Analytical/Forensic Toxicology

Baselts Disposition of toxic drugs and chemicals in man Ref RM301.55

.B37 2008
Basic skills in interpreting laboratory data Ref RB37 .B335 2004
Clarkes Analysis of Drugs and Poisons. Two-volume set Ref RA1221 .C55
2004
Anatomy and Physiology

Martini and Nash, Fundamentals of anatomy and physiology. Three-volume

set Ref QP34.5 .M27 2006
Guytons Textbook of medical physiology Ref QP34.5 .G9 2006
Grays anatomy Ref QM23.2 .G73 2008

Adverse Reactions and Toxicology

Poisindex - Micromedex
Lexi-Tox - LexiComp
Goldfranks Toxicologic Emergencies Access Pharmacy
Poisoning and Drug Overdose Handbook . Ref RA1215 .P75 2004
Haddad and Winchesters clinical management of poisoning and drug
overdose. Oversize RA1211 .C584 2007
Wiki-Tox http://curriculum.toxicology.wikispaces.net/Home+Page. Not an
open access wiki. Is a closed wiki maintained by toxicologists. Excellent
teaching and learning tool.
American Academy of Clinical Toxicology. www.clintox.org. Links to current
guidelines and other resources
Medical Toxicology. Ref RA1218.5 .M43 2004
Drug-Induced Diseases; prevention, detection and management. Ref RC90
.D78 2010
QT prolongation risks: http://www.azcert.org/
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Haz-Map, occupational health database
TOXNET from National Library of Medicine
National registry of drug-induced ocular effects. Contact the American
Academy of Opthamologists with a request and they will respond via email.
Black Box Warnings in Facts and Comparisons
Toxicology information from Facts and Comparisons. Includes information on
extravasation of parenteral drugs

Biochemistry

Biochemistry: the molecular basis for life Ref QD415 .M36

Basic Medical Biochemistry A Clinical Approach Ref QP514.2 .L54 2009
Harpers Illustrated Biochemistry. Access Pharmacy

Biopharmaceutics

Approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations. FDA

Orange Book
Martins physical pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences: physical,
chemical and biopharmaceutical principles in the pharmaceutical
sciences. Ref RS403 .M34 2006
Applied biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics. Ref RM301.4 .S52 2005
Ansels Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems Ref
RS200 .A57
Applied Physical Pharmacy Ref RS403 .A676 2003

Calculations

Pharmaceutical Calculations by Stoklosa and Ansel. Ref RS57 .S86

Pharmaceutical Calculations by Tiexeira and Zatx. Ref RS57 .Z37
Applied biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics through Access Pharmacy
Pharmacy calculators in Micromedex
Clinical Calculators by MedCalc3000 in Facts and Comparisons
Lexi-Calc through LexiComp
Calculators in Access Pharmacy

Compounding

The art, science and technology of pharmaceutical compounding. Ref

RS200 .A45 2008
Pharmaceutical dosage forms and drug delivery systems. Ref RS200 .A57
2005
Remingtons the Science and Practice of Pharmacy. Ref RS91 .R4 2006
Stability of Compounded Formulations (from Trissels) . Micromedex or
Facts and Comparisons
Kings Guide to Parenteral Admixtures (through Lexi-Comp)
Compounding Recipes Index:
http://www.sickkids.ca/Pharmacy/Compounding-Service/ Recipes and
Instructions for making compounds most commonly requested. Created
and maintained by pharmacists at The Hospital for Sick Children in
Toronto.

Dietary supplements/Natural Medicine

Dietary Supplements Labels Database - from the National Library of

Medicine
Natural Standard
Review of Natural Products - Facts and Comparisons
Natural Medicine Comprehensive Database Access Pharmacy
AltMedEx - Micromedex
Natural Products Database - LexiComp

National Institutes of Health: Office of Dietary Supplements

CAMLine: http://www.camline.ca/index.html An evidence-based website
on complimentary and alternative medicine (CAM) supported by academic
and professional health care organizations in Canada. Contains significant
information on traditional Chinese medicine. Available for health care
professionals and consumers.
Quick Fact Sheets on Herbs:
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/herbsataglance.htm Brief fact sheets on
common herbs. Great for having available for patients or a quick review
for health care providers
Trease and Evans Pharmacognosy. RS160 .T75 2002
Mosbys complementary and alternative medicine: a research-based
approach Ref R733 .F743 2009

Disease Management and Understanding

Drug

Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease Ref RB111 .R62 2010
Harrisons Internal Medicine Ref RC46 .H333 2008 or through Access
Pharmacy
Cecil Medicine Ref RC46 .C423 2008
Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy Ref RM127 .M4 2006
Devita, Hellman and Rosenbergs cancer: principles and practice of oncology.
Two-volume set Ref RC261 .C274 2008
Symptoms in the pharmacy: a guide to the management of common illness
Ref RS122.5 .B54 2008
Drug-Induced Disease: prevention, detection and management Ref RC90 .D78
2010
Five-minute clinical consult series in Facts and Comparisons
Infectious disease database in LexiComp
Disease monographs in Micromedex
Identification
Drug identification through Micromedex
Drug identification through Facts and Comparisons
Drug identification through LexiComp
Pill Box from National Library of Medicine

Drug interactions

Drug Interaction Facts through Facts and Comparisons

Drug Interactions through Micromedex
Lexi-Interact through LexiComp
QT prolongation risk. http://www.azcert.org/
HIV drug interactions

Drug Names

Orange Book (FDA)

National Drug Code Directory (FDA)
Medical term pronunciation from Merck Manual Home Edition:
http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/resources/pronunciations/index/a.html
Nice resource for correct pronunciation of medical terms including drug
names.

Evidence Based Practice and Biostatistics

The pharmacists guide to evidence-based medicine for clinical decision

making Ref RS92 .B765 2008

Therapeutic Initiative: Evidence Based Drug Therapy
Pharmaceutical statistics: practical and clinical applications Ref RS57 .B65
2010
Studying a Study, Testing a Test Ref R118.6 .R54 2005
Basic and Clinical Biostatistics through Access Pharmacy
Drug Information: a guide for pharmacists through Access Pharmacy
Primer of biostatistics Ref RA409 .G55 2005

Excepients and Additives

Handbook of pharmaceutical excepients. RS201.E87 H36 2006

Inactive ingredients for approved drug products: FDA database
International Pharmaceutical Excepients Council: IPEC

Geriatric Dosages

Geriatric Dosage Handbook from LexiComp Ref RC953.7 .S45 2010 or

LexiComp online
Acute emergencies and critical care of the geriatric patient eBook through
library
Merck manual of geriatrics

Global Health

Travelers Health page at CDC.

Neglected and Tropical Disease information from WHO
Neglected and Tropical Disease information from USAID
Lexi-Drugs International through LexiComp. Use charts/special topics for
country codes if needed

European Medicines Agency - human and veterinary medicines

Infectious disease database in LexiComp

Informatics

Pharmacy informatics primer Ref RS122.2 .P44 2008

Pharmacy informatics information and tools from HIMSS (health informatics
and management systems society)
Building Core Competencies in Pharmacy Informatics APhA Pharmacy Library
ASHP Informatics Pearls Ref R858 .A867 2009

International Drug ID
Lexi-Drugs International through LexiComp. Use charts/special topics for
country codes if needed
European Medicines Agency - human and veterinary medicines

Medicines Compendium - Medicines used in the UK

FDA chart of drugs with different names in different countries

Martindale: the complete drug reference. Two-volume set

Identification of Foreign Medicines: http://www.rpharms.com/bestpractice/identification-of-foreign-medicines.asp Links to sources for

identification of medications from other countries.

Ref RS141.3 .M3 2006

Infectious Disease/Immunology/Microbiology

Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology - Access Pharmacy

CDC: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (the
pink book). Fully downloadable chapters of ebook CDC pink book

Immunization schedules: CDC vaccine schedule

Infectious disease database in LexiComp

AIDS info: http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/ AIDS information website from the
National Institute of Health
APhA Immunization Handbook APhA Pharmacy Library
Vaccines, Blood and Biologics:
http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/default.htm FDA site run by the
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER). Find regulatory and
application information on licensed products and premarket approvals.

Laboratory Values

Basic skills in interpreting laboratory data Ref RB37 .B335 2004

Lab data under the labs tab in Micromedex
Normal laboratory values in Facts and Comparisons
Lab tests and diagnostic procedures in Lexi-Comp

Pocket guide to diagnostic tests in Access Pharmacy

Medicinal Chemistry

Foyes principles of medicinal chemistry. Ref RS403 .P75 2008

Introduction to medicinal chemistry: how drugs act and why. RS403 .G76
1997
Review of organic functional groups: introduction to medicinal organic
chemistry. RS 403 L397 2003
Wilson and Gisvolds textbook of organic medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemistry. Ref RS403 .T43 2004
World Health Organization. Quality Assurance and Safety: Medicine, reference
substances and infrared reference spectra for pharmacopeial analysis
http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/en/d/Jwhozip21e/

Medical Dictionaries and Terminology

Dorlands illustrated medical dictionary Ref R121 .D73 2007

Stedmans medical dictionary Ref R121 .S8 1990
Dictionary of medical acronyms and abbreviations Ref R123 .J24 2009
Glossary Access Pharmacy
Medline Plus Medical Dictionary consumer level but may be useful,
especially if needing to see how to explain on a patient level
Dictonary of medical syndromes Ref RC69 .M33 1997

Medication Errors/Medication Safety

Look-alike/Sound alike information and charts from Facts and Comparisons

Medication Safety Program/REMS from Facts and Comparisons
Dont Crush/Dont Chew list from Facts and Comparisons
Black Box Warnings in Facts and Comparisons
Medication Errors in APhA Pharmacy Library

Medication Therapy Management (MTM)

How to Start an MTM Practice: A Guideline for Pharmacists. APhA Pharmacy

Library
100 MTM tips for the Pharmacist. Ref RS56 .M55 2009
The Pharmacists Guide to Compensation for Medication Therapy
Management ServicesRef RS100 .P428 2009

New Drugs

New and Generic Drug Approvals from the FDA

Clinical Trials: clinicaltrials.gov
Investigations drugs from Facts and Comparisons

New medicines being developed from PHRMA

Nuclear Pharmacy

Fundamentals of nuclear pharmacy. RS431.R34 S24 2004

Off-label drug use

Off-Label drug facts from Facts and Comparisons

In Micromedex drug evaluations look under therapeutic uses to find off-label
use

Patient Instructions

Patient handouts through Facts and Comparisons

CareNotes in Micromedex
AltCareDex in Micromedex. Patient education for alternative medicine
Natural Standard. Patient education for alternative medicine

Pediatric Dosages
Pediatric Injectable drugs- the Teddy Bear book Ref RM170 .P47 2007
Nelson textbook of pediatrics Ref RJ45 .N4 2007
Pediatric dosing handbook from LexiComp: Ref QV735 T136p 2009 or
LexiComp online and choose pediatric index
Pharmaceutical Companies

Manufacturer index from Facts and Comparisons

Pharmacoeconomics

Rascatis Essentials of pharmacoeconomics Ref RM263 .R37 2009

Principles of pharmacoeconomics RM263 .P73 2005
International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research tools
for decision making and more included

Pharmacoepidemiology

Pharmacoepidemiology: principles and practice Access Pharmacy

Medical epidemiology through Access Pharmacy
Gordis Epidemiology Ref RA651 .G58 2009
Stroms Textbook of pharmacoepidemiology Ref RM302.5 .P53 2005
Understanding Pharmacoepidemiology Ref RM302.5 .U48 2011

Pharmacogenomics

PharmGKB pharmacogenomic database

Pharmacogenomics online- LexiComp
Pharmacogenomics: A Clinical Perspective - in Access Pharmacy
Principles of the Human Genome and Pharmacogenomics in APhA Pharmacy
Library

Pharmacokinetics

DRUGDEX System via Micromedex

Handbook of Basic Pharmacokinetics in APhA Pharmacy Library
Applied Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics in Access Pharamcy
Applied Clinical Pharmacokinetics in Access Pharmacy

Pharmacology

Brodys human pharmacology Ref RM300 .H86 2005

Goodman and Gilmans the pharmacological basis of therapeutics. Access
Pharmacy and print Ref RM300 .G644 2006
Katzungs Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. Access Pharmacy and print Ref
RM300 .B285
Katzung and Trevors Pharmacology: Examination and Board Review.
Access Pharmacy
Rang and Dales pharmacology. Ref RM300 .R35 2007
Modern pharmacology with clinical applications. RM301.28 .M63 2004

Pharmacotherapy

DiPiros Pharmacotherapy: a pathophysiologic approach Ref RM263 .P56

2008 or through Access Pharmacy
Koda-Kimbles Applied therapeutics: the clinical use of drugs Ref RM262 .A65
2009
Textbook of therapeutics: drug and disease management Ref RM262 .C5
2006
Pharmacotherapy casebook through Access Pharmacy
Pharmacotherapy in primary care through Access Pharmacy
Virtual pharmacotherapy cases in Access Pharmacy under multimedia tab
Therapeutic Initiative: Evidence Based Drug Therapy
Symptoms in the pharmacy: a guide to the management of common illness
Ref RS122.5 .B54 2008

Pharmacy Law

Pharmacy law digest Ref KF2915 .P4 P53 2006

Strauss Federal drug laws and examination review Ref KF1879.Z9 S85 2002
Pharmacy and federal drug law review: a patient profile approach Access
Pharmacy

Drugs, Ethics and Quality of Life RS100.5 .W45 2007

Federal Register: Office of the federal register
Tennessee Board of Pharmacy

Physical Assessment

Bates Guide to Physical examination and health assessment Ref RC76 .J37
2008
Textbook of physical diagnosis: history and examination Ref RC76 .S95 2010
Interactive guide to the physical examination Access Pharmacy under
multimedia tab

Pregnancy and Medications

Briggs Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation. Ref RG627.6.D79 B75 2008

LactMed A drugs and lactation database from National Library of Medicine
OTIS - http://www.otispregnancy.org/ Organization of Teratrology Information
Specialists. Webpage has information for consumers and health care
professionals regarding more detailed information on risks of medications
during pregnancy.
Infant Risk Center: http://www.infantrisk.com/ Brief, evidence-based
information on drugs for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. Written in
consumer-friendly language, but does include information for health care
professionals also. Sponsored by Texas Tech University.
Reprorisk through Micromedex. Select reprorisk choice from returned
matches to search
Pregnancy and Lactation warnings through Facts and Comparisons

Psychiatry

Kaplan and Sadocks comprehensive textbook of psychiatry. Two-volume set

Ref RC454 .C637 2005
The American Psychiatric Press textbook of psychopharmacology Ref
RM315 .A555 2009

Stability of Pharmaceutical Products

Stability of Compounded Formulations (from Trissels) . Micromedex or

Facts and Comparisons
Kings Guide to Parenteral Admixtures (through Lexi-Comp)
Toxicology information from Facts and Comparisons. Includes information
on extravasation of parenteral drugs

Substance Abuse

Erowid website
National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information: U.S. Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
National Institute on Drug Abuse: NIDA
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: NIAAA
Detailed medical information on substances of abuse in Goodman & Gilman
textbook and Goldfranks Toxicologic Emergencies textbook on Access
Pharmacy
Substance Abuse: a comprehensive textbook Oversize RC564 .S826 2005

Veterinary Medicine
Merck Veterinary Manual. Ref SF745 .M47 2005
Veterinary Products Drug Information
http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/Products/default.htm Link to veterinary
pharmaceutical products information.