Analytical/Forensic Toxicology
 Baselt’s Disposition of toxic drugs and chemicals in man Ref RM301.55 .B37 2008
 Basic skills in interpreting laboratory data Ref RB37 .B335 2004
 Clarke’s Analysis of Drugs and Poisons. Two-volume set Ref RA1221 .C55 2004
Anatomy and Physiology
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Martini and Nash, Fundamentals of anatomy and physiology. Three-volume set Ref QP34.5
.M27 2006
Guyton’s Textbook of medical physiology Ref QP34.5 .G9 2006
Gray’s anatomy Ref QM23.2 .G73 2008
Adverse Reactions and Toxicology
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Poisindex - Micromedex
Lexi-Tox - LexiComp
Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies – Access Pharmacy
Poisoning and Drug Overdose Handbook . Ref RA1215 .P75 2004
Haddad and Winchester’s clinical management of poisoning and drug overdose. Oversize
RA1211 .C584 2007
Wiki-Tox http://curriculum.toxicology.wikispaces.net/Home+Page. Not an open access
wiki. Is a closed wiki maintained by toxicologists. Excellent teaching and learning tool.
American Academy of Clinical Toxicology. www.clintox.org. Links to current guidelines and
other resources
Medical Toxicology. Ref RA1218.5 .M43 2004
Drug-Induced Diseases; prevention, detection and management. Ref RC90 .D78 2010
QT prolongation risks: http://www.azcert.org/
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Haz-Map, occupational health database
TOXNET from National Library of Medicine
National registry of drug-induced ocular effects. Contact the American Academy of
Opthamologists with a request and they will respond via email.
Black Box Warnings in Facts and Comparisons
Toxicology information from Facts and Comparisons. Includes information on extravasation
of parenteral drugs
Biochemistry
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Biochemistry: the molecular basis for life Ref QD415 .M36
Basic Medical Biochemistry – A Clinical Approach Ref QP514.2 .L54 2009
Harper’s Illustrated Biochemistry. Access Pharmacy
Biopharmaceutics
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Approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations. FDA Orange Book
Martin’s physical pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences: physical, chemical and
biopharmaceutical principles in the pharmaceutical sciences. Ref RS403 .M34 2006
Applied biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics. Ref RM301.4 .S52 2005
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Ansel’s Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems Ref RS200 .A57
Applied Physical Pharmacy Ref RS403 .A676 2003
Calculations
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Pharmaceutical Calculations by Stoklosa and Ansel. Ref RS57 .S86
Pharmaceutical Calculations by Tiexeira and Zatx. Ref RS57 .Z37
Applied biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics through Access Pharmacy
Pharmacy calculators in Micromedex
Clinical Calculators by MedCalc3000 in Facts and Comparisons
Lexi-Calc through LexiComp
Calculators in Access Pharmacy
Compounding
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The art, science and technology of pharmaceutical compounding. Ref RS200 .A45 2008
Pharmaceutical dosage forms and drug delivery systems. Ref RS200 .A57 2005
Remington’s the Science and Practice of Pharmacy. Ref RS91 .R4 2006
Stability of Compounded Formulations (from Trissel’s) . Micromedex or Facts and
Comparisons
King’s Guide to Parenteral Admixtures (through Lexi-Comp)
Compounding Recipes Index: http://www.sickkids.ca/Pharmacy/Compounding-Service/
Recipes and Instructions for making compounds most commonly requested. Created and
maintained by pharmacists at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
Dietary supplements/Natural Medicine
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Dietary Supplements Labels Database - from the National Library of Medicine
Natural Standard
Review of Natural Products - Facts and Comparisons
Natural Medicine Comprehensive Database – Access Pharmacy
AltMedEx - Micromedex
Natural Products Database - LexiComp
National Institutes of Health: Office of Dietary Supplements
CAMLine: http://www.camline.ca/index.html An evidence-based website on complimentary
and alternative medicine (CAM) supported by academic and professional health care
organizations in Canada. Contains significant information on traditional Chinese medicine.
Available for health care professionals and consumers.
Quick Fact Sheets on Herbs: http://nccam.nih.gov/health/herbsataglance.htm Brief fact
sheets on common herbs. Great for having available for patients or a quick review for
health care providers
Trease and Evans’ Pharmacognosy. RS160 .T75 2002
Mosby’s complementary and alternative medicine: a research-based approach Ref R733
.F743 2009
Disease Management and Understanding
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Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease Ref RB111 .R62 2010
Harrison’s Internal Medicine Ref RC46 .H333 2008 or through Access Pharmacy
Cecil Medicine Ref RC46 .C423 2008
Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy Ref RM127 .M4 2006
Devita, Hellman and Rosenberg’s cancer: principles and practice of oncology. Two-volume
set Ref RC261 .C274 2008
Symptoms in the pharmacy: a guide to the management of common illness Ref RS122.5 .B54
2008
Drug-Induced Disease: prevention, detection and management Ref RC90 .D78 2010
Five-minute clinical consult series in Facts and Comparisons
Infectious disease database in LexiComp
Disease monographs in Micromedex
Drug Identification
 Drug identification through Micromedex
 Drug identification through Facts and Comparisons
 Drug identification through LexiComp
 Pill Box from National Library of Medicine
Drug interactions
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Drug Interaction Facts through Facts and Comparisons
Drug Interactions through Micromedex
Lexi-Interact through LexiComp
QT prolongation risk. http://www.azcert.org/
HIV drug interactions
Drug Names
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Orange Book (FDA)
National Drug Code Directory (FDA)
Medical term pronunciation from Merck Manual Home Edition:
http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/resources/pronunciations/index/a.html Nice resource
for correct pronunciation of medical terms including drug names.
Evidence Based Practice and Biostatistics
 The pharmacist’s guide to evidence-based medicine for clinical decision making Ref RS92
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.B765 2008
Therapeutic Initiative: Evidence Based Drug Therapy
Pharmaceutical statistics: practical and clinical applications Ref RS57 .B65 2010
Studying a Study, Testing a Test Ref R118.6 .R54 2005
Basic and Clinical Biostatistics through Access Pharmacy
Drug Information: a guide for pharmacists through Access Pharmacy
Primer of biostatistics Ref RA409 .G55 2005
Excepients and Additives
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Handbook of pharmaceutical excepients. RS201.E87 H36 2006
Inactive ingredients for approved drug products: FDA database
International Pharmaceutical Excepients Council: IPEC
Geriatric Dosages
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Geriatric Dosage Handbook from LexiComp Ref RC953.7 .S45 2010 or LexiComp online
Acute emergencies and critical care of the geriatric patient eBook through library
Merck manual of geriatrics
Global Health
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Traveler’s Health page at CDC.
Neglected and Tropical Disease information from WHO
Neglected and Tropical Disease information from USAID
Lexi-Drugs International through LexiComp. Use charts/special topics for country codes if
needed
European Medicines Agency - human and veterinary medicines
Infectious disease database in LexiComp
Informatics
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Pharmacy informatics primer Ref RS122.2 .P44 2008
Pharmacy informatics information and tools from HIMSS (health informatics and
management systems society)
Building Core Competencies in Pharmacy Informatics APhA Pharmacy Library
ASHP Informatics Pearls Ref R858 .A867 2009
International Drug ID
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Lexi-Drugs International through LexiComp. Use charts/special topics for country codes if
needed
European Medicines Agency - human and veterinary medicines
Medicines Compendium - Medicines used in the UK
FDA chart of drugs with different names in different countries
Martindale: the complete drug reference. Two-volume set Ref RS141.3 .M3 2006
Identification of Foreign Medicines: http://www.rpharms.com/best-practice/identification-offoreign-medicines.asp Links to sources for identification of medications from other countries.
Infectious Disease/Immunology/Microbiology
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Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology - Access Pharmacy
CDC: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (“the pink book”). Fully
downloadable chapters of ebook CDC pink book
Immunization schedules: CDC vaccine schedule
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Infectious disease database in LexiComp
AIDS info: http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/ AIDS information website from the National Institute of
Health
APhA Immunization Handbook APhA Pharmacy Library
Vaccines, Blood and Biologics: http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/default.htm FDA site
run by the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER). Find regulatory and application
information on licensed products and premarket approvals.
Laboratory Values
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Basic skills in interpreting laboratory data Ref RB37 .B335 2004
Lab data under the “labs” tab in Micromedex
Normal laboratory values in Facts and Comparisons
Lab tests and diagnostic procedures in Lexi-Comp
Pocket guide to diagnostic tests in Access Pharmacy
Medicinal Chemistry
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Foye’s principles of medicinal chemistry. Ref RS403 .P75 2008
Introduction to medicinal chemistry: how drugs act and why. RS403 .G76 1997
Review of organic functional groups: introduction to medicinal organic chemistry. RS 403
L397 2003
Wilson and Gisvold’s textbook of organic medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry. Ref
RS403 .T43 2004
World Health Organization. Quality Assurance and Safety: Medicine, reference substances
and infrared reference spectra for pharmacopeial analysis
http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/en/d/Jwhozip21e/
Medical Dictionaries and Terminology
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Dorland’s illustrated medical dictionary Ref R121 .D73 2007
Stedman’s medical dictionary Ref R121 .S8 1990
Dictionary of medical acronyms and abbreviations Ref R123 .J24 2009
Glossary– Access Pharmacy
Medline Plus Medical Dictionary – consumer level but may be useful, especially if needing to
see how to explain on a patient level
Dictonary of medical syndromes Ref RC69 .M33 1997
Medication Errors/Medication Safety
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Look-alike/Sound alike information and charts from Facts and Comparisons
Medication Safety Program/REMS from Facts and Comparisons
Don’t Crush/Don’t Chew list from Facts and Comparisons
Black Box Warnings in Facts and Comparisons
Medication Errors in APhA Pharmacy Library
Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
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How to Start an MTM Practice: A Guideline for Pharmacists. APhA Pharmacy Library
100 MTM tips for the Pharmacist. Ref RS56 .M55 2009
The Pharmacist’s Guide to Compensation for Medication Therapy Management ServicesRef
RS100 .P428 2009
New Drugs
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New and Generic Drug Approvals from the FDA
Clinical Trials: clinicaltrials.gov
Investigations drugs from Facts and Comparisons
New medicines being developed from PHRMA
Nuclear Pharmacy
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Fundamentals of nuclear pharmacy. RS431.R34 S24 2004
Off-label drug use
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Off-Label drug facts from Facts and Comparisons
In Micromedex drug evaluations look under therapeutic uses to find off-label use
Patient Instructions
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Patient handouts through Facts and Comparisons
CareNotes in Micromedex
AltCareDex in Micromedex. Patient education for alternative medicine
Natural Standard. Patient education for alternative medicine
Pediatric Dosages
 Pediatric Injectable drugs- the Teddy Bear book Ref RM170 .P47 2007
 Nelson textbook of pediatrics Ref RJ45 .N4 2007
 Pediatric dosing handbook from LexiComp: Ref QV735 T136p 2009 or LexiComp online
and choose pediatric index
Pharmaceutical Companies
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Manufacturer index from Facts and Comparisons
Pharmacoeconomics
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Rascati’s Essentials of pharmacoeconomics Ref RM263 .R37 2009
Principles of pharmacoeconomics RM263 .P73 2005
International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research – tools for decision
making and more included
Pharmacoepidemiology
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Pharmacoepidemiology: principles and practice Access Pharmacy
Medical epidemiology through Access Pharmacy
Gordis’ Epidemiology Ref RA651 .G58 2009
Strom’s Textbook of pharmacoepidemiology Ref RM302.5 .P53 2005
Understanding Pharmacoepidemiology Ref RM302.5 .U48 2011
Pharmacogenomics
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PharmGKB – pharmacogenomic database
Pharmacogenomics online- LexiComp
Pharmacogenomics: A Clinical Perspective - in Access Pharmacy
Principles of the Human Genome and Pharmacogenomics – in APhA Pharmacy Library
Pharmacokinetics
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DRUGDEX® System via Micromedex
Handbook of Basic Pharmacokinetics – in APhA Pharmacy Library
Applied Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics – in Access Pharamcy
Applied Clinical Pharmacokinetics – in Access Pharmacy
Pharmacology
 Brody’s human pharmacology Ref RM300 .H86 2005
 Goodman and Gilman’s the pharmacological basis of therapeutics. Access Pharmacy and
print Ref RM300 .G644 2006
 Katzung’s Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. Access Pharmacy and print Ref RM300 .B285
 Katzung and Trevor’s Pharmacology: Examination and Board Review. Access Pharmacy
 Rang and Dale’s pharmacology. Ref RM300 .R35 2007
 Modern pharmacology with clinical applications. RM301.28 .M63 2004
Pharmacotherapy
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DiPiro’s Pharmacotherapy: a pathophysiologic approach Ref RM263 .P56 2008 or through
Access Pharmacy
Koda-Kimble’s Applied therapeutics: the clinical use of drugs Ref RM262 .A65 2009
Textbook of therapeutics: drug and disease management Ref RM262 .C5 2006
Pharmacotherapy casebook through Access Pharmacy
Pharmacotherapy in primary care through Access Pharmacy
Virtual pharmacotherapy cases in Access Pharmacy under multimedia tab
Therapeutic Initiative: Evidence Based Drug Therapy
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Symptoms in the pharmacy: a guide to the management of common illness Ref RS122.5 .B54
2008
Pharmacy Law
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Pharmacy law digest Ref KF2915 .P4 P53 2006
Strauss’ Federal drug laws and examination review Ref KF1879.Z9 S85 2002
Pharmacy and federal drug law review: a patient profile approach Access Pharmacy
Drugs, Ethics and Quality of Life RS100.5 .W45 2007
Federal Register: Office of the federal register
Tennessee Board of Pharmacy
Physical Assessment
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Bates’ Guide to Physical examination and health assessment Ref RC76 .J37 2008
Textbook of physical diagnosis: history and examination Ref RC76 .S95 2010
Interactive guide to the physical examination – Access Pharmacy under multimedia tab
Pregnancy and Medications
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Brigg’s Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation. Ref RG627.6.D79 B75 2008
LactMed A drugs and lactation database from National Library of Medicine
OTIS - http://www.otispregnancy.org/ Organization of Teratrology Information Specialists.
Webpage has information for consumers and health care professionals regarding more detailed
information on risks of medications during pregnancy.
Infant Risk Center: http://www.infantrisk.com/ Brief, evidence-based information on drugs for
pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. Written in consumer-friendly language, but does include
information for health care professionals also. Sponsored by Texas Tech University.
Reprorisk through Micromedex. Select reprorisk choice from returned matches to search
Pregnancy and Lactation warnings through Facts and Comparisons
Psychiatry
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Kaplan and Sadock’s comprehensive textbook of psychiatry. Two-volume set Ref RC454
.C637 2005
The American Psychiatric Press textbook of psychopharmacology Ref RM315 .A555 2009
Stability of Pharmaceutical Products
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Stability of Compounded Formulations (from Trissel’s) . Micromedex or Facts and
Comparisons
King’s Guide to Parenteral Admixtures (through Lexi-Comp)
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Toxicology information from Facts and Comparisons. Includes information on
extravasation of parenteral drugs
Substance Abuse
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Erowid website
National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration
National Institute on Drug Abuse: NIDA
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: NIAAA
Detailed medical information on substances of abuse in Goodman & Gilman textbook and
Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies textbook on Access Pharmacy
Substance Abuse: a comprehensive textbook Oversize RC564 .S826 2005
Veterinary Medicine
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Merck Veterinary Manual. Ref SF745 .M47 2005
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Veterinary Products Drug Information
http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/Products/default.htm Link to veterinary pharmaceutical
products information.