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Drug Information Resources by Question Type (Topic)

 

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
Adverse Effects

Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs

Micromedex

Facts & Comparisons

AHFS Drug Information
(Can be accessed via UpToDate Lexidrug under
More Clinical Tools, Indexes)

DailyMed

Beers Criteria/ Geriatric Dosing

Clinical Pharmacology

UpToDate Lexidrug

Micromedex 

DailyMed

Chemical Data

AHFS Drug Information
(Can be accessed via UpToDate Lexidrug under
More Clinical Tools, Indexes)

NLM PubChem

Micromedex

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

Trissel’s Stability of Compounded Formulations

Facts & Comparisons

The Art, Science, and Technology of Pharmaceutical Compounding
Contraindications

Clinical Pharmacology

Micromedex

Manufacturers’ websites

PubMed

Embase

Cost Micromedex (Click on Red Book) Commercial websites such as GoodRx.com
Current News/Research

PubMed

Embase

Annual Reviews

International Pharmaceutical Abstracts
Disease State Information

AccessPharmacy

UpToDate

Clinical Key

VisualDx
Dosage Recommendations

Micromedex 

Facts & Comparisons

Clinical Pharmacology

Manufacturers’ websites

DailyMed

Drug Administration

Micromedex 

Facts & Comparisons

Clinical Pharmacology

Manufacturers’ websites

DailyMed

Drug Interactions (drug-drug, drug-food, drug-lab tests, drug-disease, etc.)

UpToDate Lexidrug

Micromedex 

Clinical Pharmacology

Pharmacist's Letter (Natural Medicines Resource Hub)
Equivalent Products FDA Electronic Orange Book Facts & Comparisons
Guidelines

UpToDate Lexidrug
 

ECRI Guidelines Trust

Clinical Key

UpToDate

Identification

UpToDate Lexidrug

Micromedex 

Clinical Pharmacology
Immunization Schedules

CDC

WHO

Immunize.org

UpToDate

International Drugs

Micromedex 

Clinical Pharmacology

International Pharmaceutical Abstracts

Embase
IV Compatibility 

UpToDate Lexidrug

Clinical Pharmacology

Handbook on Injectable Drugs

Pediatric Injectable Drugs: The Teddy Bear Book

Natural Products, Herbal, Dietary Supplements

AccessPharmacy (Herbs and Supplements)

Micromedex 

Pharmacist's Letter (Natural Medicines Resource Hub)

Embase

MedlinePlus

Off-Label Use

Facts & Comparisons

Micromedex 

PubMed

Embase

Over-the-Counter Products Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs Quick Reference: A Practitioner’s Guide DailyMed
Patient Information

UpToDate Lexidrug

Clinical Pharmacology

Micromedex 

AccessPharmacy

DailyMed

Pediatric Dosing

UpToDate Lexidrug

Micromedex 

Clinical Pharmacology

DailyMed
Pharmaceutics/Pharmacokinetics

Micromedex 

Clinical Pharmacology

UpToDate Lexidrug

DailyMed

PubMed

Embase

Pharmaceutics for Pharmacy Students

Pharmacology

Basic & Clinical Pharmacology

Goodman & Gilman's: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics 

UpToDate Lexidrug

Micromedex 

Clinical Pharmacology

Pregnancy and Lactation

Clinical Pharmacology

Micromedex 

UpToDate Lexidrug

LactMed

DailyMed

Toxicology

UpToDate Lexidrug

Micromedex 

Clinical Pharmacology

Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies