Ying Yu

Health Sciences Librarian

November 25, 2019

The following recommendations for citing IBM Micromedex using the 7th edition of APA style treat Micromedex as a database with proprietary content. This is similar to the database UpToDate (See Example 14 on page 319 of the Manual; See also https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/database-information). In addition, the publisher's guidelines on how to reference their databases (http://bit.ly/2OnBCJf) are also incorporated as appropriate.

Author: Entries in Micromedex do not have individual authors. I recommend using IBM Watson Health as the group author/publisher.
Date: "Last Modified" date can be found in the References section or the printer version of each drug information page. Because the last modified date is equivalent to the last updated date, I recommend using the specific date in the reference (See 9.15 on page 290 of the Manual). In the drug interactions result page, because a copyright year is provided at the end of the document in addition to the copyright notice for the entire system, I recommend using the the copyright year for the date.
Title: I recommend using the drug name as the main title and the specific section as subtitle.
Source:
1. ) Proprietary database name: Use the individual database name in italics followed by [Electronic Version] .
2. ) Retrieval date: Because these databases are meant to be updated over time and don't have archived versions, provide a retrieval date.
3. ) URL of the source: Because access require a subscription and the direct URL to the specific document will not resolve for everyone, use the database homepage/login page URL, which is https://www.micromedexsolutions.com

Drug information:

FORMAT

Group Author. (Month Day, Year). Name of drug: Section title. IBM Micromedex DRUGDEX [Electronic version]. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from https://www.micromedexsolutions.com/

EXAMPLE (Drug)

IBM Watson Health. (October 15, 2019). Fexofenadine hydrochloride: Adverse effects. IBM Micromedex DRUGDEX [Electronic version]. Retrieved November 25, 2019, from https://www.micromedexsolutions.com/

Disease information:

FORMAT

Group Author. (Month Day, Year). Name of disease: Section title. IBM Micromedex DISEASEDEX [Electronic version]. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from https://www.micromedexsolutions.com/

EXAMPLE (Disease)

IBM Watson Health. (July 2, 2018). Thyroid storm: Drug therapy. IBM Micromedex DISEASEDEX [Electronic version]. Retrieved November 22, 2019, from https://www.micromedexsolutions.com/

Drug Interactions:

FORMAT

Group Author. (Copyright year of the tool). Name of drug 1, drug 2, & drug 3. IBM Micromedex: name of tool/tab [Electronic version]. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from https://www.micromedexsolutions.com/

EXAMPLE

IBM Watson Health. (2019). Drug interactions: Warfarin, Melatonin, & Gingeng American. IBM Micromedex: Drug Interaction Checking [Electronic version]. Retrieved November 22, 2019, from https://www.micromedexsolutions.com/

CareNotes:

FORMAT

Group Author. (Copyright year at the end of the page). Entry or condition: Type of notes used. IBM Micromedex CareNotes [Electronic version]. Retrieved November 22, 2019, from https://www.micromedexsolutions.com/

EXAMPLE

IBM Watson Health. (2019). Gestational diabetes diet: General information. IBM Micromedex CareNotes [Electronic version]. Retrieved November 22, 2019, from https://www.micromedexsolutions.com/

EXAMPLE FOR WORKS IN SPANISH

IBM Watson Health. (2019). Diabetes gestacional [Gestational diabetes: General Information]. IBM Micromedex CareNotes [Electronic version]. Retrieved November 22, 2019, from https://www.micromedexsolutions.com/

App:

FORMAT

Developer/Seller of the App. (Year of publication of the app). Title of entry. In Database title (Version number) [Mobile app]. App Store. Specific URL to the app.

Note: As of 11/25/2019, the listed developer/seller/rights holder appears to be different for the Android version and the Apple version.

EXAMPLE FOR ANDROID

Mobile Micromedex. (2019). Warfarin sodium. In IBM Micromedex drug ref (Version 2.1) [Mobile app]. Google Play Store.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.truven.druginfonative.customer&hl=en_US

EXAMPLE FOR APPLE

Truven Health Analytics. (2019). Warfarin sodium. In IBM Micromedex drug ref (Version 1.80.4) [Mobile app]. App Store.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ibm-micromedex-drug-ref/id666520138