Journal profile

The Medical letter on drugs and therapeutics

Publisher: The Medical Letter
ISSN0025-732X | 1523-2859 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
1.84
Citation rate 0.35 96 total citations
h5-index 7 h5 depth signal
Cited share 22.6% 65 of 287
Total citations 96 Citation footprint
Metric signal 0.36 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.0% 0 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Fields of Research

Oncology 51
Allergies 51
Pharmacology & Toxicology 45
Diabetes 41
Virology 39

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 532 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 287 65 cited publications
Last 12 months 123 10.3 publications/month
Open access share 0.0% 0 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country N/A No country analytics available
Leading citing field Oncology 51 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 26 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v7n1, Jan. 1, 1965-
PubMed
v7n1, Jan. 1, 1965-
Abridged index medicus
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Allergies Virology Diabetes Hematology Neurodegenerative Disorders Cardiology Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents

Broad Categories

Drug Therapy Pharmacology Therapeutics Allergies Hematology Virology Medical Ethics Diabetes Lymphomas Urology

MeSH Descriptors

Drug Therapy Pharmaceutical Preparations

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

01
Zidesamtinib (Jideytro – GSK), an oral kinase inhibitor, has been approved by the FDA for treatment of locally advanced or metastatic ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in adults who received at least one prior ROS1 kinase ...
02
Iberdomide (Zenbexus – BMS), an oral first-in-class cereblon-modulating protein degrader, has received accelerated approval from the FDA for use in combination with the CD38-directed cytolytic antibody daratumumab (Darzalex Faspro) and d...
03
The rapid-acting inhaled human insulin Afrezza (MannKind), which was approved in 2014 for treatment of type 1 or type 2 diabetes in adults, has now been approved by the FDA for use in children ≥6 years old.
04
The FDA has approved tezepelumab (Tezspire – Amgen/AstraZeneca), a subcutaneously administered thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) blocker, for add-on maintenance treatment of inadequately controlled chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal pol...
05
DOI 10.58347/tml.2026.1766a

2026-2027 COVID-19 Vaccination

Open DOI
The FDA has licensed 2026-2027 formulas of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines Comirnaty, Spikevax, and mNEXSPIKE1 and the adjuvanted protein subunit COVID-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid. The vaccines are FDA-licensed for use in adults ≥65 years old and in...
06
Camizestrant (Etcamah – AstraZeneca), an oral estrogen receptor antagonist, has received accelerated approval from the FDA for use in combination with a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor for treatment of hormone receptor (HR)-p...
07
The kinase inhibitor gedatolisib (Revtorpyk – Celcuity) has been approved by the FDA for use in combination with fulvestrant, with or without the cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor palbociclib (Ibrance), for treatment of hormone...
09
The injectable GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist tirzepatide (Mounjaro – Lilly), which was approved by the FDA in 2022 for treatment of type 2 diabetes,1 has now been approved to reduce the risk of MACE in adults with type 2 diabetes who are at...
10
Lunsotogene parvec (Otarmeni – Regeneron), an adeno-associated viral vector-based gene therapy, has received accelerated approval from the FDA for treatment of severe-to-profound or profound sensorineural hearing loss (any frequency >90 ...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Vols. 1-6 reissued in one volume in 1965.

Issues have also whole numbering.

Also issued online.

Vol. 37, no. 943 (MAR 1995)19950523 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper