Reference:DRUG INFORMATION
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DRUG INFORMATION
Basic Sources
LC Classification
RM – Therapeutics and pharmacology: prescription and administration of drugs
RS – Pharmacy and materia medica: formularies, pharmacopoeias, analysis and preparation
RJ – Pediatrics (RJ52-53, pediatric therapeutics, and RJ560, pediatric materia medica)
Reference Books
AHFS Drug Information. (American Hospital Formulary Service). RS131.2.A47 2001 Ref
Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference. RS141.3.M4 1996 Ref
USP DI. (United States Pharmacopoeia Dispensing Information). RM300.U83 2001 Ref. Three volumes: Drug Information for the Health Care Professional, Advice for the Patient (lay language), Approved Drug Products and Legal Requirements.
Drug Facts and Comparisons. RM300.F33 2000 Ref
Mosby's genRx. RS55.2.P48 2000 Ref
Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs. RM671.A1 H35 12th ed. 2000 Ref
Physicians' Desk Reference. RS75 .P5 2001 Ref Desk. Note that there are other “PDR” titles: for generics, for nonprescription drugs and dietary supplements, for herbal medicines, etc.
The Merck Index : an Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. RS51 .M4 1996. Ref
The Essential Guide to Prescription Drugs. RS51 .E85 Ref
Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 9th ed. RM300 .G644 1996 Ref
Dictionary of Pharmacology and Allied Topics. RS51.L38 1998 Ref
Fundamentals of Regulatory Affairs. KF1879 .F86 1999 Ref
Databases
Medline
CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature)
Cochrane Library Online
TOXNET (Toxicology Data Network) cluster of databases
For a more advanced list, take a look at Marilyn Hall’s research guide for Nursing 456, Clinical Pharmacology in Nursing Practice: http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/guides/class/nur456.shtml.
A comparison chart analyzing eight major drug reference sources is available from the University of Toronto Libraries page at: http://www.library.utoronto.ca/gerstein/subjectguides/drug_chart.html
See also Illegal Drugs
SDPL has a Clinical Pharmacology database. (Requires SDPL library card for remote access).
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