Pharmacy Resources

Pharmaceutical Literature

Secondary Sources

Finding Systematic Reviews

• Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (via Cochrane Library)
• DARE (via Cochrane Library)
• PubMed (use Clinical Queries - Systematic Reviews)
  Interface to MEDLINE, the pre-eminent health sciences database of journal articles in all levels and disciplines of the health sciences
• TRIP Database

Primary Sources

Finding Clinical Trials/Studies

•  PubMed (use Clinical Queries - Clinical Study)
  Interface to MEDLINE, the pre-eminent health sciences database of journal articles in all levels and disciplines of the health sciences
•  International Pharmaceutical Abstacts (IPA)
  Covers drug therapy, toxicity, and pharmacy practice as well as legislation, regulation, technology, utilization, biopharmaceutics, information processing, education, economics, and ethics
• Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (via Cochrane Library)
• Google Scholar
• TRIP Database
•  PsycINFO
•  CINAHL Plus

Tertiary Sources

• MICROMEDEX
  Includes information on dosage, pharmacokinetics, cautions, interactions, clinical applications, adverse effects, comparative efficacy, drug of choice information, and orphan drug status
• Stat!Ref
  Full-text books including AHFS Drug Information, Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, Ellenhorn's Medical Toxicology, Handbook of Adverse Drug Interactions, and USP-DI I and II
• UpToDate
  Provides concise summaries of the published evidence with recommendations for patient care for clinical topics. Peer reviewed, references provided
• MD Consult
  Full-text of reference books, journals, medication handouts for patients, Drug names, indications, contraindications, and more
• TRIP Database
• NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology
  You must register (free) and login to access this information

Other Topics

• ERIC
  Education Resources Information Center
• National Guideline Clearinghouse
  Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines
• SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts) | client download
  Access information in selected Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) databases by author name, topic, substance identifier, chemical structure / substructure, or chemical reaction

Tutorial: Evidence-based Pharmacy

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Databases

• MICROMEDEX
  Includes information on dosage, pharmacokinetics, cautions, interactions, clinical applications, adverse effects, comparative efficacy, drug of choice information, and orphan drug status
• Stat!Ref
  Full-text books including AHFS Drug Information, Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, Ellenhorn's Medical Toxicology, Handbook of Adverse Drug Interactions, and USP-DI I and II
• UpToDate
• MD Consult
  Full-text of reference books, journals, medication handouts for patients, Drug names, indications, contraindications, and more
• TOXNET
  Toxicology Data Network from NLM. Includes databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases

E-Books

• 5-minute Clinical Consult
• AHFS Drug Information
• Basic & Clinical Pharmacology
• Goodman & Gilman's Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics
• DrugPoints System
• Handbook of Clinical Drug Data
• Merck Index
• Orange Book
  FDA Approved Drug Products

Other Resources

• DrugDigest.org
  Evidence-based, consumer health and drug information site
• FDA Drug Information (CDER)
• MediLexicon Drug Search
• Pillbox - prototype pill identification system
  Rapid identification of unknown solid-dosage medications (tablets/capsules) based on physical characteristics and high-resolution image.
• RxList

iPhone Apps

Products designed for use on the iPhone & iTouch (other mobile apps generally work well on iPhones too...).

• Drugs.com iPhone Edition for Healthcare Professionals
  With predictive search, built in drug interactions, and warnings for almost all medications prescribed in the U.S.
• ePocrates RX
  Drug and formulary reference view demo
• Molecules
  Free and open-source app that allows you to view three-dimensional renderings of molecules and manipulate them using your fingers
• Skyscape Drug Information Products
  Offers a large selection of mobile drug reference products, including popular titles like AHFS Drug Information. Prices range from about $15 - $100 depending on product and platform.

Other Mobile Apps

• ABX Guide
  Antibiotic guide from Johns Hopkins
• ePocrates Rx
  Drug and formulary reference
• Essential Evidence Plus
  Palm OS and Pocket PC version of the evidence-based content, tools, calculators, and daily email alerts
• MedCalc
  Medical calculator for mobiles
• MICROMEDEX
  Mobile version of the Evidence based decision support database
• Skyscape Drug Information Products
  Offers a large selection of mobile drug reference products, including popular titles like AHFS Drug Information. Prices range from about $15 - $100 depending on product and platform.

As a clinical instructor you are affiliated with UW Madison and have full access to library resources. Off campus access to library resources requires logging in with your NetID.

Get your UW Madison ID
Once you have received your appointment letter from the School of Pharmacy, contact Audrey Fish, who will give you your UW-Madison ID number. This is only needed if you have not received your campus photo ID card.

• contact Audrey Fish at 608-262-4842

Activate your NetID
After you have your UW ID number or your campus photo ID card, you will need to activate your NetID and password in order to use library resources from off campus.

• go to NetID activation page
• enter the 10 digit number provided by Audrey Fish
  OR enter the 11 digit number from your campus photo ID card AND your date of birth

• PubMed
  Interface to MEDLINE, the pre-eminent health sciences database of journal articles in all levels and disciplines of the health sciences
• Web of Knowledge
  WoK provides high-quality content and the tools to access, analyze, and manage research information. Notable features include the ISI CrossSearch (simulataneous multi-database search), analytical tools such as Journal Citation Reports (journal impact factors), ISI HighlyCited.com (number of times an article/author has been cited), personal journal lists and Citation/Table of Contents alerts.
• TOXNET
  Toxicology Data Network from NLM. Includes databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases
• Toxicology Abstracts
  Toxicology Abstracts covers issues from social poisons and substance abuse to natural toxins, from legislation and recommended standards to environmental issues.
• Entrez
  Cross-database search of all resources in NCBI's Entrez, the Life Sciences Search Engine. Includes PubChem.
• SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts) | client download
  Access information in selected Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) databases by author name, topic, substance identifier, chemical structure / substructure, or chemical reaction
• E-Journals in the Pharmaceutical Sciences
  Browse a selection of Pharmaceutical Sciences e-journals. Access full text, view the table of contents and abstracts from the latest issues, or subscribe to the journal feed.