Resources Flashcards
Primary Resources
Contain first-hand information, meaning that you are reading the author’s own account on a specific topic.
Advantages: more recent and contain detailed information.
Disadvantages: May be misleading, requires skill and needs time.
Examples:
- Study Designs. (controlled trials, cohort studies, case series, and case reports)
- Journal articles of original research.
- Conference papers.
Secondary Resources
Include indexing and abstracting
systems that organize and
provide easy retrieval of primary
resources.
Examples:
- International Pharmaceutical
Abstracts (IPA) - MEDLINE (through PubMed and Google Scholar)
Tertiary Resources
Consists of Primary and Secondary source information which has been distilled and summarized.
Disadvantages: may lag time, may be incomplete and may contain human bias.
Examples:
- Micromedex
- LexiComp
- Review Articles in Journals
- Textbooks
Special for Adverse Drug Reactions
Meyler’s Side Effects of Drugs
Pharmaceutical Compounding
Trissel
Remington
Medication Safety in Pregnancy and Lactation
Briggs Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation
Drug Interactions
Stockley’s Drug Interactions
Toxicology
Poisoning and Drug Overdose
Herbal and Natural Products
Altmedex
Natural Product Database
Identification of Unknown Pills
Identidex
Lexi-drug ID
International Drugs
Martindale
Pediatrics Reference Books
Harriet Lane Handbook
Nelson’s Textbook of Pediatrics
FDA Books
- Orange Book (Interchangeable drugs and alternatives)
- Purple Book (Biosimilars; biological drugs)
- Green Book (Approved animal drug products)
CDC Books
- Pink Book (Epidemiology and vaccine-preventable diseases)
- Yellow Book (Health information for healthcare professionals to provide information to travelers)
Pharmacy (Micromedex)
Red Book (Drug pricing information)
Medicine (AAP)
Red Book (summaries of infectious diseases, vaccines and treatments)
*AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS.
