5. Drug References Flashcards

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Where can you find package inserts for FDA-approved drug info?

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DailyMed (online)
Drugs@FDA (online/app)
Manufacturer’s website or attached to physical product

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What are the labeling requirements for OTC drugs?

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Active ingredients
Uses
Warnings (including when drug should NOT be used)
Side effects
Dosage instructions
Inactive ingredients

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There are 2 ways a manufacturer can use to market an OTC product. What are they?

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New drug application (NDA) process
OTC monograph process

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The NDA approval process for prescription drugs is managed through the FDA’;s ____

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Center for drug evaluation and research (CDER)

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OTC drugs that have gone through the ___ process become FDA-approved drugs

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NDA approval process

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Which organization(s) publishes Stroke Prevention in Afib and VTE guidelines

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American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST guidelines)

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Which organization(s) publishes ACS, AFib, HF, High Cholesterol, HTN guidelines?

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ACC/AHA

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Which organization(s) publishes DM guidelines?

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American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)
American Diabetes Association (ADA)

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Which organization(s) publishes Infectious disease guidelines?

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Infectious disease society of America (IDSA)
HIV/AIDS: US Dept. of Health and Human Services
STIs: CDC

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Which organization(s) publishes oncology guidelines?

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American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)

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Which organization(s) publishes pediatric guidelines?

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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

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Which organization(s) publishes pregnancy/women’s health guidelines?

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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

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Which organization(s) publishes psych guidelines?

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American Psychiatric Association (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5)

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Which organization(s) publishes asthma guidelines?

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Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) and National, Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

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Which organization(s) publishes COPD guidelines?

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Global Initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)

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Which organization(s) publishes renal disease guidelines?

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Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO)

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Which organization(s) publishes vaccine guidelines?

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Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
CDC

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What are some references specifically for adverse reactions?

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ASHP’s Drug-Induced diseases
FDAble (FDA database, includes MedWatch: FDA’s adverse event reporting system (FAERS), and Vaccine adverse event reporting system (VAERS))

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What are some references specifically for compounding and pharmaceutics?

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Allen’s
ASHP guidelines on Compounding Sterile Preparations
Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients
Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
Merck Index: an encyclopedia of chemical, drugs, and biologicals
Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy
Trissel’s Stability of Compounded Formulations
USP 795 (non-sterile), 797 (sterile), 800 (HD), USP-NF (monographs for drug substances, dosage forms, compounded preparations and excipients)

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What are some references specifically for drug interactions?

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Hanstens and Horn’s Drug Interactions Analysis and Management

21
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What are some references specifically for drug pricing?

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Red Book (micromedex)

22
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What are some references specifically for drug shortages?

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ASHP
FDA

23
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What are some references specifically for substitutions?

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FDA Orange book (generic equivalent)
FDA Purple book (biosimilars)

24
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What are some references specifically for geriatric info?

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American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Beers Criteria

25
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What are some references specifically for Immunizations?

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CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) - updates published on morbidity and mortality weekly report (MMWR)
CDC Pink Book
Immunization Action Coalition

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What are some references specifically for Infectious diseases?

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IDSA guidelines
Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy

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What are some references specifically for HIV?

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HIVInfo.NIH.gov from the US dept. of health and human services

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What are some references specifically for Travel medicine?

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WHO
CDC Yellow book: health info for international travel
CDC Travelers’ Health

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What are some references specifically for International drug info?

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Index Nominum: International Drug Directory
Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference
USP Dictionary of US adopted Names (USAN) and International Drug Names

30
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What are some references specifically for Investigational drugs?

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Clinicaltrials.gov

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What are some references specifically for IV drug compatibility and stability?

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ASHP’s Handbook on Injectable Drugs
King guide to parenteral admixtures
Trissel’s 2 clinical pharmaceutics database

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What are some references specifically for Med safety?

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FDA Medwatch
Institute for Safe Med Practices (ISMP) - report medication errors to ISMP Med Errors Reporting Program (ISMP MERP)
NIOSH - chemo and HD list

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What are some references specifically for natural products?

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Natural Medicines Database

34
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What are some references specifically for overdosing, poisoning, and toxicity?

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Lexi-Tox (Lexicomp)
Micomedex
TOXLINE in PubMed

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What are some references specifically for pediatrics?

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NeoFax
Lexicomp
Red Book: Report of the Committee on Infectious Disease (AAP)
Harriet Lane Handbook
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

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What are some references specifically for Pharmacology?

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Goodman and Gilman’s

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What are some references specifically for Pregnancy and Lactation?

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Briggs’ Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation
CDC
Hale’s medications and mother’s milk
LactMed (NLM)
Micromedex (Reprotox and Reprorisk)

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What are some references specifically for Regulatory and Business Development?

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FDA CDER
Pink Sheet

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What are some references specifically for therapeutics and disease management?

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DiPiro’s Pharmacotherapy
Handbook of nonprescription drugs
Koda-Kimble’s Applied Therapeutics
The Merck Manual
UpToDate

40
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What are some references specifically for veterinary?

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Plumb’s Veterinary Drug Handbook

41
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What is the FDA Orange Book

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List of approved drugs that can be interchanged with generics based on therapeutic equivalence

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What is the CDC Pink Book

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Info on epidemiology and vaccine-preventable diseases

43
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What is the Pink Sheet (Pharma Intelligence)

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News reports on regulatory, legislative, legal, and business developments

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What is the FDA Purple book

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List of biological drug products, including biosimilars

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What is the pharmacy Red Book

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Drug pricing info

46
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What is the red book, pediatrics (AAP)

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Summaries of pediatric infectious diseases, antimicrobial treatment and vaccinations

47
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What is the FDA green book

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Info on approved animal drug products

48
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What is the CDC Yellow Book

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Info on the health risks of international travel, required vaccines and ppx medications