# Derwent Drug File

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**Derwent Drug file**, formerly known as Ringdoc, is an [information monitoring](/source/Information_monitoring), [abstracting](/source/Abstracting) and [documentation](/source/Documentation) service, specifically designed to meet the [information](/source/Information) needs of people requiring information on [pharmaceuticals](/source/Pharmaceuticals). The Derwent Drug File provides all relevant and important information for the whole life-cycle of a [drug](/source/Drug), from [drug design](/source/Drug_design) to use. The Derwent Drug File concentrates information about the drug itself and its use. [Online](/source/Online) file contains over 1.5 million records from 1964 to present.[1][2]

## References

1. Hoover, Ryan E. (1981). "Ringdoc — the database for pharmaceutical manufacturers and researchers". *Online Review*. **5** (6): 453–468. [doi:10.1108/eb024082](https://doi.org/10.1108/eb024082). [ISSN 0309-314X](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0309-314X)

1. Bawden, David & Robinson, Lyn (2011). "Pharmaceutical information: A 30‐year perspective on the literature". *Annual Review of Information Science and Technology*. **45** (1): 63–119. [CiteSeerX 10.1.1.741.9094](https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.741.9094). [doi:10.1002/aris.2011.1440450109](https://doi.org/10.1002/aris.2011.1440450109). [ISSN 1550-8382](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1550-8382)

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