title: Foreign drug identification.
abstract: The references used by a major Canadian drug information center to identify foreign drug products are described. Guidelines are provided for handling foreign drug identification requests, including the collection of background information and the management of specific problems likely to be encountered during the identification process. Useful methods of building a foreign drug identification reference library are also suggested.
authors.affiliation: Drug Information Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Murdoch
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D004346:Drug Information Services; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D012013:Reference Books
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations