Help

Features of the new eMC website

  • Browse the eMC by medicine name, active ingredients (generics) or pharmaceutical company
  • An enhanced basic search box at the top of every page:
    • choose your search words from a fast drop down list of medicine or company names, or type in your own search terms
    • choose whether to search in SPCs, PILs or both
    • choose where to search for the words - in the medicine or company name, in the full document, or both
  • A redesigned and enhanced advanced search page:
    • intuitive search boxes to find phrases and words that are present or absent in documents
    • create complex search strategies using Boolean terms such as and, or, not
    • filter your advance search strategy to include certain companies, legal categories or only discontinued products
    • search for information in a particular section of an SPC
    • search for discontinued products, legal categories or pharmaceutical companies
  • Improved search results page:
    • the medicine's trade name and all the generic names are shown
    • better use of space and the option to change the number of results displayed per page
    • for full text searches, the search term is highlighted in the search results
  • The home page shows the latest SPC and PIL changes and can be filtered by document type, type of change and date range
  • Access other sources of medicines information from Datapharm
  • A new and more colourful layout makes it easier to navigate the site
  • 'Plain English' is used to ensure the language throughout the website is easy to understand
  • Improved help manuals, advanced search page tool tips and a glossary of terms


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