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Why is PDR.net only available to MDs, DOs, dentists, NPs, PAs, medical students, and residents?

PDR.net is available free of charge for U.S.-based MDs, DOs, dentists, optometrists, NPs, and PAs in full-time patient practice, as well as for U.S. medical students, residents, and other select prescribing allied health professionals through pharmaceutical company sponsorship. Other users are invited to purchase products based on the same PDR data:

  • For your personal use, visit the PDR Bookstore to purchase the book or a CD-ROM version of the PDR.
  • For use in a corporation, hospital, or group practice, contact the Corporate Solutions group at MICROMEDEX at 877.843.6796.
  • All users are invited to visit the PDR's free patient education site, PDRhealth.com .

How does PDR.net use cookies?

A cookie is a small amount of information that a web site copies onto your hard drive. A cookie can help a web site identify you the next time you visit it. In order to access PDR.net, you must have the preferences in your browser set to accept cookies.

We keep any information that you provide while registering or that we obtained from the use of cookies strictly confidential. The information is used for internal purposes only, helping us to improve the site for our users. For more information, see our privacy policy.

We also use cookies if you elect the option of not having to type your username and password each time you log on to our site ("Remember Me"). If you choose this option on our registration and login page, PDR.net will use a cookie to recognize you so you will not need to log in again. You can reset this button and disable the cookie any time you return to the site. You will then need to type in your username and password on subsequent visits.

Please note that this cookie is specific to the machine from which you choose the "Remember Me" function. If you would like to access the site from another computer, you will need to enter your username and password again

How can I set my computer to accept cookies?

  • Internet Explorer 6.x for the PC

    Select Tools | Internet Options | Privacy. Use the bar to select Medium setting. Click the Advanced button below the bar. Check Override automatic cookie handling and under First-party Cookies click Accept. If you don't want to override cookie handling uncheck Override automatic cookie handling.

  • Internet Explorer 5.x for the PC

    Select Tools | Internet Options | Security. Click the Custom Level button, scroll to the Cookies section, and select Enable.
    To be warned each time you visit a site utilizing cookies, select Tools | Internet Options | Security. Click the Custom Level button, scroll to the Cookies section, and select Prompt.

  • Internet Explorer 4.x for the PC

    Select View | Internet Options | Advanced and scroll down to Cookies. Set the Always accept cookies button.
    To be warned each time you visit a site that uses cookies before accepting them, select View | Internet Options | Advanced. Scroll down to Cookies and click on Prompt before accepting cookies.

  • Internet Explorer 4.x-5.x for the Mac

    Select Edit | Receiving Files | Cookies. Select Never ask.
    To be warned about the presence of cookies, select Edit | Receiving Files | Cookies and select Ask for each site or Ask for each cookie.

  • Netscape 6.2 for the PC or Mac

    Select Edit | Preferences | Privacy & Security and click on Cookies in the left-hand panel. If Enable all cookies is not checked, select it, and click OK.
    If you want to be warned each time you visit a site that uses cookies, select Edit | Preferences | Advanced and click on Warn before accepting cookies

  • Netscape 4.x-6.1 for the PC or Mac

    Select Edit | Preferences | Advanced and click on Accept all cookies.
    If you want to be warned each time you visit a site that uses cookies, select Edit | Preferences | Advanced and click on Warn before accepting cookies

I have my computer set up to accept cookies but I am still not able to navigate through the website.

You must disable any pop-up blocking software first.

How can I set my computer to enable JavaScript?

To access our site, your computer must have JavaScript enabled. To set your computer to enable JavaScript:

  • Internet Explorer 6.x for the PC

    JavaScript is automatically enabled in Internet Explorer 6.0 and higher. If JavaScript has been manually disabled, use the procedure below to enable it.

    Select Tools | Internet Options. Click the Security tab, and in the Zone box, select Internet. Look at the Security level for this zone setting:

    If the selected security level is not Custom (for expert users), JavaScript is already enabled. You do not need to edit your settings. Click Cancel to close the Internet Options window. click the Custom Level button and select Enable Scripting.

    If the selected security level is Custom (for expert users), click OK to close the Security Settings window and then click OK to close the Internet Options window.

    Click the Custom Level button. Scroll down to the Active Scripting section near the bottom of the list. In the Active scripting area, click Enable. Click OK to close the Security Settings window and then click OK to close the Internet Options window.

  • Internet Explorer 4.x-5.x for the PC

    JavaScript is automatically enabled in Internet Explorer 4.x and higher. If JavaScript has been manually disabled, use the procedure below to enable it.

    Select View (Version 5.x select Tools) | Internet Options. Click the Security tab, and in the Zone box, select Internet Zone. Do not click reset. Look at the Security level for this zone setting:

    If the selected security level is not Custom (for expert users), JavaScript is already enabled. You do not need to edit your settings. Click Cancel to close the Internet Options window. click the Custom Level button and select Enable Scripting.

    If the selected security level is Custom (for expert users), click OK to close the Security Settings window and then click OK to close the Internet Options window.

    Click the Settings button. Scroll down to the Active Scripting section at the bottom of the list. In the Active scripting area, click Enable. Click OK to close the Security Settings window and then click OK to close the Internet Options window.

  • Internet Explorer 4.x- 5.x for the Mac>

    Select Edit | Web Browser | Web Content. Scroll to Active Content and select Enable scripting.

  • Netscape 6.2 for the PC or Mac

    Select Edit | Preferences | Advanced. Select all radio buttons and click OK to accept.

  • Netscape 4.x-6.1 for the PC or Mac

    Select Edit | Preferences | Advanced and click on Enable JavaScript.