Rutgers Restricted
Access |
|
Rutgers off-campus users must log-in for access to Rutgers restricted resources.
For help using these indexes see: How do I find an article on my topic?
|
 |
| Notes |
|
Plugins required: Adobe Acrobat Reader
Features:
Table of Contents alert
|
|
|
Description
|
|
The Medical Letter is a nonprofit organization founded in 1958 by Arthur
Kallet, the co-founder of Consumers Union, and Dr. Harold Aaron. Its newsletters,
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics and Treatment Guidelines from
The Medical Letter, publish critical appraisals of new drugs and comparative
reviews of older drugs. The editorial process used for both publications relies on a
consensus of experts to develop prescribing recommendations that are completely
independent of the pharmaceutical industry. The unbiased critical evaluations of drugs,
with special emphasis on new drugs, is of value not only to physicians and pharmacists,
but to other healthcare professionals as well.
The database includes issues of The Medical Letter on Drugs and
Therapeutics from 1988 to present, issues of Treatment Guidelines from
The Medical Letter from September 2002 to present, the online Adverse Drug Interaction
Program, and full text PDF versions of the Medical Letter
handbooks Drugs of Choice and Handbook of Antimicrobial Therapy.
|
|
|
Dates covered
|
|
Varies; earliest is 1988.
|
|
|
Updating frequency
|
|
Biweekly
|
|
|
Sources
|
|
Published and available unpublished studies, including clinical trials.
|
|
|
Type of coverage
|
|
Full-text, charts and tables.
|
|
|
Print Counterpart or related resources
|
|
- The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
- Treatment Guidelines from The Medical Letter
- Drugs of Choice
- Handbook of Antimicrobial Therapy
See IRIS for
library holdings of specific titles.
|
|
|
Provider
|
|
Producer and vendor: The Medical Letter
|
|
|
Help
|
|
For help see the Search page.
|
|
