Martindale provides reliable, unbiased and evaluated information on drugs and medicines used throughout the world - no other source has the breadth and depth of coverage. Martindale contains: Encyclopaedic facts about drugs and medicines; Nearly 6,000 drug monographs; Over 160,000 preparations; Over 54,000 reference citations; Over 15,000 manufacturers; Proprietary preparations from 41 countries and regions; Synopses of disease treatments; Enables identification of medicines, the local equivalent and the manufacturer; Includes herbals, diagnostic agents, radiopharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical excipients, toxins, and poisons as well as drugs and medicines. Martindale is based on published information and extensively referenced.