AMA Manual of Style, 11th EditionTemplate:
Drug Name. Prescribing information. Manufacturer's name; Year. Accessed date. URL.
Example:
Zithromax. Prescribing information. Pfizer; 2017. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.pfizermedicalinformation.com/en-us/zithromax
Drug Name. In: Specific Database title. Publisher. Publication date (if available). Updated date. Accessed date. URL (no period after the URL)
Template:
Drug Name: In: Lexi-Drugs. UpToDate Inc. Publication date (if available). Updated date. Accessed date. URL (no period after the URL)
Example:
Entanercept. In: Lexi-Drugs. UpToDate Inc; 2024. Updated April 15, 2024. Accessed April 16, 2024. http://online.lexi.com
Note: When referencing a Micromedex product or database, you must include: (electronic version), Merative information, URL address (https://www.micromedexsolutions.com/) and the date accessed.
Template:
Drug Name. In: MerativeTM Micromedex® DRUGDEX® (electronic version). Merative. Updated date. Accessed date. https:micromedexsolutions.com/
Example:
Abacavir. In: MerativeTM Micromedex® DRUGDEX® (electronic version). Merative. Updated April 10, 2024. Accessed April 23, 2024. https:micromedexsolutions.com/
Template:
Medication Name. Package insert. Manufacturer's Name; Year. (registered or updated, whichever is most recent)
Example:
Byetta. Package insert. Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc; 2007.
List names in the order they appear in the text
Give all authors/editors, regardless of the number
Convert given (first) names and middles names to initials for a maximum of two initials following each surname
Journal references omit information on place of publication and publisher, whereas book references include this information
The words "volume" and "number" (or their abbreviations) are usually omitted when citing journal articles, but are included when citing books
Journal titles are abbreviated; book titles are not
Template:
Specific databases or Author(s). Title of Database [Type of Medium]. Place of Publication: Publisher. Date of Publication of Database. Title of Part; [Date of Update (if applicable); Date of Citation of Part]; Availability
Example:
UpToDate LexiDrug
LexiDrug. UpToDate [Internet]. Hudson, OD: Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. 1978-2024. Acetaminophen; [2024 Apr 30]. Available from: http://online.lexi.com
Merative Micromedex
Note: When referencing a Micromedex product or database, you must include: (electronic version), Merative information, URL address (https://www.micromedexsolutions.com/) and the date accessed.
DRUGDEX. MerativeTM Micromedex® [Internet]. Ann Arbor, MI: Merative. 2024. Infliximab; [2024 Mar 13] Available from: https:micromedexsolutions.com/
Journal references omit information on place of publication and publisher.
The words "volume" and "number" are usually omitted when citing journal articles.
Journal titles are abbreviated.
Template:
Author(s). Article Title. Journal Title. Date of Publication;Volume(Issue):Page Range.
Example:
Petitti DB, Crooks VC, Buckwalter JG, Chiu V. Blood pressure levels before dementia. Arch Neurol. 2005 Jan;62(1):112-6.
Template:
Author(s). Article Title. Journal Title [Type of Medium]. Date of Publication [Date of Citation]; Volume number(Issue number):Location. URL or doi.
Example:
Abood S. Quality improvement initiative in nursing homes: the ANA acts in an advisory role. Am J Nurs [Internet]. 2002 Jun [cited 2002 Aug 12];102(6):[about 1 p.]. Available from: https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/Fulltext/2002/06000/Quality_Improvement_Initiative_in_Nursing_Homes.31.aspx Subscription required.
List names in the order they appear in the text.
Book references include information on place of publication and publisher.
Book titles are not abbreviated.
Give all authors/editors, regardless of the number.
Template:
Author(s) or Editor(s). Title. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of Publication or copyright.
Example:
Jenkins PF. Making sense of the chest x-ray: a hands-on guide. New York: Oxford University Press; 2005. 194p.
Template:
Author(s). Title. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of Publication or copyright. Name and number/letter of part, Title of part; Inclusive page numbers.
Example:
Reed JG, Baxter PM. Library use: handbook for psychology. 3rd ed. Washington: American Psychological Association; c2003. Chapter 2, Selecting and defining the topic; p. 11-25.
Template:
Drug name. [package insert]. Place of publication: Manufacturer's name; Year of publication.
Example:
Trazodone Hydrochloride. [package insert]. Birmingham, AL: Oxford Pharmaceuticals, LLC. 2022.
Template:
Author(s). Title [Type of Medium]. Place of Publication: Publisher; Date of Publication [Date of Update/Revision]. Availability.
Example:
AMA: helping doctors help patients [Internet]. Chicago: American Medical Association; c1995-2007 [cited 2007 Feb 22]. Available from: http://www.ama-assn.org/.
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