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Drug Resources
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A guide to locating information about medications.
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Contents
- Background reading:
- Drug Information : a guide for
pharmacists, by Patrick E.
Malone, Kristen W. Mosdell, Karen L. Kier, and John E. Stanovich. Appleton
and Lange; Stamford, CT; 1996.
HSL Reserve Collection QV 39 D7942
Micromedex
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Available
only on the web (restricted to
Creighton University faculty, staff and students).
- A very comprehensive computerized drug resource in monograph format.
- All monographs include extensive references
- Updated quarterly.
- Includes tools for determining drug interactions, drug dosing, and i.v. compatibility.
- Extensive patient education leaflets available in both English and Spanish.
Clinical Pharmacology
- Clinical
Pharmacology (use restricted to the School of Pharmacy or in the
Health Sciences Library) is a drug information application that provides
peer reviewed, clinically-relevant information on drugs available in the
United States, including off-label uses and dosages, herbal supplements,
nutritional products, and new and investigational drugs.
EFacts
- Full text of Facts & Comparisons, Drug Interaction Facts, The Review of Natural
Products, Med Facts -- patient medication handouts, Manufacturers Index
and Product Identification.
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Efacts
online (restricted to Creighton
University faculty, staff and students of the School of Medicine
and School of Pharmacy, or use in the Health Sciences Library.)
AHFS Drug Information.
- Print copy: REF QV 740 AA1 A512 (also a database)
- Drug information is
provided in monograph format.
- Includes information
on both FDA-approved and non-labeled uses.
- The computerized database includes partial references.
- Database version (via
WebSPIRS restricted to Creighton University faculty, staff and students)
> Search
for a monograph using the U.S. generic drug name.
Follow the name with " in
mt " which stands for in the monograph title.
example: ibuprofen in mt
USP
DI – Drug Information for the Health Care Professional.
- Print copy: REF QV38 U76 (vol. 1)
- Drug information is
provided in monograph format.
- Includes information
on both FDA-approved and non-labeled uses.
- Includes information
on veterinary drugs.
- Also available in the StatRef
collection on the Library’s home page.
(restricted to
Creighton University faculty, staff and students)
The Medical Letter
- The Medical
Letter is an independent, peer-reviewed, nonprofit publication that offers unbiased critical evaluations of drugs, with special emphasis on new drugs, to physicians and other members of the health professions. It evaluates virtually all new drugs and reviews older drugs when important new information becomes available on their usefulness or adverse effects.
The FDA "Orange Book" Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic
Equivalence Evaluations
- The publication,
Approved Drug Products with
Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations, identifies
drug products approved on the basis of safety and effectiveness by the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (the Act). Drugs on the market approved only on the basis
of safety, review, or pre-1938 drugs are not included in
this publication.
Patient / Consumer Information
Medlineplus - Drug Information
- Drug information in lay language
- National Library of Medicine's Internet easy to use resource for drug
information. Information is a combination of the American Society of
Pharmacists MedMaster and the USP DI
- Web link
FDA/CDER Consumer Drug Information web site
- Provided by the
FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
- Each of the Consumer
Drug Information Sheets posted on this site provides basic information
about medications recently approved by the FDA.
- Only information
about drugs approved since January 1998 appears on this page.
- Web link
Micromedex Care Notes
- A very comprehensive
computerized drug resource in monograph format. (restricted to Creighton University faculty, staff
and students).
- Patient Education Materials are included: Patient Education Documents and Drug Leaflets Documents
- Available in both
English and Spanish.
- Written at a 4th to
6th grade reading level.
- Drug Leaflets
documents are patient-oriented overviews of the most frequently
prescribed drugs.
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Link
to the patient education section.
> Drug information is accessed by drug name
via the search query box.
> Diseases or conditions may be searched by
name or browsed
via the search by
category function.
EFacts
- Med Facts --
patient medication handouts
-
Efacts
online (restricted to Creighton
University faculty, staff and students of the School of Medicine
and School of Pharmacy, or use in the Health Sciences Library.)
USP DI – Advice for the Patient (drug information
in lay language)
- Print copy: REF QV38 U76 (vol. 2)
- Also available in
the StatRef
collection on the Library’s home page.
(restricted to Creighton University faculty,
staff and students)
King Guide
- The King Guide to Parenteral
Admixtures provides over 400 drug IV monographs which are updated
quarterly. The monographs are fully referenced with primary sources.
- To login click on
subscriber login at top left of page; then enter the user ID and
password from the login
information page.
Handbook on Injectable Drugs (Trissel's
Handbook)
- The Handbook on
Injectable Drugs provides information on stability and compatibility of
injectable drug products. Included are monographs on more than 300
commercial drugs used in admixtures and important information on
investigational drugs.
- Print copy: REF WB39 T837H
- Available as part of Drug
Information Fulltext - a full text database that combines the
contents of two major publications: Trissel's Handbook on Injectable
Drugs and The AHFS Drug Information handbook. To retrieve the monograph for a particular drug, restrict the
generic drug name to the monograph title. For example: erythromycin in
mt. View a record by clicking the Table of Contents
link at the bottom of the record.
Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation.
- Print copy: REF QV 38 B854d
- Well referenced
- Provides summaries
of available clinical studies
The Effects of Drugs on the Fetus & Nursing Infant.
- Print copy: REF QV38 F911e
USP DI – Advice for the Patient.
- Print copy: REF QV38 U76 (vol. 2)
- Also available in the StatRef
collection on the Library’s home page.
(restricted to Creighton University faculty,
staff and students)
Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs
- Print copy: REF QV 38 M614
- Very comprehensive
and well referenced
Drug Interaction Facts.
- Print copy: >REF QV 36 D794
- Well referenced
- Details on
mechanisms
- Addresses the
clinical significance of the interaction and the management of the
interaction.
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Efacts
online (restricted to Creighton
University faculty, staff and students of the School of Medicine
and School of Pharmacy, or use in the Health Sciences Library.)
Micromedex
- Available
only on the web
(restricted to Creighton University faculty, staff and students).
- A very comprehensive computerized
drug resource in monograph format.
- Includes tools for
determining drug interactions, drug dosing, and i.v. compatibility.
Reactions Database (via WebSPIRS)
- The Reactions
Database provides current information on adverse drug
reactions.
- Coverage of over
2000 biomedical journals worldwide and major international meetings
- Reports on
drug reactions, drug interactions, drug overdose, and drug abuse and
dependency.
- The database
encompasses a variety of document types, including studies, meetings,
reviews, reports, and correspondence.
Basic & Clinical Pharmacology
Retail / Prices / Pharmaceutical Companies
American Drug Index.
- Print copy: REF QV 772 A511
- Indexed by generic,
trade and chemical name
- Information on
package size, dosage forms, and strengths
- Includes a variety of
useful tables and appendices: directory
of pharmaceutical companies and distributors, recommended childhood
immunization schedule, laboratory values, imaging agents, FDA pregnancy
categories, drug names that look and sound alike, and may more.
Drug Topics Red Book.
- Print copy:REF QV 772 D794
- Contains information
relevant to ordering drug products.
- Lists the average
wholesale cost
- Provides directory
information for: manufacturers and
distributors, state and national pharmaceutical associations, state
boards of pharmacy, federal agencies, etc.
Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference
- The Martindale
database contains information on drugs in clinical use worldwide, as
well as selected investigational and veterinary drugs, herbal medicines,
pharmaceutical excipients, vitamins and nutritional agents, vaccines,
radiopharmaceuticals, contrast media and diagnostic agents, medicinal
gases, drugs of abuse and recreational drugs, toxic substances,
disinfectants, and pesticides.
- Preparations
summaries of more than 70,000 proprietary products from 17 countries are
included. Information is provided on brand name, manufacturer, country
of origin, active constituents, and licensed uses. Cross-references link
each ingredient to an appropriate drug monograph when possible.
 Martindale is available as part of the Micromedex
system. To search Martindale specifically, click on the Search by database
link on the opening screen.
British Pharmacopoeia.
- Print copy: REF QV 738 FA1 B862
Diccionario de Especialidades Farmaceuticas.
- Print copy: REF QV 772 D539
European Drug Index.
- Print copy: REF QV 772 E89
Drugs & Pharmacology Database.
- This database
indexes trade names when they are provided in the article.
- Very comprehensive
coverage of the pharmaceutical journal literature, including many
foreign titles not covered by Medline. - When searching by generic name use the
International ("European")
generic name.
- Web
link(via WebSPIRS restricted to
Creighton University faculty, staff and students)
Natural Medicines
- A web-based
handbook of evidence-based clinical information on natural medicines:
- Monographs from over 1000 natural medicines
- Evidence-based effectiveness rating.
- Evidence-based safety rating.
- All known uses are listed without regard for
effectiveness.
- Also includes (when known) mechanism of action,
adverse effects, drug interactions, etc.
Review of Natural Products.
- Print copy:QV 767 L419 1995 located in the Drug Information Center
- Online copy:
Efacts
online (restricted to Creighton
University faculty, staff and students of the School of Medicine
and School of Pharmacy, or use in the Health Sciences Library.)
Chinese Herbal Medicine : Materia Medica.
- Print copy: REF QV 770 JC6 B474c
The Complete German Commission E Monographs:
Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines.
- Print copy: REF WB 925 T398 1998
The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants.
- Print copy: REF QV 13 C527e 1996
Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals.
- Print copy: REF WB 39 T285h
PDR for Herbal Medicines.
- Print copy: REF WB 925 P348
The FDA (Food
& Drug Administration) web site.
- Includes the FDA Drug Approvals List
- The list is
updated weekly.
- The listing is
arranged by month of approval.
- Also includes the
Electronic Orange Book
or Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Equations.
The Medical Letter
- The Medical
Letter is an independent, peer-reviewed, nonprofit publication that offers unbiased critical evaluations of drugs, with special emphasis on new drugs, to physicians and other members of the health professions. It evaluates virtually all new drugs and reviews older drugs when important new information becomes available on their usefulness or adverse effects.
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