Contains the complete text of evaluative monographs from AHFS Drug Information and the Handbook on Injectable Drugs. DIFT contains detailed information on virtually every single-drug entity available in the United States, including some investigational drugs and intravenous infusion solutions as well as commercial drugs. Data on concentration, usage, stability, pH, dosage, administration, compatability, chemistry, pharmacology, interactions and toxicity are included.
The following alphabetical list provides the two-letter label, the relevant alias, and an example for each Drug Information Fulltext database field.
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Label Name/Example
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ab Primary Text
example 1: 557$.ab.
example 2: intravenous injections.ab.
an Accession Number
example: 582162.an.
at Additional Text
example: apparent ph.at.
cr References
example 1: hardy ae.cr.
example 2: hardy.cr.
di Drug Information
example: dph.di.
de Descriptors
example 1: 5152.de.
example 2: 515$.de.
example 3: 51$.de.
example 4: dosage schedule.de.
gn Generic Drug Name
example: phenytoin sodium.gn.
rn CAS Registry Number
example: 630 93 3.rn.
sh Section Heading/Subheading
example: drug interactions.sh.
so Source
example: injectable drugs.so.
sy Synonyms
example: diphenylhydantoin.sy.
ta Table Data
example: antibody testing.ta.
tc Therapeutic Classification
example 1: 28 12 12.tc.
example 2: 28 12.tc.
example 3: 28.tc.
example 4: hydantoins.tc.
th Table Headings
example: amino acids.th.
ti Monograph Title
example: phenytoin sodium.ti.
tn Trade Name Manufacturer
example 1: dilantin.tn.
example 2: parke davis.tn.
tx Text (from AB and AT fields)
example 1: microcrystal
example 2: formation.tx.
up Update Code
example: 9406.up.
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