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Drug References Flashcards

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PIs do not include…

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off-label uses or drug costs

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package insert locations

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DailyMed, Drugs@FDA, drug manufacturer’s website, attached to physical product

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BOXED WARNING

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strictest warnings; alerts prescribers to risk of death or permanent diability

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general drug information sources

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  • American Hospital Formulary Service (AFHS)
  • Clinical Pharmacology
  • Epocrates/Epocrates +
  • Facts & Comparisons eAnswers
  • Lexicomp
  • Micromedex
  • Prescriber’s Digital Reference (mobilePDR)
  • PubChem (NLM)
  • Drugs.com
  • RxList
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What drug information resources offer IV drug compatibility?

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  • AHFS
  • Clinical Pharmacology (via Trissel’s)
  • Facts & Comparisons eAnswers (via Trissel’s)
  • Lexicomp (via Trissel’s)
  • Micromedex (via Trissel’s)
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What drug information sources provide drug-pill ID?

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  • Clinical Pharmacology
  • Drugs.com
  • Epocrates/Epocrates+
  • Facts & Comparisons eAnswers
  • Lexicomp (Lexi-Drug ID)
  • Micromedex (IDENTIDEX)
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What drug information sources provide pricing?

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  • Clinical Pharmacology
  • Drugs.com
  • Epocrates/Epocrates+
  • Lexicomp
  • Micromedex (Red Book)
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What drug information resources provide international drug names?

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  • AHFS (via USP Dictionary of USAN and Internation Drug Names)
  • Clinical Pharmacology (via Index Nominum)
  • Drugs.com
  • Facts & Comparisons eAnswers (via Martindale)
  • Lexicomp (via Martindale)
  • Micromedex (via Martindale, Index Nominum, & others)
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What does Pharmacist’s Letter include?

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Subscribers receive a monthly newsletter & have access to:
- new drug approvals, drug withdrawals, new dosage forms, first-time generics
- charts (e.g., drug class comparisons, disease state treatment summaries)
- patient education summaries & patient flyers
- CE
- training materials for techs & interns

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guidelines for anticoagulation

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Guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians (known as CHEST guidelines):
- Stroke Prevention in AFib
- Venous Thromboembolism

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guidelines for CV diseases

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ACC/AHA:
- ACS
- AFib
- HF
- High Cholesterol
- HTN

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guidelines for diabetes

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AACE, ADA

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guidelines for infectious diseases

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  • IDSA
  • HIV/AIDS: US Dept. of Health and Human Services (ClinicalInfo.HIV.gov)
  • 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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guidelines for pediatrics

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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

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guidelines for pregnancy/women’s health

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ACOG

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guidelines for psych conditions

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

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guidelines for asthma

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GINA and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

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guidelines for COPD

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GOLD

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guidelines for renal disease

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KDIGO

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guidelines for vaccines

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ACIP, CDC

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references for adverse reactions

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ASHP’s Drug-Induced Diseases: Prevention, Detection, and Management

FDAble - FDA searchable database
- MedWatch: FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS)
- Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
- etc.

Meyler’s Side Effects of Drugs

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references for compounding & pharmaceutics

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  • Allen’s The Art, Science, and Technology of Pharmaceutical Compounding
  • ASHP Guidelines on Compounding Sterile Preparations
  • Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients
  • Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
  • Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, & Biologicals
  • Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy
  • Trissel’s Stability of Compounded Formulations
  • USP Compounding Compendium: USP 795, 797, 800, USP-NF
  • etc.
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specialty references for drug interactions

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Hansten and Horn’s
Drug Interaction Facts: Facts & Comparisons

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references for drug pricing

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Red Book (Micromedex)
Medi-Span Price Rx

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references for drug shrotages

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  • ASHP Current Drug Shortages
  • FDA Drug Shortages
  • CDC Current Vaccine Shortages & Delays
  • AHFS CDI
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references for drug subsitution

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  • FDA’s Orange Book - therapeutic equivalence
  • FDA’s Purple Book - biosimilarity or interchangeability
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specialty references for geriatrics

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  • American Geriatric Society (AGS) Beers Criteria
  • Others: ASHP’s Fundamentals of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, Geriatric Dosage Handbook (Lexicomp)
29
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references for immunizations (adult and peds)

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  • CDC Advisory Committee on immunization Practices (ACIP) -> updates published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
  • CDC Pink Book
  • Immunization Action Coalition

Others: APhA Immunization Center; Vaccines, Blood & Biologics (FDA)

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specialty references for infectious diseases

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IDSA, Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy

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specialty references for HIV

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HIVInfo.NIH.gov

Others: Sanford Guide to HIV/AIDS Therapy, John Hopkins ABX and HIV guides

32
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specialty references for travel medicine

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World Health Organization (WHO)
CDC
- Yellow Book: for international travel
- Traveler’s Health

Others: ISTM, IAMAT

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specialty references for internation drug info

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  • Index Nominum
  • Martindale
  • USP Dictionary of United States Adopted Names (USAN) and International Drug Names

Others: Drug Information Handbook with International Trade Names Index (Lexicomp), European Drug Index

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reference for investigational drugs

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Clinicaltrials.gov (NIH)

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references for IV drug compatibility & stability

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  • ASHP’s Handbook on Injectable Drugs
  • King Guide
  • Trissel’s 2 Clinical Pharmaceutics Database
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references for med safety

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  • FDA MedWatch - report adverse events & med errors
  • ISMP - report med errors to ISMP Medication Errors Reporting Program (ISMP MERP)
  • NIOSH
  • FDA
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references for natural products/alternative medicine

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Natural Medicines Database

Others: Dietary Supplements Label Database (NIH), USP Dietary Supplements Compendium

38
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references for overdoses, poisoning, & toxicology

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  • Lexi-Tox (Lexicomp)
  • Micromedex Toxicology Management (previously POISONDEX)
  • TOXLINE in PubMed

Others: Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies, State Poison Control Center, American Association of Poison Control Centers

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specialty references for pharmacology

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Goodman and Gilman’s, Katzung’s Basic and Clinical Pharmacology

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references for pregnancy & lactation

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Brigg’s, CDC, Hale’s, LactMed, Micromedex, MotherToBaby

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references for pediatrics

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  • NeoFax (Micromedex)
  • Pediatric & Neonatal Dosage Handbook (Lexicomp)
  • Red Book: Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases (AAP)
  • Harriet Lane Handbook
  • AAP

Others: ASHP’s Pediatric Injectable Drugs, Nelson, PPA’s KIDs list

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references for regulatory & business development

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FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Pink Sheet

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references for therapeutics & disease management

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  • DiPiro’s
  • Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs
  • Koda-Kimble’s Applied Therapeutics
  • The Merck Manual
  • UpToDate

Others: CDC, Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, Medscape

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veterinary reference

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Plumb’s Veterinary Drug Handbook

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What rating in the Orange Book indicates generic substitution is acceptable?

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AB rating indicates therapeutic equivalence

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Pink Book (CDC)

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info on epidemiology & vaccine-preventable diseases

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Pink Sheet (Pharma Intelligence)

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news reports on regulatory, legislative, legal, & business developments

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Red Book, Pharmacy

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drug pricing information

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Red Book, Pediatrics (AAP)

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summaries of pediatric infectious diseases, antimicrobial tx, & vaccinations

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Yellow Book (CDC)

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info on the health risks of international travel, required vaccines, & prophylaxis meds

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Green Book (FDA)

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info on approved animal drug products

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common research databases

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  • PubMed: accesses MEDLINE (journal articles), free service from NLM
  • Cochrane Library: evidence-based information to guide clinical decision making; database of Cochrane Systematic Reviews
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resources that are patient-friendly

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  • CDC has a symptom checker & provides info on ID, immunizations, & traveler’s health
  • Drugs.com and RxList
  • Mayo Clinic
  • Medline Plus (from NLM)
  • WebMD has pill identifier & interaction checker
  • etc.

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