Brand Name Search
Introduction
Consumers from private hospitals and clinics are provided with a huge range of brand choices, being it original or generic brand.
- However, some might prefer to use only the brand recommended by their family doctor.
A customer may walk into your community pharmacy, requesting a brand that you unheard of before, such as “Vocinti” or "Cezti".
- What could be your first port of call?
Brand Name Search
Given the brand name is the proprietary brand name, then you most probably able to identify in major drug references such as British National Formulary and Micromedex.
- However, if it is a generic brand name produced by local or oversea manufacturer, then this could not be the case.
NOTE: Both Martindale The Complete Drug Reference and Lexicomp have a short list of international brand name which is specific to each countries.
Nonetheless, you will be still able to find the required information in
I personally prefer NPRA Quest 3+ Product Search for it being more comprehensive in brand name search.
- All drugs registered in Malaysia with MAL number should be found in NPRA Quest 3+ Product Search. However, it may be missing for cases of registration renewal.
- Drug products will only be available in MIMS Malaysia if the drug company pay money to MIMS to be listed.
NOTE: To learn on new approved drugs in Malaysia, you may check here.
Product Leaflet Search
- MIMS Malaysia - provides either concise information, full information or none
- NPRA Quest 3+ Product Search (Malaysia) - under attachments sometimes
- ARTG Search - for Australia registered drugs
- electronic medicines compendium (emc) - for UK registered drug
- DailyMed - for US registered drugs
- Drug Product Database - for Canada registered drugs
NOTE: You may also find Prescribers' Digital Reference (PDF) (formerly known as "Physicians' Desk Reference") quite useful. Off label use information can be found here too.
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