosis tool, and a diagnostic test reference guide.
• AccessPharmacy ​
  • http://accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/ 
  • Contains over 30 pharmacy textbooks, multimedia library, drug therapy cases, self-assessment tools, topics in evidence-based pharmacy practice, and an integrated drug database.
• Medscape - requires free registration
  • http://www.medscape.com/ 
  • Contains medical news, drug updates, journal articles, CME activities, clinical trial coverage
• Natural Medicines
  • ​​​https://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/
  • An authoritative resource on dietary supplements, natural medicines, and complementary alternative and integrative therapies.
• Stat!Ref ​
  • http://online.statref.com 
  • Cross-searchable collection of electronic resources for healthcare professionals. Includes medical textbooks, evidence alerts, medical news feed, and MedCalc 3000 (a medical reference and tool set including medical formulae, clinical criteria sets and decision tree analysis tools)
  • Includes AHFS Drug Information: American Society of Hospital Pharmacists

• Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference​

• ClinicalKey

If you can't find what you were hoping to find in Up-to-Date in those resources, please Ask a Librarian! 

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