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TOXINZ – is the essential online poisons information database for all healthcare professionals and teaching professionals.

Technology type: Database subscription.

Commercial Opportunity: Subscriptions to TOXINZ are currently available.

Synopsis: Developed over the past 50 years, the National Poisons Centre's database, TOXINZ, has been widely used by New Zealand clinicians. Now it is gaining the respect of the international medical profession as well. The TOXINZ database, developed at the University of Otago, today contains more than 190,000 documents with comprehensive and up-to-date information on poisonous chemicals, pharmaceuticals, plants and animals. It is fully referenced, providing treatment pathways, brand names and combination products, removing the need for clinicians to identify individual ingredients and chemicals. It is also easily navigated and contains images to help with the identification of hazardous plants and animals. TOXINZ's content is maintained 24 hours a day, seven days a week by poisons information staff, with updates made in real time as new information becomes available.

Department: National Poisons Centre (Department of Social and Preventive Medicine), Dunedin Campus

Detailed specifications: Fact sheet (1 page PDF)

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View website here: www.toxinz.com

Key Contacts: Vicki Hume
Otago Innovation Ltd, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Email: vicki.hume@otagoinnovation.com


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