Product Comparison Tool

Question of the Week An outpatient called on the phone seeking to know if there existed a nasal spray with the same active ingredient as one which had worked quite well for him before, but which had stopped being distributed in the U.S. Using the subscription database Clinical Pharmacology's product comparison tool, the Resource Center librarian was able to find such a product. The patron was elated, and planned to share the information with his doctor.

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