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Pharmacology
in this guide:
Pharmacology Texts
Acronyms/
Abbreviations/
Symbols
Code of Federal Regulations

Drug Information/
Monographs

Drug

Gov't Offices & Programs
Natural Products
News
Patient Handouts/Information
Pharmaceutical Associations
Safety, Alerts & Reporting
Statistical Information
Dietary Supplements

Pharmacology Texts

Acronyms/Abbreviations/Symbols

Code of Federal Regulations Title 21 Food and Drugs

Drug Abuse/Controlled Substances

Drug & Biologics Approvals - FDA

Drug Pricing - Wholesale & Retail

Drug Development

Drug Identification - US

  • Drug facts and comparisons
    Reference QV 772 D7924
    • Organized by color and shape. Only commonly prescribed drugs are listed.
    • Also see Drug Identifier CD in book which is comprehensive.
  • DrugPoints System (STAT!Ref)
    See section: Images & Imprints

Drug Identification - International

  • Index nominum : international drug directory
    Reference QV 740 GS9 I4
    Provides synonyms, formulas, and therapeutic classes for drugs and derivatives for 133 countries. Edited by the Swiss Pharmaceutical Society.
  • Martindale, the complete drug reference
    Reference QV 738 FA1 M3E
    Includes about 10 countries.

Drug Information/Monographs

Tufts Resources

  • American hospital formulary service drug information (STAT!Ref)
    • Comprehensive, authoritative, and unbaised source produced by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
    • Organized by a therapeutic and pharmacologic classification system.
    • Drug monographs include: drug interactions, adverse reactions; cautions and toxicity; therapeutic perspective; specific dosage and administration information; preparations, chemistry, and stability; pharmacology and pharmacokinetics; contraindications, off-label information; and more.
  • Drug facts and comparisons
    Reference QV 772 D7924
    • Comprehensive RX and OTC products resource.
    • Organized by a therapeutic and pharmacologic classification system.
    • Treatment guidelines appendix.
  • DrugPoints (STAT!Ref)
    • Concise, unbiased, synopses of FDA-approved prescription and nonprescription drugs.
    • See Strength of Recommendation & Strength of Evidence grades in both Uses and Off-Label sections. 
  • Martindale, the complete drug reference
    Reference QV 738 FA1 M3E
    • Prepared by the editorial staff of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
    • Includes herbals, diagnostic agents, radiopharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical excipients, toxins, and poisons as well as drugs and medicines (over) 6,300
    • Synopses of treatments for more than 660 diseases
    • Includes drug information from 10 countries
  • United States pharmacopeia
    Reference QV 738 AA1 P536
    Describes and defines approved therapeutic agents, and sets standards for purity, assay, etc.
  • See also: Point-of-Care Resources: ACP PIER, Dynamed, UpToDate

US Government

  • Drug Information Portal (NLM)
  • Approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations (Orange Book)
    FDA
    "Lists approved drug products that are bioequivalent, including new drugs, generic drugs, and antibiotics... approved nonprescription products" and information about patents and marketing exclusivity. Searchable by active ingredient, proprietary name, applicant holder and number.
  • National drug code directory
    Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA
    Searchable database of prescription drugs and selected OTC products. Information on prescription drugs and insulin products that have been manufactured, prepared, propagated, compounded, or processed by registered establishments for commercial distribution. Entries include the NDC number.

Pharmaceutical Companies

  • Package Inserts
    Check specific manufacturers' websites for product information which usually include the complete package insert.

Drugs, Non-Prescription

  • Handbook of non-prescription drugs
    Reference QV 772 H236

Drug Safety & Availability, US FDA

Government Offices/Programs

Medicare - Prescription Drug Coverage

Natural Products

  • See Complementary and Alternative Medicine subject guide
  • NAPRALERT
    University of Illinois, Chicago College of Pharmacy, Program for Collaborative Research in the Pharmaceutical Sciences
    Database of natural products, including ethnomedical information, pharmacological / biochemical information of extracts of organisms in vitro, in situ, in vivo, in humans (case reports, non-clinical trials) and clinical studies. Similar information is available for secondary metabolites from natural sources. There is a fee to retrieve a list of citations and a summary of the relevant information.
  • Textbook of complementary and alternative medicine HHSL Book Stacks WB 890 T355 2006
  • Natural products from plants HHSL Book Stacks QK 861 N285 1999

News

Patient Handouts/Information

  • MDConsult
    Click Patient Handout tab, then see Medications link.
  • MedlinePlus: Drugs, Supplements & Herbal Information
  • Index to Drug-Specific Information FDA
    Focus is on Alerts and safety information, but information-rich Patient Information Sheets are available for some drugs.
    • Patient Information Sheets (may include FDA Alerts)
    • Consumer Information Sheets (for drugs approved since 1998)
    • Drug Information Pages (may include a Patient or Consumer Information Sheets, approval information, FDA press releases, questions and answers about a drug, or other related information)

Pharmaceutical Associations

FDA Safety/Alerts/Reporting

  • Safety Alerts
    Safety alerts and safety-related information for FDA regulated drugs, biologics, devices, and dietary supplements. Also known as MedWatch
  • Index to Drug-Specific Information
    Includes alerts, advisories, FDA responses, etc. Plus:
    • Patient Information Sheets (with and without FDA Alerts)
    • Consumer Information Sheets (for drugs approved since 1998)
    • Drug Information Pages (may include a Patient or Consumer Information Sheets, approval information, FDA press releases, questions and answers about a drug, and other related information)
  • FDA Enforcement Reports
    Recalls and field corrections from 1990 to present. (Drugs section is located after Foods section in the reports.)
  • FDA Patient Safety News
  • Adverse Reactions, Product Quality Problems, Product Use Errors
    Report voluntary or mandatory adverse event, product contamination, packaging or labelling concerns, etc.

Statistical Information

  • Top 300 Prescriptions for 2005
    Ranking of US drugs by number of prescriptions dispensed. Includes yearly list from 1995-2005.
  • IMS Health
    Preeminent for-profit company specializing in the rigorous collection and analysis of pharmaceutical information. Free one week drug information trial available.
  • Prescription Drug Trends Fact Sheet
    Kaiser Family Foundation
    Yearly updated information about the trends in prescription drug coverage, spending, prices, use, and industry structure. Useful statistical information.

Dietary Supplements (see also Nutrition research guide)