Unsure which resource to start with? This table identifies specific resources to use as starting points to answer common question types.
Question Type | First Choices | Next Choices |
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Adverse Effects |
AHFS Drug Information |
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Beers Criteria/ Geriatric Dosing | ||
Chemical Data |
AHFS Drug Information |
SciFinder (You must set up an account before your first use.) |
Clinical Trials | ClinicalTrials.gov |
WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform Cochrane Library (Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) |
Compounding | The Art, Science, and Technology of Pharmaceutical Compounding | |
Contraindications |
Manufacturers’ websites |
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Cost | Micromedex (Click on Red Book) | Commercial websites such as GoodRx.com |
Current News/Research | International Pharmaceutical Abstracts | |
Disease State Information | VisualDx | |
Dosage Recommendations |
Manufacturers’ websites |
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Drug Administration |
Manufacturers’ websites |
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Drug Interactions (drug-drug, drug-food, drug-lab tests, drug-disease, etc.) | Pharmacist's Letter (Natural Medicines Resource Hub) | |
Equivalent Products | FDA Electronic Orange Book | Facts & Comparisons |
Guidelines | ||
Identification | Clinical Pharmacology | |
Immunization Schedules | ||
International Drugs | Embase | |
IV Compatibility | ||
Natural Products, Herbal, Dietary Supplements |
AccessPharmacy (Herbs and Supplements) |
Pharmacist's Letter (Natural Medicines Resource Hub) |
Off-Label Use | ||
Over-the-Counter Products | Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs Quick Reference: A Practitioner’s Guide | DailyMed |
Patient Information | ||
Pediatric Dosing | DailyMed | |
Pharmaceutics/Pharmacokinetics | ||
Pharmacology |
Goodman & Gilman's: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics |
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Pregnancy and Lactation | ||
Toxicology | Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies |