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Note: I am not a pharma student to answer your complex pharmaceutical questions.  Please do not ask me to provide some brands data names in excel sheet or the copy of electronic drug reference.  Please go to the above site and purchase it.  Whatever I can provide, I have provided here.  Need more? Then, log into MedCLIK and explore.  Thanks in advance!

When I was in medical transcription training, we were provided with Quick Look Drug Reference for medicine search and its dosage details.  I was surprised to see its features.  It was extensive with all the drug names, brand and generic names, therapeutic category, usage, dose, and dosage forms.  We learned that a generic drug can be sold with different brand names produced by different companies.  For example: aspirin is a generic drug (original formula), which is available under brand names of Ascriptin, Bayer Aspirin, Easprin, Ecotrin, Halfprin, ZORprin, etc (in USA).

After looking at this electronic drug reference for American drugs, I thought that there will be an Indian electronic drug reference.  I searched a lot over the net for nearly one month, but was unable to find it. After passing through class training and on-job training, I was put on regular roles and started searching again.  While searching the Indian Medical Association website, I came to know about the site MedCLIK, which provides an online drug reference for Indian medicines.

Go to http://www.medclik.com/medcliklan/Index.aspx and click “New User” and register with your email ID.  You will get a mail in your inbox with a confirmation link.  Click on that and confirm your login details.  It will also ask for your personal details like profession, address, and mobile numbers.  Select profession as “others,” put just your state or city in address field, and leave the others and save.  Now, your login ID is ready.  Again, go to the above link and login with registered email ID.

If you don’t want to take that much pain, then login with a dummy ID, naveen@trash2009.com and password 123456.

In MedCLIK, besides the above information, they also indicate the manufacturers’ name and price.  I think it is very helpful.  If you know a brand, just key in and you can find the generic name of the drug and the list of brands available for that with price and company information.

You can see the below screenshot I have taken for brand search for “gentamicin,” an eye drops preparation.

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101 Responses to “Online Indian drug dictionary – Indian pharmacopeia”

  1. 1. NeedyNo Gravatar Says:

    Could you post a topic or a link from where a complete Indian Pharmacopeia for PC can be downloaded……
    Thanx

  2. 2. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    It’s not available over the net. You have to purchase it from MedClik.

  3. 3. kalyaniNo Gravatar Says:

    can you please give me info on ashma inhaler cortico steroid containing,available in India? My mom used pulicort before and just heard that it is not available in India anymore. Are there equivalent ones?
    A big thank you.

  4. 4. vijay kasiNo Gravatar Says:

    That site is tremendously useful. I have never been able to obtain details of drugs available in India through the web. This is awesome, Thanks.

  5. 5. jpNo Gravatar Says:

    good

  6. 6. N.SrinivasNo Gravatar Says:

    Hi,

    I have been prescribed the following drugs after a mild stroke and I would like to know more about their function, what I should avoid in my diet to reduce risk of reactions etc.
    Deplatt A
    Aztor 20
    Amlopress AT
    Shelcal M
    Zyloric
    Telma 40

    Please advise.

  7. 7. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    Hi Srinivas!

    I am not a doctor to give you an advice. I have given these details as a reference to know more about the drugs and their usage. Please consult your physician to know more about these drugs and do not follow anything available on the internet, it may be harmful.

    If you want to know more about the drugs you are prescribed, register at Medclik. Go to the “Brands” section and input the drug names. It will show you all the available branded drugs for the drug you entered. Below that you will see an option “Pharmacology of (Generic name of the drug)” and click on that to see the mechanism of action, side effects, contraindications, and precautions.

    Please refer to these sites to know more about the stroke:
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stroke/DS00150
    http://www.stroke.org
    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/stroke.html
    http://www.strokeassociation.org/

  8. 8. Dr Sujit JosNo Gravatar Says:

    This site is very useful..Thanks naveen for the help

    Sujit Jos

  9. 9. rohitNo Gravatar Says:

    hi,
    this site is very much usefull i am studying b pharmacy 1year

  10. 10. Ashwini PrasadNo Gravatar Says:

    Hello.. Thank u very much… Hey listen, how did u get the screenshot which u have uploaded here… do we have to purchase it or is it free online…

  11. 11. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    @Ashwini Prasad

    If you are using Firefox, then use ScreenGrab extension. You can also consider a full featured software like PhotoScape. Read below articles for more info.

    http://www.naveen.info/2008/01/22/screengrab-screen-grabbing-extension-for-firefox/
    http://www.naveen.info/2007/11/13/photoscape-a-free-alternative-to-snagit/

  12. 12. rajNo Gravatar Says:

    can you tell me the generic name of buscalm tablet

  13. 13. allan dsaNo Gravatar Says:

    could you provide details about the limit tests procedure for sulphates, chloride, arsenic, lead as per Indian Pharmcopeia? The info is not available on the net and I cannot afford the expensive indian pharmacopeia.

  14. 14. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    @allan dsa

    I am not a science student to understand “limit tests procedure.” Please login to MedClik and see you can find any info.

  15. 15. agastyabiopharmNo Gravatar Says:

    place where to purchase indian pharmacopoiea

  16. 16. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    @agastyabiopharm

    You can purchase it in electronic form on CD from MedCLIK, It’s cost is Rs.1000/-

  17. 17. Dr. Mandeep RandhawaNo Gravatar Says:

    I am in USA now and its hard and costly to find indian pharmacoepia there.And this site was really helpful to tell my patients in india the brand i want them to prescribe for their problem.
    thanks Naveen

  18. 18. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    Thanks for your comments sir.

  19. 19. Bipin NakaraniNo Gravatar Says:

    You are requested to give monogram of Cetrizine I.P.

  20. 20. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    @Bipin Nakarani

    I am not a since student to give you those details. Just login into the site and see you can get any useful info.

  21. 21. rajeevNo Gravatar Says:

    can you give me the mrp of all inhalar,spacer,rotacaps of the brand “avessa “of ranbaxy

  22. 22. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    @rajeev

    Login to the site and find it yourself. Just a quoted a site where you can find this info.

  23. 23. samirNo Gravatar Says:

    hi
    i want comlete indian drug review on my laptop. what should i do?

  24. 24. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    @samir

    You need to purchase the electronic dictionary on CD to install it in your laptop.

  25. 25. JunedNo Gravatar Says:

    Thanks guys for info on mediclik. It is really useful.

  26. 26. JamilNo Gravatar Says:

    HI,
    I want name & addresses of manufacturers of COLCHIINE containing formulations in INDIA

  27. 27. Dr Bonny ZachariahNo Gravatar Says:

    Hey Naveen thank you for the help, the site medclik is really good. I now have a lot of info at my fingertip. once again thanks a lot

  28. 28. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    @Juned
    Go to generic drugs option and input colchicine. It will shows the brands available and their manufacturer details. Then, typing the company name in Google, you can have the details you wanted.

    Dr Bonny Zachariah
    Thanks for your kind comments.

  29. 29. dr shivaliNo Gravatar Says:

    hi i m shivali, i’ve recently cleared my dermatology pg and not much aware of trade names of DVL drugs kindly provide me with the latest used drugs in INDIA in dermatology. Thanx

  30. 30. MukeshNo Gravatar Says:

    Hello, Do u know anything about { Moxovas 0.2mg } ! It is a drud prescribed by a cardiologist to my grandfather for Hypertension saying it is the latest class of Drugs whic acts both on the CNS and Excretory Sytemic effects if any ! I searched every Pharmacy in my native place (Visakhapatnam) hearing a big ” V Dont Konw ” from all the pharmacists !

  31. 31. Dr. MukeshNo Gravatar Says:

    I searched on Google but it didnt yeild a single result to my surprise !

  32. 32. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    @shivali
    If you notice my earlier comments, you will know that I am not a since/medicine student. So, please log into MedClik and explore it.

    @Dr. Mukesh
    I did a quick search and didn’t find anything. It might be misspelled.

  33. 33. talimoaNo Gravatar Says:

    i am searching for a drug by the name of “carboriv”. what is it and are there any substitutes?

  34. 34. raghavNo Gravatar Says:

    hi naveen

    I need to know the drug name for combination of aceteminophin,aspirin and caffeine( its called Excedrin in USA)

    Thanks a lot

  35. 35. ashwinNo Gravatar Says:

    Thank you for this information…. I have been scouring the net for info about a drug avaialble only in India – I hope I get details at the sitge mentioned by you. Thanx once again…

  36. 36. kenneth reinhardtNo Gravatar Says:

    Help.I have sent a packet of life saving medicines for a baby in the U.S.A.these are the medicines sent the DHL agent ants the generic name for th following tablets/capsules.
    WYSOLONE
    RENEWLIV
    VAMIKIND
    UDILIV
    VETA K
    R CIN COMPLETE T. D
    FOLINZ.
    tHESE MEDICINES WERE DESPATCHED FROM CHENNAI, INDIA.

  37. 37. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    @ raghav & kenneth reinhardt

    Please log into MedCLIK and find it yourself. It is very easy to use and you can search the drugs with both generic and brand names.

  38. 38. vivekanandNo Gravatar Says:

    need a to z drug index including latest branded drug
    with salt,mrp,packing,trade and etc

  39. 39. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    @vivekanand

    You need to log into MedCLIK and make a file going through the index.

  40. 40. TruptiNo Gravatar Says:

    Thanks for the info .
    i need to know, if we can know the innovators tat launched the product.
    I need to search for innovator of some products in India. Can i get some help?

  41. 41. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    Sorry Trupti!

    I don’t have the info about it, but see if the below links are of any help.

    http://ipindia.nic.in/
    http://ipindia.nic.in/patsea.htm

  42. 42. MariamNo Gravatar Says:

    Kindly let us know where can be NFS 60 cell line be available for performing bioassay of filgrastrim. As it is not available with ATCC.

  43. 43. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    @Mariam
    I think you haven’t gone through the above comments. I am not a pharma student to understand what you are saying. Believe me I didn’t understand what you are requesting. Sorry!!!

  44. 44. chinmayNo Gravatar Says:

    sir can you give me the list of the name of the marketed drugs which content acridine atom……….if you can pls help me……………..thanks

  45. 45. sudhirNo Gravatar Says:

    sir
    Im working in QA in farma fresser
    could plz.provide the ans of following
    Imp checks in febrigation @ compression

  46. 46. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    @sudhir & chinmay
    I am commerce student and medical transcriptionist by profession. I am unable to provide answers to your questions as I didn’t understand those.

    Thanks for visiting!

  47. 47. frankNo Gravatar Says:

    I don’t think the Medclik section for Online drug search is still there. Any other website for looking up medication info?

  48. 48. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    @Frank

    It seems that they are redesigning the site. I hope they will make it available online again.

  49. 49. vivekNo Gravatar Says:

    dear sir,
    please refer me a site which contains a review of all the medicine…..

  50. 50. nageswarra raoNo Gravatar Says:

    nice

  51. 51. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    It is under “Send SMS” section. Direct link: http://www.160by2.com/MyAlerts.aspx

  52. 52. Dr Mohd Tariq SalmanNo Gravatar Says:

    Thanks, Naveen for the url. I knew that such a site is available for Indian drugs but could not find the URL after google search. Registered medical practitioners can get a free copy of MIMS. A similar site is CIMS which also gives the different brand names, indications, dosage, ADRs, and a lot.

  53. 53. Saravanan MuthuswamyNo Gravatar Says:

    Hi,

    Thanks for your valuable help. I am too a home-based Medical Transcriptionist working for Heartland-Spryance (a diploma holder in Mech Engg & got trained in Medical Transcription at Coimbatore KGISL).

    Once again, thank you very much for providing this information. It is of great help, as of now only I have been able to find a Indian Medical Drug Reference.

    Edited for removing mail address. Publishing mail openly on net can attract a huge spam.

  54. 54. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    I have searched in that when MedCLIK was offline for few days. What I came to know is that, it has more and accurate data than any other and it can be accessed without registering. It has lot of options too.

  55. 55. mohamed eliyasNo Gravatar Says:

    hi friends:
    i am pharmacist working in GCC, i need indian drug reference some time, is that any free downloadable version forIDR if any body knows please reply my mail

  56. 56. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    I did not find a downloadable version. But, if you are really in need then, you can get one from MedCLIK for 1k or so. Visit their homepage and purchase.

  57. 57. ChetanNo Gravatar Says:

    hi man……. its awesome thnx a lot ….

  58. 58. ASHOK TURKINo Gravatar Says:

    SULPITAC…&CITOPAM
    The details about their phamacology etc

  59. 59. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    Dear Ashok,

    I can’t find time to do all these things, that is why at the beginning of the post there is a note in green color. Log into MedCLIK and find it yourself. You can also just Google the drug and find the generic, then put them into http://www.rxlist.com or http://www.drugs.com to see more details.

    Hope you will understand.

  60. 60. dr.patelNo Gravatar Says:

    hi naveen,
    we doctors dont have time to find brand names for many new drugs just prescribe what is advertised,i work for poor pt and always wanted to know the cheapest of the available drug but not compromising on quality…i have personally been searching….but thanks a lot

  61. 61. shayak ghoshNo Gravatar Says:

    is nux vomica a restricted drug?

  62. 62. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    It’s a homeopathy drug. I don’t know whether it is restricted or not. Sorry!

  63. 63. VickyNo Gravatar Says:

    I’m a psoriasis patient and have recently been given the Drug known as Folitrax 7.5 mg to control my lesions. I’m also given to understand that this is a anti-cancer drug. Need to know how this i sbeneficial in psoriasis. Please advice urgently

  64. 64. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    As the article says, I am not a pharma or medicine student to clear these doubts. You should ask these details your physician rather than asking somebody on the Internet.

  65. 65. kajalNo Gravatar Says:

    hi
    can i know a site where all new used drugs nowadays can be seen with detail with dose n side effect.

  66. 66. JagannathNo Gravatar Says:

    Hi,
    is there any site or reference showing that the drugs under clinical trial or about enter the market.

  67. 67. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    I think this is the site you are looking for http://cdsco.nic.in/ (Central Drugs Standard Control
    Organization).

    http://clinicaltrials.gov/ also helps you to get more information.

  68. 68. prakashNo Gravatar Says:

    give me subtitute name of following drug prescribe to me 1) Seloken XL 25mg cotent Meloprolol and 2) Losacar 25mg

  69. 69. PabloNo Gravatar Says:

    Hi, and thank you for your information in advance!
    I need to find a medicine in India: it is known as Gleevec, Glivec or Imatinib.
    Is there a diferent name used in India?
    Thanks and regards;
    Pablo.

  70. 70. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    Seems to be not available in India as a tablet, but only in the form generic bulk drug.

  71. 71. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    Google it to find the generics. Then go to the link given, click generics, and you can see various brands of that drug.

  72. 72. GKK IyengarNo Gravatar Says:

    what is the generic name of MOXOVAS and wher can I find the details about it?

  73. 73. abhishek jainNo Gravatar Says:

    I am pharmacy student and i want to purchase pharmacopoeia. please sugest me about it

  74. 74. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    Purchase it from MedCLIK @ http://www.medclik.com/

  75. 75. grapeseedextractNo Gravatar Says:

    i want some company name which makes grapeseed extract(GSE) product as an anti oxidant

  76. 76. Dr.SujitNo Gravatar Says:

    hi,

    today i tried to get info from medclick as suggested by you but its not working. is there any other way of getting drug info?

  77. 77. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    Just now tested it and working fine. May be it was down for maintenance when you were using it. Try now and let me know. Enter “test” in the first box and click “Login

  78. 78. dr.tNo Gravatar Says:

    the url u gave is not functioning. can you provide some other url??

  79. 79. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    Working fine here. Click -> http://www.medclik.com/General/pages/drugmanual/Index.asp

    Select “Brands” or “Generics” and then it asks for login. Just type “test” in the first box and enter.

  80. 80. suman guptaNo Gravatar Says:

    hi i am a pharmacist doing pharma business since lsat thirty years
    i am impressed by the mails you are reciving, i have browsed
    thru ” medclik” found that they are givinig information only for the
    drugs manfucatured by ” their subscriber manufacturers”,if you find
    any other good website please reply.

    with regards
    suman gupta

  81. 81. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    CIMS Asia is also a good website. But, you need to register to access it.

  82. 82. Harane SanjayNo Gravatar Says:

    I am having trouble of Arthertics & i was prescribed following drugs by repucted doctors I want to know probable side effects on normal human body. 1) Etrobax 90 ( ETORICOXIB – by ranbaxy Lab) . 2 ) Folitrax -50-ing (Methotrexate )
    I was prescribed for Parkinson & Prostate below mentioned medicines
    1) Synodopa plus -(levodopa & carbidopa ) tablets
    2 ) Urimax – 0.4 mg ( tamsulosin hydrochloride modified )
    Please reply the side effects & how long the medicines can be taken.

  83. 83. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    Log into the site and follow the procedures I showed you. There will be a link to show possible side effects. Just check around after drug search.

  84. 84. moji ram sutharNo Gravatar Says:

    very quicker

  85. 85. jyotikaNo Gravatar Says:

    hey…real useful links..thank u so much Mr.Naveen!

  86. 86. ARCHNANo Gravatar Says:

    Hi…Firstly i wanna say thanks a tonne..d site is going to prove really helpful to me as i am pursuing my final semester MBA in pharma mngt. Seconly, i am looking forward for some kind of a project or training as well in this field…

  87. 87. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    Thanks for your kind comments.

  88. 88. RAVITEJA MYLAVARAPUNo Gravatar Says:

    what is the price of indian pharmacoepia in india and in U.S.A.

  89. 89. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    Rs: 1500 for one year subscription. Check out this page: http://www.medclik.com/General/pages/others/medclik.asp

  90. 90. Dr.RinkimiNo Gravatar Says:

    Can u please tell me more about this ayurvedic drug called Delicate-Fat to Slim

  91. 91. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    I don’t have the knowledge about Ayurvedic drugs.

  92. 92. RickyNo Gravatar Says:

    i have stretch marks on my back. As i started reading om internet i found that ‘Trilastin’ is the effective cream i want to know if this cream is available in india?

  93. 93. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    It seems to be a special cream made of elastin, collagen and soy protein. I am unable to find it on MedClik.

  94. 94. gopalNo Gravatar Says:

    can you give information about dimethyl phatalate

  95. 95. shibprasadNo Gravatar Says:

    Thanx for your great attempt. I am a officer in a commando unit. We have to face firing in jungle quite often. Sometimes our jawan gets bulltet injury and in jungle specially at night we are helpless , just waiting for back up. Can u help us to find some medicine specially in powder form used for blood clotting . I am not specialised. so please give details such as cost, dose, precaution etc. Pls find some time in the interest of this commandos,dedicated their life for nation.

  96. 96. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    Thank you very much for contacting and appreciating my work. I am just a transcriptionist and know how to use these dictionaries to find out whether a medication is suitable for the condition listed. I am not a doctor to prescribe something or help choose the correct medicine. You need to contact a physician to find out that. Hope you understand.

  97. 97. shibprasadNo Gravatar Says:

    OK ..thank you friend.

  98. 98. vivi_momoNo Gravatar Says:

    good good

  99. 99. Dinesh VidjaNo Gravatar Says:

    Thanks for the details, I also came across medindia.net which also have drug directory. Here is the link http://www.medindia.net/doctors/drug_directory.asp Please go through it and give your opinion.

  100. 100. Dinesh VidjaNo Gravatar Says:

    Hi Naveen.

    Thanks for the details,

    I came across medindia.net which also have drug directory. Here is the link
    http://www.medindia.net/doctors/drug_directory.asp

    Please go through it and give your opinion.

  101. 101. NaveenNo Gravatar Says:

    Seems to be good alternative. Thanks for bringing it to my notice.

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