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How to find the main entry for a drug

Give me an overview of drug Y

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Notes:

The most relevant documents are likely to be listed first.

The drug name you entered is likely to be the title of the monograph or one of its synonyms.

Your search term and any synonyms will be highlighted in the documents.

It does not matter whether the name you entered is an approved name, a synonym, a manufacturer's code, or a proprietary name. However, if it is a proprietary name for a multi-ingredient preparation, you can follow the link from the monograph to the full preparation record for links to the monographs for the other ingredients.

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To identify a drug name