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Chapter 5: Learning Drug References Flashcards

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What is a pediatric resource for drug dosing

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The Harriet Lane Handbook

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Name for the FDA-approved drug information that is part of the drug’s official labeling

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Package insert

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Where can you find package inserts online

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DailyMed

Drugs@FDA

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What happens when drug safety information changes

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The FDA publishes a safety communication or alert on their website and an updated PI will reflect the drug’s safety-related labeling changes

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Who provides comprehensive monographs that link to supporting evidence and references of drugs

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The American Hospital Formulary Service (AHFS) Clinical Drug Information

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Subscribers to Pharmacist’s Letter receive ______

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  • monthly newsletter with summaries on new or updated drug info
  • charts
  • patient fliers
  • continuing education (CE)
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What must the Drug Facts Panel include for OTC items

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  • active ingredients
  • Uses
  • Warnings
  • Side effects
  • Dosage instructions
  • Inactive ingredients
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The NDA approval process for prescription drugs is managed through who

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the FDA’s center for Drug Evaluation & Research (CDER)

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OTC drugs can go through the same approval process as Rx drugs or manufacturers can opt to stick to the standards in the

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OTC monograph for that therapeutic drug class

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OTC drugs that go through the NDA approval process become

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FDA-approved drugs
The OTC labeling can be found on the FDA website through Drugs@FDA and will be listed in common general drug info resources like Lexicomp & Micromedex

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Guideline for Stroke prevention in AFib & VTE

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Guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians (aka CHEST guidelines)

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Guideline for ACS, AFib, HF, high cholesterol, HTN

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Guidelines from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA)

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Guidelines for Diabetes

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

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Guidelines for Infectious Diseases

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Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
HIV/AIDS US Dept of Health & Human Services (AIDSinfo)
STIs: CDC

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Guidelines for Oncology

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

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Guideline for Pediatrics

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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

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Guideline for Pregnancy/Women’s Health

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The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG)

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Guidelines for Psych Conditions

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American Psychiatric Association (APA)

Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5)

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Pulmonary Guidelines

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Asthma: Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA)
COPD: Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)

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Renal disease guideline

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Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO)

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Vaccine guidelines

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Advisory committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) & CDC

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Specialty references for adverse reactions

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ASHP’s Drug-Induced Diseases
FDAble - MedWatch: FDA safety information and adverse event reporting system (FAERS) & Vaccine adverse event reporting systems (VAERS)

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Specialty references for compounding & pharmaceutics

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  • Allen’s
  • ASHP
  • Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients
  • Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
  • Merck Index
  • Remington
  • Trissel’s Stability of Compounded Formulations
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What is the name for the USP for monographs for drug substances, dosage forms, compounded preparations & excipients

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Drug identification resources
Pillbox & Ident-A-Drug
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Resource for Drug Interactions
Hansten & Horn's Drug Interactions Analysis & Management
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Resource for Drug Pricing
Red Book
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Drug Shortages resource
ASHP & FDA
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Drug Substitution resource
FDAs Orange Book (for therapeutic equivalences) FDAs Purple Book (for licensed biological products with reference product exclusivity & biosimilarity or interchangeability evaluations)
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Resource for geriatrics
American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Beers Criteria
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CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) publishes updates in what report
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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Which book provides immunization recommendations
The Pink book
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Reference for infectious diseases
IDSA & Sanford Guide to antimicrobial therapy
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Reference for HIV
AIDSInfo
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Reference for Travel Medicine
WHO | CDC's Yellow book for International Travel & Traveler's Health
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International Drug Information Resources
Index Nominum Martindale USP Dictionary of United States Adopted Names (USAN) & International Drug Names
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Resource for Investigational Drugs
Clinicaltrials.gov
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Resources for IV Drug Compatibility & Stability
ASHPs Handbook on Injectable Drugs King Guide to Parenteral Admixtures Trissel's
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Medication Safety Resources
FDA Medwatch Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) NIOSH (antineoplastic and other hazardous drugs)
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Medication errors should be reported to
ISMP Medication Errors Reporting Program (ISMP MERP)
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Natural products/alternative medicine resources
Natural Medicine
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Resources for overdoses, poisoning & toxicology
Lexi-Tox Micromedex (previously POISONDEX) TOXNET
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Resources for pediatrics
``` NeoFax Lexicomp Red Book The Harriet Lane Handbook American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) ```
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Pharmacology resoucres
Goodman & Gillman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics
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Pregnancy & Lactation resources
``` Briggs' Drugs in Pregnancy & Lactation CDC Hale's Medications & Mothers' Milk LactMed Micromedex ```
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Regulatory & business development resources
FDA Center for Drug Evaluation & Research (CDER) | Pink Sheet
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Resources for Therapeutics & Disease Management
``` DiPiro's Pharmacotherapy Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs Koda-Kimble's Applied Therapeutics The Merck Manual UpToDate ```
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Which color book has a list of approved drugs that can be interchanged with generics based on therapeutic equivalences
Orange book (FDA)
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Which color book has information on epidemiology and vaccine-preventable diseases
Pink Book (CDC)
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Which color sheet has news reports on regulatory, legislative, legal and business developements
Pink Sheet (Pharma Intelligence)
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Which color book has a list of biological drug products, including biosimilars
Purple book (FDA)
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Which color book has drug pricing information
Red Book, Pharmacy
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Which color book has summaries of pediatric infectious diseases, antimicrobial treatment & vaccinations
Red book, Pediatrics (AAP)
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Which color book has Information on the health risks of international travel, required vaccines and ppx medications
Yellow Book (CDC)
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Which color book has information on approved animal drug products
Green Book (FDA)
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Which database provides evidence-based information to guide clinical decision making
Cochrane Library
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Which consumer resource provides a pill identifier and interaction checker
WebMD

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