Recommended Drug Information Resources for Pharm.D
Preferred Source
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Secondary Resource(s)
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Adverse drug reactions
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Meyler’s Side Effects of Drugs
Reference: QZ 42 S568 2006
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American Hospital Formulary Service (AHFS) Drug
Information
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Compounding
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Allen’s Compounded Formulations: the Complete U.S. Pharmacist
Collection.
Upper level, QV 778 A433 2003
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Trissel’s Stability of Compounded Formulations;
Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, Reference: QV
704 R388 2006
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Current research, primary literature
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PubMed @ USC
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Ovid MEDLINE
International Pharmaceutical Abstracts
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Drug-drug interaction
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Drug Interactions: Analysis and Management 2010. (Edited by
Hansten and Horn)
Reference: QV 39 H251 d 2010
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Drug Interaction Facts (Edited by Tatro)
Reference: QV38 D7937 2011
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Drug-food interaction
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McCabe’s Handbook of Food-Drug Interactions
Reference: QV 38 H2366 2003
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Facts and Comparisons
Micromedex
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Disease information
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UpToDate
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AccessMedicine eBook Collection
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Equivalent products
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The Orange Book: Approved drug products with therapeutic
equivalence
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Facts and Comparisons E-Answers (on-campus
only)
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Foreign drugs
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Martindale: the Complete Drug Reference
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Index Nominum
Reference: QV 740.1 I38 2008
Can also be accessed via Micromedex. Search for a drug name, then
select the Index Nominum entry from the search results.
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Geriatric dosing
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Geriatric Dosage Handbook
Reference: QV 39 G369 2011
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Lexi-Comp includes Geriatric Lexi-Drugs.
Search for a drug name, then select the geriatric monograph.
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Guidelines
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UpToDate
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National Guideline Clearinghouse
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Identification
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Ident-a-Drug Reference.
Reference: QV 39 I19 2011
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Identidex (available through Micromedex)
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Infectious Diseases
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Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy.
Upper level: QV 350 S224 2011
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Handbook of Antimicrobial Therapy. Reference: QV 250 H236.
Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s Principles and Practice of
Infectious Diseases.
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IV Compatibility
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Handbook on Injectable Drugs (Trissel)
Reference: WB 39 T837h 2011
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Clinical Pharmacology includes
data from Trissel’s Clinical Pharmaceutics Database.
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Laboratory Tests
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Effects of Drugs on Clinical Laboratory Tests.
Reference: QV 38 Y69e 2000 (2 volumes)
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Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests.
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Natural products
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Review of Natural Products (part
of Facts and Comparisons E-Answers)
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Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database Reference: QV 766
N285 2009
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Off-label use
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Facts and Comparisons: Off-Label Drug Facts isIncluded in Facts and Comparisons E-Answers
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American Hospital Formulary Service (AHFS) Drug
Information;
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OTC medications
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Handbook of Non-Prescription Drugs.
Reserve: QV 772 H236 2012
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Package inserts
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Physician’s Desk Reference (PDR)
Reference and reserve: QV 772 P578 2011
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Red Book (through Micromedex);
Product website (or manufacturer site);DailyMed
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Patient Counseling Points
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Handbook of Non-Prescription Drugs.
Reserve: QV 772 H236 2012
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American Hospital Formulary Service (AHFS) Drug
Information
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Pediatric dosing
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Pediatric Dosage Handbook
Reference: WS 39 P3705 2012
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Pediatric Injectable Drugs (The Teddy Bear Book)
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Pediatric dosing, injectable
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Pediatric Injectable Drugs (The Teddy Bear Book)
Upper level: WB 354 T256 2007
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Pediatric Dosage Handbook. Reference: WS 39 P3705 2012
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Pharmaceutics/
Pharmacokinetics
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Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy.
Reference: QV 704 R388 2006
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Basic Clinical Pharmacokinetics. Upper Level: QV 38 W786b 2010
Clinical Pharmacokinetics. Upper Level: QV 39 C6412 2011
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Pharmacology
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Goodman and Gilman's Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics
Reserve: QV 4 G653 2011
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Basic & Clinical Pharmacology
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Physical/Chemical properties
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Merck Index
Reference: QV 772 M555 2006
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Policy Recommendations from official groups
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American Hospital Formulary Service (AHFS) Drug
Information
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Pregnancy and Lactation
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Briggs’ Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation
Upper Level: WQ 210 B854d 2011
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Drugs for Pregnant and Lactating Women. Upper level: QZ 39 W423d
2009
Micromedex
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Pricing
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Red Book (Print edition discontinued;
access via Micromedex.)
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Stability & compatibility
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Handbook on Injectable Drugs (Trissell)
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Extended Stability for Parenteral Drugs.
Upper level: QV 735 E96 2009
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Toxicology
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Poisoning and Toxicology Handbook.
Upper level: QV 607 P754 2008
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Lexi-Tox. Part of Lexi-Comp subscription;
select Toxicology from top banner.
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Recommended Drug Databases- these databases combine multiple DI functions and permit you to
search across many books and other information resources at once.
Database & Access Instructions
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Contraindications, dosing, dosage forms, mechanism of action,
pharmacokinetics, pill ID.
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Students must obtain username/password from School of Pharmacy.
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Black Box warnings, dosage, patient education.
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ePocrates (premium version)
Log in with your ID and password.
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Off-label uses, calculators, dosing, Drug Facts &
Comparisons, A-Z Drug Facts, pill identifier.
Includes:
- Drug Facts and Comparisons
- Review of Natural Products
- Facts and Comparisons Off-Label Drug Facts
- Drug Interaction Facts: Herbal Supplements and Food.
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Facts and Comparisons E-Answers
Only available on campus.
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Audio pronunciation, calculators, pharmacogenomics,
international brand names, drug and herbal interaction analysis.
Includes content from:
- Drug Information Handbook
- Orange Book
- Lexi-Interact
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Lexi-Comp Online
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Contradindications, dosing, pill ID.
Includes:
- Martindale
- Index Nominum
- Red Book
- MSDS for chemicals
- DRUG-REAX
- Trissel’s 2 IV Compatibility database
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Micromedex
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