LibGuides: Pharmacy Resources: Drug Information Resources By Question Type

Drug Information Resources by Question Type

Question Type	First Choice	Second Choice
General Product Information	Major Compendia*	Prescribers' Digital Reference (PDR)
Adverse Effects	Major Compendia UpToDate Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs	AHFS Drug Information DailyMed Manufacturers' websites
Bioequivalency	FDA Orange Book	AHFS Drug Information
Chemical Data	AHFS Drug Information US Pharmacopeia-National Formulary (USP-NF)	DrugBank PubChem
Clinical Trials, Investigational Drugs	ClinicalTrials.gov	CenterWatch Clinical Trials
Comparative Information	Major Compendia	AHFS Drug Information
Compounding, Formulations	Ansel's Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery System Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy Trissel's Stability of Compounded Formulation	USP-NF
Contraindications	Major Compendia	AHFS Drug Information
Cost, Price, Drug Availability, Manufacturer	Martindale Merck	Drugs.com GoodRX.com
Dietary and Herbal Supplements, Natural and Homeopathic Products	Natural Medicines (NatMed) PubMed Dietary Supplement Subset (formerly IBIDS)	Alt HeatlhWatch MedlinePlus Drugs, Herbs & Supplements NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database FDA Dietary Supplements
Diseases, Disorders, Conditions	DiPiro's Pharmacotherapy (AccessPharmacy) ClinicalKey (CK) UpToDate	Merck Manuals
Dosage	Major Compendia CK Drug Monographs	DailyMed
Drug Administration	Major Compendia CK Drug Monographs
Drug Identification	Major Compendia	Drugs.com Pill Identifier Medscape Pill Identifier RxList.com European Medicines Agency (EMEA)
Drug Interactions (drug-drug, drug-food, drug-lab tests, drug-disease, etc.)	Major Compendia CK Drug Monographs Stockley's Drug Interactions	UpToDate
Immunization Schedules	CDC Immunization Schedules	AAP Immunization Immunization Action Committee
Compatibility, Stability	Major Compendia Handbook on Injectable Drugs
Laboratory Tests	Lab Tests Online Mosby's Diagnostic & Laboratory Test Reference
Manufacturers Information	Major Compendia (Facts & Comparisons) Martindale PDR
Names (non-proprietary and proprietary)	AHFS Drug Information Drugs@FDA Major Compendia	DailyMed
Nonprescription Drugs, Over-the-Counter Products	Major Compendia Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs
Patient Counseling/Education	AHFS Consumer Medication MedlinePlus	CostPlusDrugs.com FDA for Consumers Needy Meds Safe Medication (ASHP) Safe Pharmacy (NABP)
Pharmaceutical Calculations	Major Compendia	ClinicalKey UpToDate
Pharmacokinetics	Major Compendia	AHFS Drug Information Martindale
Pharmacology	Katzung's Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (AccessPharmacy)
Pharmacotherapeutics	Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (AccessPharmacy) DiPiro's Pharmacotherapy (AccessPharmacy)
Pharmacy Law/Regulatory/Legal	Pharmacy Practice & the Law	FDA website
Practice Guidelines	Major Compendia (Lexicomp) ECRI Guidelines Trust Guideline Central	ACC/AHA Guidelines ADA Practice Guidelines AHA/ASA Guidelines ASCO Guidelines ATS Statements NKF KDOQI USPSTF Recommendations
Pregnancy, Lactation	Drugs in Pregnancy & Lactation (Briggs) LactMed TERIS
Toxicology/Poisoning	LiverTox POISINDEX (Micromedex)	TOXLINE in PubMed
Veterinary Medicine	Merck Veterinary Manual (MVM)
News	Pharmacist's Letter Prescriber's Letter

* Major Compendia: Facts & Comparisons, Lexicomp, Micromedex

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