Medscape's clinical reference is the most authoritative and accessible point-of-care medical reference for physicians and healthcare professionals, available online and via all major mobile devices. All content is free.
The clinical information represents the expertise and practical knowledge of top physicians and pharmacists from leading academic medical centers in the United States and worldwide.
The topics provided are comprehensive and span more than 30 medical specialties, covering:
Drugs, OTCs, & Herbal Monographs
More than 2500 monographs are provided for prescription and over-the-counter drugs, as well as for corresponding brand-name drugs, herbals, and supplements
Diseases & Conditions
More than 4000 evidence-based and physician-reviewed disease and condition articles are organized to rapidly and comprehensively answer clinical questions and to provide in-depth information in support of diagnosis, treatment, and other clinical decision-making. Topics are richly illustrated with more than 40,000 clinical photos and radiographic images.
Guideline Essentials
More than 800 evidence-based guideline articles across major medical specialties. Guideline Summaries are streamlined breakdowns of guidelines from hundreds of global organizations. Expert Insights are perspectives on implementing guidelines in clinical practice. Primary Care Hacks are guides offering quick, practical references for healthcare professionals to manage everyday conditions and interpret diagnostic tests in primary care.
Laboratory Medicine
Dozens of articles featuring panels for chemistry, hematology, hormones, and toxicology, for example. The articles describe standard reference ranges, interpretation, collection methods, and panels across laboratory medicine.
Image Collections
Hundreds of image-rich slideshow presentations visually engage and challenge readers while expanding their knowledge of both common and uncommon diseases, case presentations, and current controversies in medicine.
Drug Interaction Checker
Our Drug Interaction Checker provides rapid access to tens of thousands of interactions between brand and generic drugs, over-the-counter drugs, and supplements. Check mild interactions to serious contraindications for up to 30 drugs, herbals, and supplements at a time.
Formulary
Access health plan drug formulary information when looking up a particular drug, and save time and effort for you and your patient. Choose from our complete list of over 1800 insurance plans across all 50 US states. Customize your Medscape account with the health plans you accept, so that the information you need is saved and ready every time you look up a drug on our site or in the Medscape app. Easily compare tier status for drugs in the same class when considering an alternative drug for your patient.
Medical Calculators
Medscape Reference features more than a hundred medical calculators covering formulas, scales, and classifications. Plus, more than 600 drug monographs in our drug reference include integrated dosing calculators.
Decision Point
Decision Point features more than 2,500 short expert videos that help guide management decisions across more than 30 conditions in nine specialties. The platform pairs brief expert video commentaries with relevant guideline summaries and is designed to meet the growing need for clarity and practical guidance as clinical guidelines and therapeutic options evolve. Through an interactive decision tree, users can filter video topics using diagnostic and treatment labels to find content relevant to their interests. Decision Point topics range from standard approaches in diagnosis and management to novel therapeutics in clinical trials and gray areas in which standard practice has not yet been established.
MEDLINE
Click on citations within drug and disease topics in our clinical reference to review the clinical evidence on MEDLINE. Plus, search the MEDLINE database for journal articles.
