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Micromedex and Perplexity collaborate to bring trusted drug information into AI search

Written by Merative | May 5, 2026 6:36:47 PM

The story at a glance

    • Perplexity selected Micromedex as a Premium Source and will integrate a subset of Micromedex’s authoritative drug content into its AI search experience.
    • This collaboration will enable Perplexity users to access verifiable, evidence-based medication information, designed to answer realworld questions.

Micromedex®, a leading source of evidence-based drug information and medication safety insights, is partnering with Perplexity, the AI‑powered answer engine, to make trusted drug information easier to discover within Perplexity’s modern AI workflows.

Perplexity has selected Micromedex as one of its Premium Sources and will integrate a subset of Micromedex’s authoritative drug content into its AI search experience. This collaboration will enable Perplexity users to access trusted drug information directly within the tools they are using to find answers.

As AI search becomes a growing entry point for information discovery, the partnership reflects a shared commitment to responsible AI, prioritizing accuracy, transparency, and source attribution, particularly in healthcare, where information quality matters most.

“AI is shaping how consumers find and use information, but it is essential to ground this capability in trusted sources, especially when it comes to medication safety,” said Sonika Mathur, Executive Vice President and General Manager at Micromedex. “By bringing appropriate Micromedex drug content into Perplexity’s AI search experience, we will help ensure users can access medication information that is evidence‑based, transparent, and designed to answer real-world questions.”

“Perplexity is built on the principle that answers should be accurate,” said Emily Jorgens, Head of Business Development and Partnerships at Perplexity. “Partnering with Micromedex means our users get expert-level guidance on medications, symptoms, and treatment guidelines in seconds — without leaving Perplexity.”

Together, Micromedex and Perplexity aim to support consumers with faster access to trusted information, while reinforcing the importance of transparency and human judgment in healthcare decisionmaking.

About Perplexity

Perplexity is an AI company that builds products and services on accurate AI. Founded in 2022, the company’s mission is to power the world’s curiosity. They are the makers of the Perplexity answer engine, which draws from credible sources and deep research to answer questions with in-line citations, and the Comet Browser, the first AI-native web browser and harness for the powerful AI agent, the Comet Assistant. Perplexity is also the maker of Perplexity Computer, a massively multimodal orchestration of AI across tools, files, code creation, persistent memory and the open web. Each month, Perplexity answers more than 1.5 billion questions globally. Perplexity is available in the App Store and online at  https://perplexity.com.