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Up-to-date product information for medicines licensed in the UK, directly from manufacturers

Supporting health professionals prescribe and administer drugs correctly according to their licensed use, emc provides accessible and up-to-date regulated medicines information, including manufacturer drug information (SPC) and patient information leaflets (PIL).

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emc through MedicinesComplete features direct links to the evidence-based and practical guidance of British National Formulary (BNF) and BNF for Children.

For the first time, professionals can quickly access these two essential drug information products in one place, enabling informed decision-making on the licensed and unlicensed use of medicines.

British National Formulary

British National Formulary

Practical and evidence based, British National Formulary (BNF) is the only drug formulary in the world that is both independent, and has rigorous, accredited content creation processes.

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BNF for Children

BNF for Children

Practical and evidence-based, BNF for Children is the only child-focused drug formulary in the world that is both independent, and has rigorous, accredited content creation processes.

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10,000+
Licensed medicinal products
300+
Pharmaceutical companies contributing product information
9,000+
Patient information leaflets
Updated
Monthly

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Customer use cases

Academia

Prepare students for professional practice.

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Hospital and Healthcare

Provides detailed information on medicinal products.

Access ready-to-use patient information leaflets.

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Pharmaceutical Industry

Efficiently and effectively answer medical information enquiries from professionals and patients.

Qualify and prepare manufacturer drug information.

emc is available to customers outside of the UK

Datapharm have granted Pharmaceutical Press a licence to sell emc to MedicinesComplete customers outside of the UK. If you are from the UK and wish to access emc we encourage you to contact Datapharm.

Features and benefits

With an unlimited number of searches through MedicinesComplete, health professionals and pharmaceutical industry professionals benefit from:

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Access to information on over 10,000 licensed medicinal products detailing how to prescribe and use a medicine correctly

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Over 9,000 patient Information Leaflets (PILs) ready to print or email to patients

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Links to BNF and BNF for Children for practical and independent treatment summaries and drug information

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Medicines under additional monitoring by European regulatory agencies are flagged with a black triangle, for quick identification

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Synonyms, drug and chemical identifiers, chemical formulae, structures and pharmacopeial standards

Option to sort or filter medicinal products by active ingredient, legal status, manufacturer and form

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