Main description:

The Merck Index is a one–volume encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals that contains more than 10,000 monographs. Each monograph in this authoritative reference source is a concise description of a single substance or a small group of closely related compounds.

Compounds included:

       human and veterinary drugs

       biotech drugs and monoclonal antibodies

       substances used for medical imaging

       biologicals and natural products

       plants and traditional medicines

       nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals

       agriculturals, pesticides and herbicides

       Organic chemicals used in research

       Food additives and supplements

       dyes, colors and indicators

       environmentally significant substances

Information provided:

       chemical, common and generic names

       Over 15,000 trademarks and associated companies

       CAS Registry Numbers for over 12,000 compounds

       Over 8,500 chemical structures

       molecular formulae, weights and percentage composition

       capsule statements identifying compound classes and scientific significance

       scientific and patent literature references

       physical and toxicity data

       therapeutic and commercial uses

       caution and hazard information

In addition, there are more than 700 new and completely revised monographs, thousands of new references, trademarks and uses added to existing monographs.  Now includes a companion CD–ROM which features 989 monographs no longer available in print, organic name reactions, supplemental tables and a new user interface for user–friendly searching.

Features of the CD:

• Searchable by keywords, references, and numerical properties


• Search the complete contents of the 14th edition, plus nearly a thousand monographs archived from previous editions


• Comes with a free one–year subscription to the Merck Index Internet Edition


• Windows–compatible CD powered by CambridgeSoft′s ChemFinder


• Extensively revised supplemental tables now including acronyms, vaccines, and physical constants


• More than 70 pages of hard to find information in one easy–to–use place