Standard Medicine

Evidence-based search for clinical questions

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Frequently asked questions

What is Standard Medicine?

Standard Medicine is an evidence-based search engine for clinical questions, made for doctors and healthcare professionals in Europe. You ask a clinical question and get a literature overview in seconds, drawn from guidelines and published research. Every answer is cited, and the original source is one link away.

Who is Standard Medicine for?

Standard Medicine is for healthcare professionals: doctors, nurses and other clinicians. You confirm your profession when you create an account. It is a professional tool and is not intended for patients or the general public.

Is Standard Medicine free?

Yes. Standard Medicine is free for healthcare professionals. You can try it without an account, and a free account lets you keep asking questions on the web and in the iPhone and Android apps.

Which sources does Standard Medicine search?

Standard Medicine searches PubMed, Europe PMC, European clinical guidelines and national guidelines, depending on the country you practise in. Each answer links directly to the guideline or paper it is based on.

Where is Standard Medicine available?

Standard Medicine is built for healthcare professionals in Europe. European guidelines and international research are searched for everyone, and national guidelines are added depending on where you practise. You can ask your question in your own language.

How is Standard Medicine different from ChatGPT and other general AI chatbots?

General chatbots are built to answer questions on any topic. Standard Medicine searches clinical guidelines and published medical research, and cites every answer so you can read the source yourself.

Is Standard Medicine an alternative to OpenEvidence or UpToDate?

Standard Medicine is in the same category: clinical search for healthcare professionals. Our focus is Europe. We search European and national guidelines alongside international research, we are free for healthcare professionals, and you can try us without an account.

How do I verify an answer from Standard Medicine?

Every answer is cited, and each citation links to the original guideline or paper, so you can check the source yourself. Standard Medicine is a search tool for healthcare professionals and does not replace clinical judgement.

Does Standard Medicine have an app?

Yes. Standard Medicine is on the web at standardmedicine.com and as an app for iPhone and Android. The apps are free for healthcare professionals and give the same cited answers as the web version.

Who is behind Standard Medicine?

Standard Medicine is developed by Standard Medicine AB, based in Stockholm, Sweden. The company was founded by Mikael Graflund Kastengren (MD, PhD, Karolinska Institutet) and Soner Vergon (KTH Royal Institute of Technology), and the product is built by physicians, researchers and engineers.