Monthly Index of Medical Specialities
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The Monthly Index of Medical Specialities (MIMS) is a pharmaceutical prescribing reference guide published in the UK since 1957 by Haymarket Group
. The guide contains information about all drugs in the UK formulary
. The title is published monthly, being sent gratis to all UK general practitioners
and on a paid basis to subscribers. An electronic version, eMIMS, is part of the Healthcare Republic website, also published by Haymarket Group
.
MIMS also serves as a medical advertising medium and has been published in various forms since the 1960s by unrelated organisations in China
, Europe, Hong Kong
, India, the Middle East, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
for 282.5m euros. These publications are now produced by the subsidiary organisation CMPMedica which "provide[s] reference data, decision support solutions, news and education to communities of general practitioners, specialist doctors, pharmacists, nurses and patients across 26 countries".
The publisher's big stable of medical media are presented as online digital publications as well as print versions. In July 2009, CMPMedica ceased to publish traditional print versions of two of its titles – Infections in Medicine and AIDS Reader – due to a continuing decline in print advertising sales, but announced that there was positive growth in digital advertising. Its other publications include Psychiatric Times, The Journal of Respiratory Diseases, Physicians Practice and Oncology News International.
The U.K family company of A.E.Morgan publications Ltd publishes three versions of MIMS, Middle East, Africa and Caribbean. The company also has a controlling interest in MIMS India.
Haymarket Group
Haymarket Media Group is a privately owned media company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It has offices in Australia, Belgium, China, Germany, India, Japan, Singapore and the United States....
. The guide contains information about all drugs in the UK formulary
Formulary (pharmacy)
At its most basic level, a formulary is a list of medicines. Traditionally, a formulary contained a collection of formulas for the compounding and testing of medication . The main function of formularies today is to specify which medicines are approved to be prescribed under a particular contract...
. The title is published monthly, being sent gratis to all UK general practitioners
General practitioner
A general practitioner is a medical practitioner who treats acute and chronic illnesses and provides preventive care and health education for all ages and both sexes. They have particular skills in treating people with multiple health issues and comorbidities...
and on a paid basis to subscribers. An electronic version, eMIMS, is part of the Healthcare Republic website, also published by Haymarket Group
Haymarket Group
Haymarket Media Group is a privately owned media company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It has offices in Australia, Belgium, China, Germany, India, Japan, Singapore and the United States....
.
MIMS also serves as a medical advertising medium and has been published in various forms since the 1960s by unrelated organisations in China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, Europe, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, India, the Middle East, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Transnational consolidation of non-UK versions
Many of the MIMS versions and other medical titles in Europe and Asia, including Australia and New Zealand, were acquired and consolidated by the US MediMedia group which, in 2004, sold them to the UK-based United Business MediaUnited Business Media
UBM plc is a magazine publisher, news distributor and events organiser providing business information services principally to the technology, healthcare, media, automotive and financial services industries...
for 282.5m euros. These publications are now produced by the subsidiary organisation CMPMedica which "provide[s] reference data, decision support solutions, news and education to communities of general practitioners, specialist doctors, pharmacists, nurses and patients across 26 countries".
The publisher's big stable of medical media are presented as online digital publications as well as print versions. In July 2009, CMPMedica ceased to publish traditional print versions of two of its titles – Infections in Medicine and AIDS Reader – due to a continuing decline in print advertising sales, but announced that there was positive growth in digital advertising. Its other publications include Psychiatric Times, The Journal of Respiratory Diseases, Physicians Practice and Oncology News International.
The U.K family company of A.E.Morgan publications Ltd publishes three versions of MIMS, Middle East, Africa and Caribbean. The company also has a controlling interest in MIMS India.