Resources for Purchase
by NHS Medicines Information Services
January 2016
This is a list of resources which should be considered for purchase (books, databases,
websites/web-based resources, journals etc.). These resources are those needed for an MI
service to provide a safe and efficient service to users. This list should be used in conjunction with
‘Resources with Free Access for NHS Medicines Information Services’ in order to provide a
comprehensive service. Other UKMi resources give guidance on what resources to use for
different enquiry types, e.g. UKMi workbook, Enquiry Answering Guidelines. There is also
guidance on the risks associated with the use of various resources available in
Limitations of Common Information Sources used by UKMi.
The resources are organised into general subject categories. It is recognised that the requirements
of individual MI centres (MICs) are different and will depend on the service offered by each centre,
the size of the base hospital, and the nature of the Trust in which the unit is situated. Where this
affects the holding of a resource, this is indicated. ISBN numbers are included when appropriate
and approximate costs stated (see also UKMi Discounted Subscriptions section and Appendix 1
below). Editions and associated publication dates are also included. It is recommended that
resources are accessed online where possible as this will provide the most up-to-date information.
Resources are annotated ‘C’ or ‘A’ where:
C = Core resources* for all MICs to hold (local and regional)*.
A = Additional resources recommended to support services locally based on enquiry type and
Trust speciality.
For audit purposes, it is acceptable if you can justify not keeping a particular core resource due to:
 Lack of relevant enquiry type received or
 Appropriate relevant resources available elsewhere and easily accessible
*There is no differentiation between local and regional centres in terms of recommended
resources. The ‘core’ or ‘additional’ resources are applicable to all MI centres.
When assessing your access to the resources also check http://www.library.nhs.uk (or http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk
in Scotland or http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ in Wales) to see if you have electronic access to the most up-to-date edition.
UKMi are aware that various ‘Apps’ are available for health information resources. UKMi do not
intend to formally review the content or endorse the use of such Apps at this time. However, if an
‘App’ is available as another platform for an already endorsed UKMi resource, this may be
highlighted as being available.
Costs and UKMi Discounted Subscriptions
UKMi has negotiated a number of discounted subscriptions for resources, and are indicated in the
list with *UKMi Deal*. Further details of discounts are provided in Appendix 1. For other resources,
actual cost may fluctuate and therefore have been banded according to approximate cost:
£
££
£££
££££
£££££
= £1 - £50
= £51 - £100
= £101 - £150
= £151 - £300
= >£300
Updating the List
The Essential Resources list will be updated with new editions etc. on a quarterly basis and details
of any updated resources will be published on the UKMi website. The Clinical Governance Working
Group will formally review the contents of the Essential Resources list annually. Updates to the list
will be reflected in the MiDatabank master list. Suggestions for additions/deletions or general
comments on this document can be forwarded to laura.kearney@uhl-tr.nhs.uk or via your Regional
Centre.
Date: January 2016
1
Changes since September 2015
Authors/
Publisher/ ISBN
Edition
(year)
Est.
Cost
C or
A
Pediatric and
Neonatal
Dosage
Handbook
(Pediatric
Lexicomp)
American Pharmacists
Association (LexiComp
Incorporated)
ISBN: 9781591953494
22nd
2015–
2016)
££
A
Change : new recommendation
Handbook of
Obstetric
Medicine
Nelson-Piercy, C
ISBN: 9781482241921
5th
2015
£
A
Change: new edition
UpToDate
Wolters Kluwer
On-line
See
Notes
A
Change : new recommendation
Natural
Medicines
Database
Therapeutic Research
Centre, Stockton,
Canada
On-line
See
notes
A
Change : no longer recommended as
‘Core’
UKMi Deal is no longer available, therefore
increasing costs may not be sustainable
for all Centres.
Title
Date: January 2016
Notes
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Resources for Purchase by NHS MI Services
Title
Authors/
Publisher/ ISBN
Edition
(year)
Est.
Cost
C or
A
Notes
General
AHFS Drug
Information
Martindale, the
Complete Drug
Reference
McEvoy, GK
American Society of
Health-System
Pharmacists
Annual
C
£££££
C
*UKMi Deal* for
electronic version only
(via MedicinesComplete)
Useful if you are involved in
a lot of bulletin writing.
Plus
online
38th
2014
Sweetman, S
Pharmaceutical Press
ISSN: 0263-5364
*UKMi Deal*
Online version accessed via
MedicinesComplete.
Hard copy is unreferenced.
See
notes
paper
Plus
online
Write Effectively
Albert T.
Radcliffe Publishing.
ISBN: 1846191351
UpToDate
Wolters Kluwer
2008
£
A
On-line
£££££
See
Notes
A
www.uptodate.com/
Useful for background
information. Not to be used
as a sole source of evidence.
Access may already be available via
employer.
Adverse effects
Meyler’s Side
Effects of Drugs:
The International
Encyclopedia of
Adverse Drug
Reactions and
Interactions
Aronson, J
Elsevier
ISBN: 0444509984
Adverse Drug
Reactions
Lee, A
Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN: 0853696012
15th
2006
£££££
A
paper
Plus
online
2nd
2006
£
Consider availability of
other relevant resources
when deciding whether to
purchase.
*UKMi Deal* Contact
regional centre for ordering
details. Also available online.
A
Complementary Medicine
Natural Medicines
Comprehensive
Database
Therapeutic Research
Centre, Stockton,
Canada
online
£££££
A
Herbal Medicines
Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN: 9780857110350
4th
2013
££
A
Plus
online
££
Date: January 2016
www.naturaldatabase.com.
Updated daily online and frequent
bulletins. NOTE: UKMi Deal is no
longer available.
Online via
MedicinesComplete
*UKMi Deal*.
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Resources for Purchase by NHS MI Services
Title
Authors/
Publisher/ ISBN
Edition
(year)
Est.
Cost
C or
A
Notes
Complementary Medicine
Stockley's Herbal
Medicines
Interactions
Homeopathic
Pharmacy
Williamson E, Driver S,
Baxter K
Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN 9780857110268
2nd
2013
A
Plus
online
2nd
2006
Kayne, S
Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: 04433101604
££
paper
Online
£
Online version via
Medicines
Complete
*UKMi Deal*.
A
Note that inclusion on this list does not
endorse or promote homeopathic
practice. However, this resource may
provide information to assist with
enquiries on this subject matter.
See also: Q&A 11.7: Considerations
when addressing questions about potential
for adverse effects and drug interactions
with homeopathic remedies
Dietary
Supplements
Mason, P
Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN: 978-0853698838
4th
2011
££
A
Paper
Online
Online version via
Medicines Complete
*UKMi deal*
Plus
online
Contraception and Hormone Replacement Therapy
Contraception:
Your Questions
Answered
Guillebaud J,
Macgregor A
Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: 978-0702046193
6th
2012
£
C
The Pill
Guillebaud J
Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199565764
7th
2009
£
A
Cytotoxics
Cytotoxics
Handbook
Allwood, M et al
Radcliffe Medical press
ISBN: 1857755049
4th
2002
££
A
Most manufacturing units
hold this.
Diagnostic tests
Oxford Handbook
of Clinical and
Laboratory
Investigation
Date: January 2016
Provan D, et al
Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199233717
3rd
2010
£
A
Note: freely available resource
Lab Tests Online
4
Resources for Purchase by NHS MI Services
Title
Authors/
Publisher/ ISBN
Edition
(year)
Est.
Cost
C or
A
Notes
Drug abuse
Drugs of Abuse
Wills, S
Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN: 0853695820
2nd
2005
£
A
Drug administration
*Handbook of
Drug
Administration via
Enteral Feeding
Tubes
White R & Bradnam V
Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN: 9780857111623
3rd
2015
Smyth JA
North East Wales NHS
Trust. Available from
Pharmacy Department,
Wrexham Maelor
Hospital, Croesnewydd
Road, Wrexham, LL13
7TD. 01978 725178
Handbook on
Injectable Drugs
McEvoy, GK
American Society of
Health-System
Pharmacists
ISBN-13:
9781585284191
3rd
Electronic access via
www.newtguidelines.com (preferred as
updated between paper editions).
££££
paper,
online
C
£
paper,
app
C
£
A
£
C
Available via
MedicinesComplete
*UKMi deal*
Plus
online
The UCLH Pharmacy
Department
Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 1405191929
3rd 2010
Injectable Drugs
Guide
Gray, A et al.
Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN 978 0 85369 787
9
1st
2011
Dickman A and
Schneider J.
Oxford University Press
ISBN: 978019-9569724
£
plus
online
18th
2014
*Also available via
MedicinesComplete
*UKMi deal*
All MI centres should
hold at least one of
these resources.
2015
UCL Hospital
Injectable
Medicines Guide
Date: January 2016
C
Plus
online
The NEWT
Guidelines for
Administration of
Medicines to
patients with
Enteral Feeding
Tubes or
Swallowing
Difficulties
The Syringe
Driver: Continuous
Subcutaneous
Infusions in
Palliative Care
£
Plus
online
This is an alternative to
the Injectable
Medicines Guide.
UCLH guide is available
in paper, web and app
formats (see
www.uclhguide.com for details).
Available via
MedicinesComplete.
*UKMi deal*
Plus
online
3rd
2011
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Resources for Purchase by NHS MI Services
Title
Authors/
Publisher/ ISBN
Edition
(year)
Est.
Cost
C or
A
Notes
Drug interactions
Stockley’s Drug
Interactions
Baxter K, Preston CL.
Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN: 9780857110619
10th
2013
££££
C
paper,
Online
Online access via
MedicinesComplete
*UKMi Deal*
Plus
online
Epilepsy
The Epilepsy
Prescriber's Guide
to Antiepileptic
Drugs
Patsalos PN
Cambridge University
Press
ISBN: 9781107664661
2nd Ed
2013
£
A
Plus
ebook
Monograph style covering
the antiepileptic drugs. Also
includes pregnancy and
paediatric prescribing
information. Also available
as an Adobe ebook.
Lactation
At least two resources should be used for all lactation enquiries. Note, some resources include both pregnancy
and lactation information
See also Resources with Free Access list.
Medications and
Mothers’ Milk
Hale & Rowe
Hale publishing
ISBN: 978-1939847386
16th
2014
plus
online
£
paper
£
Online*
(see
link)
C
Drugs during
Pregnancy and
Lactation
Schaefer, C et al.
Academic Press Inc
ISBN: 0124080782
3rd
2014
££
A
Drugs in
Pregnancy and
Lactation
Briggs, G et al
Lippincott, Williams &
Wilkins
ISBN: 1451190824
10th
2014
££
A
plus
online
£££*
Date: January 2016
*Online access is
preferable, as it is
updated between
published editions.
However, a new paper
edition, for a short period,
may be the most up-todate version. Check both versions at
this time if available. Alternatively, if
unable to clarify information elsewhere,
contact the specialist breast-feeding
centres.
Online also via
http://inkling.com/read,
Register using access
code inside front cover.
NB: Internet Explorer 9
recommended to access
online version. Firefox or Google
Chrome are also suitable.
Very limited information regarding drug
use during breastfeeding.
Quarterly updates are available via the
online access (also integrated as part
of the monograph content).
Now also available via Medicines
Complete *UKMi deal*
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Resources for Purchase by NHS MI Services
Title
Authors/
Publisher/ ISBN
Edition
(year)
Est.
Cost
C or
A
Notes
Legal and ethical
Dale and
Applebe’s
Pharmacy and
Medicines Law
Applebe, G &
Wingfield, J
Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN: 9780853699897
10th
2013
£
C
Plus
online
If held within pharmacy
this is acceptable for QA.
Also available
electronically via Medicines Complete.
*UKMi Deal*
Microbiology
The Sanford
Guide to
Antimicrobial
Therapy
Gilbert et al.
Antimicrobial Therapy,
Inc
ISBN-10: 1930808844
Plus
online
Johns Hopkins
ABX Guide
Unbound Medicine, Inc.
Online
Kucers’. The Use
of Antibiotics
Grayson ML
ASM Press & Hodder
Arnold
ISBN: 9780340927670
Principles and
Practice of
Infectious
Diseases
2015
£
paper
C
£
online
£
Available in a range
of formats. The digital
editions are preferable as
they are updated regularly.
www.sanfordguide.com
C
Updated monthly
A
Available either as a two
volume book (providing
free ebook access), or via
MedicinesComplete
subscription. *UKMi Deal*,
(NOTE: Online version is
updated in line with each
publication, about every 4 years)
A
Available either as a two
volume book (providing
free online access to full
text), or an ebook (PDF
or ePub formats).
Online
for
single
user
annual
licence
Mandell GL, Bennett
JE, & Dolin R.
ELSEVIER Churchill
Livingstone
ISBN: 978-1455748013
6th
2010
£££££
paper
Plus
online
£££
online
8th
2014
££££
paper
££££
electronic
Ophthalmology
Moorfields Eye
Hospital –
Pharmacists
Handbook
Moorfields
Pharmaceuticals
ISBN: 0955277612
2006
£
A
Paediatrics
Neonatal
Formulary: Drug
Use in Pregnancy
& the First Year of
Life
Northern Neonatal
Network
Blackwell Publishing
ISBN-10: 1118819594
7th
2014
£
C
An ebook is also
available:
http://eu.wiley.com/Wiley
CDA/WileyTitle/productC
d-1118819594.html
Updates available at
www.neonatalformulary.com
Date: January 2016
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Resources for Purchase by NHS MI Services
Title
Authors/
Publisher/ ISBN
Edition
(year)
Est.
Cost
C or
A
Notes
Paediatrics
Pediatric and
Neonatal Dosage
Handbook
(Pediatric
Lexicomp)
22nd
(2015–
2016)
American Pharmacists
Association (LexiComp
Incorporated)
££
A
Data extracted from the
parent Lexicomp site.
Consider for those not
subscribing to Lexicomp.
ISBN: 978-1-59195349-4
Palliative Care
A Guide to
Symptom Relief in
Palliative Care
Regnard, CFB & Dean,
M
Radcliffe Medical Press
ISBN: 9781846193569
6th
2010
£
A
Palliative Care
Formulary (PCF5)
Twycross R and
Wilcock A.
Palliativedrugs.com
ISBN: 9780955254796
Available from
5th
2014
£
Book
C
plus
online
£
online
The syringe driver
compatibility tables are free
to access online, using
login.
PCF5 also contains selected
information from Symptom
Management in Advanced Cancer
(discontinued in 2014).
Electronic PCF5 is available via
www.palliativedrugs.com. It is freely
available to those with NHS Education
Scotland ATHENS access via
www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/home/port
als-and-topics/palliative-care.aspx.
http://www.palliativedrugs.
com/shop/books.html
Pharmacokinetics
Basic Clinical
Pharmacokinetics
Winter, ME
Lippincott, Williams &
Wilkins
ISBN: 9780781779036
5th
2009
£
C
Plus
online
Can also access content
online via:
http://thepoint.lww.com/Win
ter5e
Access details are in the
inside cover of the book.
Pregnancy
At least two resources should be used for all pregnancy enquiries. Note, some resources include both pregnancy
and lactation information.
See also Resources with Free Access list.
* Note either Briggs or Schaeffer can be purchased as the Core resource for Pregnancy enquiries—it is not
necessary for Centres to have access to both
* Drugs during
Pregnancy and
Lactation
Date: January 2016
Schaefer, C et al.
Academic Press Inc
ISBN: 0124080782
3rd
2014
££
C
* see note above
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Resources for Purchase by NHS MI Services
Title
Authors/
Publisher/ ISBN
Edition
(year)
Est.
Cost
C or
A
Notes
Pregnancy
At least two resources should be used for all pregnancy enquiries. Note, some resources include both pregnancy
and lactation information.
See also Resources with Free Access list.
* Drugs in
Pregnancy and
Lactation
Briggs, G et al
Lippincott, Williams &
Wilkins
ISBN: 1451190824
Handbook of
Obstetric Medicine
Nelson-Piercy, C
ISBN: 9781482241921
Reprorisk
Database
Thomson Healthcare
(USA)
Prescribing in
Pregnancy
Rubin, P
BMJ Books
ISBN: 1405147125
10th
2014
££
Plus
online
£££*
5th
2015
£
A
Online
£££££
A
Online via
www.micromedexsolutions.com/home/
dispatch
The Reprorisk database includes
Reprotox, Shepards, and Teris. The
database can be added on as a ‘bolton’ to the Micromedex package.
4th
2007
£
A
Also available electronically
as an ebook
See
http://www.psychotropicdru
gdirectory.com/pddinfo.html for details
C
Online also via
http://inkling.com/read,
Register using access
code inside front cover.
NB: Internet Explorer 9
recommended to access
online version. Firefox or Google
Chrome are also suitable.
Quarterly updates are available via the
online access (also integrated as part
of the monograph content).
* see note above
* Now also available via Medicines
Complete *UKMi deal*
Plus
ebook
Psychiatry
Psychotropic Drug
Directory 2014
Bazire, S
Lloyd-Reinhold
Communications
ISBN: 9780956915627
2014
£
C
Maudsley
Prescribing
Guidelines
Taylor, D et al
Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9781118754603
12th
2015
£
C
Date: January 2016
9
Resources for Purchase by NHS MI Services
Title
Authors/
Publisher/ ISBN
Edition
(year)
Est.
Cost
C or
A
Notes
Renal and liver impairment
Introduction to
Renal
Therapeutics
Ashley,C & Morlidge C.
Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN: 978085369688 9
1st
2008
£
A
This discusses diseases
affecting the kidney and
their management rather
than provide dosing
guidance covered by other
renal resources.
Dialysis of Drugs
Renal Pharmacy
Consultants
2014
£
A
Available as a printed guide
or wall chart. An App and
iBook are also available.
The Renal Drug
Database
Ashley C, Dunleavy A,
and UK Renal
Pharmacy Group
online
££
C
A *UKMi Deal* is
available for Database
subscriptions—see
appendix for details.
The Renal Drug
Handbook (4th Edition)
can also be purchased
from CRC Press (ISBN:
190 936 8941), although the Database
is updated more frequently and is the
preferred format.
Drug Prescribing
in Renal Failure:
Dosing Guidelines
for Adults and
Children
Aronoff, GR et al
American College of
Physicians
ISBN: 9781930513761
5th
2007
£
A
NB. This has paediatric as
well as adult dosing
guidance.
Drugs and the
Liver.
A guide to drug
handling in liver
dysfunction.
North-Lewis P.
Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN: 9780853697107
1st
2008
£
C
Covers background
information on liver
function, the principles of
drug use in liver disease
and worked examples of
common questions.
Surgery
Oxford Handbook
of Clinical Surgery
McLatchie GR et al.
Oxford Medical Pubs.
ISBN: 978-0199699476
4th
2013
£
A
Therapeutics and medicine
Applied
Therapeutics: The
Clinical Use of
Drugs*
Koda-Kimble MA et al
Lippincott, Williams &
Wilkins
ISBN: 9781451175769
10th
2012
£££
Clinical Pharmacy
and Therapeutics*
Walker, R & Wittlesea
C.
Elsevier
ISBN: 9780702042935
5th
2011
£
Date: January 2016
C
*UKMi recommends that at least one
of these resources is purchased. If only
one is kept it should be a UK text e.g.
Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics,
Clinical Medicine.
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Resources for Purchase by NHS MI Services
Title
Authors/
Publisher/ ISBN
Edition
(year)
Est.
Cost
Goodman and
Gilman’s
Pharmacologic-al
Basis of
Therapeutics*
Brunton L et al
McGraw Hill
ISBN: 978-0071624428
12th
2011
£££
Goodman and
Gilman’s Manual
of Pharmacology
Therapeutics*∆
Hilal-Dandon R &
Brunton L.
McGraw Hill
ISBN-10: 007176917X
2nd
2014
£
Clinical Medicine*
Kumar, P & Clark, M
Saunders (W.B.) Co
Ltd
ISBN: 978-0702044991
8th
2012
££
Oxford Textbook
of Medicine
Warrell DA, Cox TM,
Firth JD
Oxford University Press
ISBN: 978-0-19920485-4
5th
2010
£££££
C or
A
Notes
The choice of texts selected is left to
the individual centre, taking into
account potential usefulness and user
groups (e.g. diploma students, etc)
∆This is a condensed but
comprehensive and more up to date
version of Goodman and Gilman’s
Pharmacological Basis of
Therapeutics.
A
Plus
online
Most hospital libraries
hold this resource. Also
available online:
http://oxfordmedicine.com
/view/10.1093/med/9780199204854.00
1.1/med-9780199204854
Therapeutics and medicine
9th
2014
£
C
Thomson Healthcare
(USA)
Online
£££££
C
Lexi-Comp Inc. (USA)
Online
£££££
Online via
www.micromedexsolutions.com/home/
dispatch
Lexi-Comp via Clinical Drug
Information.
NB. See database comparison.
A
Available online via
www.travax.nhs.uk. Recommended if
large numbers of travel enquiries.
Note: This advice is based on that
produced by NHS Scotland and may
differ from advice in other sources (i.e.
Travel Health Pro/NaTHNac).
However, all advice is evidence based.
It is advised that one resource only is
used in these circumstances.
Oxford Handbook
of Clinical
Medicine
Longmore, M et al
Oxford University Press
ISBN: 978-0-19960962-8
Drugdex Database
Lexi-Comp
Travel
Travax
Health Protection,
Scotland
Online
££
Wound management and dressings
Formulary of
Wound
Management
Products
Date: January 2016
Thomas, S
Euromed
Communications ISBN:
978-1-899015-96-2
10th
2009
£
A
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Journals
MI centres should ensure they have access to journals via their local library facilities for references.
Routine journal subscription is at the discretion of the individual centre.
Training tools
MiCAL
London MI Service and
CoAcS
*UKMi
Deal*
C
Computer Assisted Learning package
for MI staff.
UKMi Training
Workbook
Wessex Drug and
Medicines Information
Centre
*UKMi
Deal*
C
Also freely available as separate
chapters on UKMi website.
Enquiry Recording Databases
MiDatabank
Date: January 2016
CoAcS
*UKMi
Deal*
C
12
Appendix 1 - Discounted Subscriptions. Indicated by *UKMi Deal* in tables above
Resource
Cost
Ordering arrangements
ADIS Journals
NHS institutions are eligible for a
discount.
Contact ADIS direct and explain you are an
NHS institution. Tel 01829 771155.
Meyler’s Side Effects
of Drugs
Two options for payment. Option
1 is an annual subscription which
increases annually by 5%. Option
2 is a one-off payment plus an
annual fee.
Contact your regional MI centre
for details. Various packages
available. See
www.medicinescomplete.com for
resources published online.
Costs are available from your Regional
Centre.
MedicinesComplete
(Recommended for
MiDatabank users)
MiDatabank
Laura Nickson
Digital Sales Coordinator, RPS Publishing
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7572 2451
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7572 2505
E: laura.nickson@rpsgb.org
Explain you are a UK Medicines Information
Centre to get discount.
Available options, support materials and order
form available at www.midatabank.com
Renal Drug Database
Discount available for UKMi.
Matthew De Bono
CRC Press
matt.debono@tandf.co.uk
020 755 19391
UKMi Training
Workbook
Provided at cost price to UK MI
centres.
Contact your regional MI centre for copies.
Date: January 2016
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