Drug Information
Essentials
• Clinical Pharmacology--Off-campus use - User ID and password required. Contact Drug Information Services to get ID.
• Clinical Pharmacology--On campus use - No username & password required for use in Fogarty Hall.
• Facts and Comparisons - Online access to Facts & Comparisons, Trissels IV-Chek, Formulary Monograph Service, and more. Contact Drug Information Services for user ID and password.
• Lexi-Comp Online w/AHFS DI & Kings Guide - Contains the Kings Guide to Parenteral Admixtures and AHFS DI (the big red book). Available via network in Fogarty Hall and by password off-campus. Contact Drug Information Services for access.
• MICROMEDEX Databases - Provides access to DrugDex, Poisindex, Martindales, USP DI, and others.
• Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database - Available via network in Fogarty Hall.
• Natural Standard - Evidence-based reviews of dietary supplements. Available via network in Fogarty.
• Pharmacist's Letter - Complimentary subscription from Wal-Mart. Go to www.studentpharmacists.com/walmartgift to activate your subscription.



Other Additional DI Resources
• LactMed - Free database on drugs and lactation supported by the National Library of Medicine as part of the TOXNET system.
• Medical Letter Suite - Access to the Medical Letter. Contact Drug Information Services for access.
• Medications and Mothers' Milk - Reference about drug therapy in breastfeeding mothers. Requires login and password. Contact Drug Information Services for access.
• Medilexicon Abbreviations - Find medical abbreviations.
• Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs - Consumer Reports reviews of drugs for the lay person. Also available in Spanish.
• Cytochrome P450 Drug Interactions - From the Division of Clinical Pharmacology at Indiana University School of Medicine.
• Doctor Fungus - The online reference to all things mycological.
• Global RPh - Provides formulas for a variety of medical calculations such as body mass index, corrected calcium, and anion gap. Also, provides dosing converters and some kinetic info.
• Japan Pharmaceutical Reference - Information from the Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers about Japanese medications.
• Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide - Requires registration, but access is free.
• Pneumotox - Lists drugs that cause lung disease along with description of the effect.
• Porphyria Drug Database - To assist healthcare professionals who care for patients with acute porphyria
• QT Drug Lists - List of drugs that affect the QT interval by risk category.
• Regional Center for Poison Control & Prevention - Serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island



Medical/Disease State References
• AIDSInfo by the US Department of Health and Human Services - Provides information about drug therapy, practice guidelines, vaccines, and clinical trials
• Karolinska Institutet - Links to disease state information compiled by large Swedish medical school. Sites are in English.
• MedicalStudent.com - Variety of links to resources about physical exams, disease states, etc.
• Merck Publications - Includes free access to the Merck Manual and the Merck Manual of Geriatrics.
• Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
• National Cancer Institute: CancerNet - Provides information about types of cancer, treatment options, patient support, and much more.
• Oncolink, The University of Pennsylvania Cancer Resource Center - Resource providing information about types of cancer, treatment options, coping, and more.
• Rhode Island Cancer Council
• Virtual Hospital Home Page

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