MEDICAL & DRUG DATA

Medical & Drug Data

Official drug information from each country, in your language.Type in your words, read the results in your words.

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Toothbrushing time and plaque

Searching official databases around the world

  • PubMed
  • International Journal of Dental Hygiene · 2026

    Dental plaque scores after 2 or 3 minutes of toothbrushing: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Brings together studies comparing 2 and 3 minutes of brushing. Three minutes removed slightly more plaque, but the difference was very small and judged to have almost no clinical meaning.

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  • International Journal of Dental Hygiene · 2025

    Plaque scores after 1 or 2 minutes of toothbrushing: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Brings together studies comparing 1 and 2 minutes of brushing. With both manual and powered toothbrushes, 2 minutes reduced plaque more.

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  • PLoS One · 2024

    Manual toothbrushing techniques for plaque removal and preventing gingivitis: a systematic review with network meta-analysis

    Brings together studies comparing manual techniques such as the Fones, Bass and Scrub methods. It reports that evidence on differences between methods is still limited.

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Type a drug name or ingredient in your own language. Factdock searches the drug databases published by each country's regulator and shows the results translated into your language. You can always see which country and which database the information comes from.

What this tool does

  • Human medicines

    Search approval information and package inserts from Japan, the US, the EU, Canada, Taiwan and more.

  • Veterinary medicines

    Search veterinary medicines from more than 25 countries and regions, including Japan, the US, the EU, the UK, Australia and Korea.

  • Adverse-event report counts

    See the number of adverse-event reports submitted to the US FDA for humans and animals, by ingredient.

  • Medical literature

    Search PubMed in your own language and read the abstracts in your language.

AI converts your search keywords and translates the results.

The databases you can search

Official databases published by regulators and public bodies. Every record comes with its source URL.

Human medicines

Approved medicines and their labels: indications, dosage, contraindications, precautions, interactions and adverse reactions.

  • JPMHLW NHI Drug Price ListJapan
  • USFDA Drug LabelingUnited States
  • EUEuropean Medicines AgencyEuropean Union
  • TWTaiwan FDATaiwan
  • SGHSA Registered Therapeutic ProductsSingapore
  • ESAEMPS CIMASpain
  • FRBase de données publique des médicamentsFrance
  • ITAIFAItaly
  • CHSwissmedicSwitzerland
  • HKDrug Office – Registered Pharmaceutical ProductsHong Kong SAR China

Veterinary medicines

Approved veterinary medicines by species: dosage, contraindications, withdrawal periods and precautions.

  • JPNVAL Veterinary Drug DatabaseJapan
  • USFDA Animal Drugs (Green Book)United States
  • USDailyMed (Animal)United States
  • USEPA Pesticide Product Information SystemUnited States
  • EUEuropean Medicines AgencyEuropean Union
  • EUUnion Product DatabaseEuropean Union
  • GBVeterinary Medicines DirectorateUnited Kingdom
  • TWAnimal and Plant Health Inspection AgencyTaiwan
  • AUAPVMA PubCRISAustralia
  • ESAEMPS CIMAVetSpain
  • FRAnses-ANMVFrance
  • CHSwissmedicSwitzerland
  • NZMPI ACVM RegisterNew Zealand
  • KRAnimal and Plant Quarantine AgencySouth Korea
  • ITMinistero della Salute – Farmaci veterinariItaly
  • PLURPLPoland
  • UAState Service on Food SafetyUkraine
  • ECAGROCALIDADEcuador
  • SASFDASaudi Arabia
  • VNDepartment of Animal HealthVietnam
  • HKDrug Office (VET)Hong Kong SAR China

Adverse-event report counts

Counts of spontaneous reports to the US regulator by active ingredient and reaction, for humans and animals. They show reports received, not causation.

  • USFDA FAERSUnited States
  • USFDA CVMUnited States

Medical and veterinary literature

Bibliographic records with abstract excerpts and a link to each paper.

  • ··PubMed

Where it's used

  • “Checking, in your own language, how a drug used abroad is approved and used”

  • “A veterinarian looking up veterinary medicines approved in other countries”

  • “Comparing how drugs with the same ingredient are handled from country to country”

Before you use this

  • AI translation and expert review

    Results include AI translation. Always confirm medical decisions with a qualified professional.

Credit usage
  • Drug search (10 results, translation included)57
  • Literature search70
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Frequently asked questions

What is Medical & Drug Data?

Search the official drug databases of regulators in more than 25 countries and regions, in your own language. Human and veterinary medicines, adverse-event report counts and medical literature, shown with their sources.

What can Medical & Drug Data do?

Human medicines / Veterinary medicines / Adverse-event report counts / Medical literature

When is it used?

Checking, in your own language, how a drug used abroad is approved and used

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