Drug Nutrient Interaction & Pathology-Health Monograph Databases
Drug Nutrient interaction assessment is an integral aspect of best practice. Published analysis of Drug Interaction Databases (Kheshti et al. 2016) states that ‘an increase in (analytical) sensitivity is possible by the combination of more than one program‘. The following two Open Access Drug Interaction Databases (included in the aforementioned review) contain a comprehensive range of nutrients for interaction analysis.
- The epocrates web-based program is accessible upon signup – to access, simply create a free account and click on the ‘epocrates online tab’, from your account page. The web-based epocrates program contains interaction analysis, comprehensive pathology-health monographs, and a calculator tool for converting common units of measure.
- IMGateway is a leading Australian based clinician-support resource, constructed via a rigorous research methodology and overseen by experts. Among a range of features, IMGateway provides exceptionally well developed monographs and a comprehensive drug interaction database. Membership can be sought directly via IMGateway (see their website for more details), in addition to IMGateway access being provided to holders of Practitioner Only accounts with one or more premium Australian nutraceutical distributors.
Nutrient Databases
The Clinical Nutrition sphere benefits from a wealth of high quality Open Access Nutrient Databases, affording researchers and clinicians access to macronutrient and micronutrient food composition data, and consolidated and curated data on nutritional requirements.