Electronic Databases
Pharmacology & Drug Information
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| A to Z Drug Facts (Tatro, 6th ed.)
Drug monographs arranged by generic name include information on drug name, phonetic pronunciation, class, trade name, action, indications, contraindications, administration and dosage, interactions, lab test interferences, adverse reactions, warning box, warnings and precautions, overdosage, and patient and family information. Abbreviated monographs available for combination drugs, orphan drugs, and AIDS drugs in development.
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| Clinical Pharmacology OnHand
PDA database containing extensive, peer-reviewed drug information. Information includes drug descriptions, indications, interactions, precautions/contraindications, classifications, adverse reactions, pregnancy/lactation, administration and dosage forms/strengths. Pediatric, adult, geriatric, hepatic and renal dosing, and dosage limits, specific to indication, including off-label uses. Drug interactions tool for checking combinations of prescription drugs, OTC, herbal and nutritional products for potential interactions. PDA Instructions
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| Drug Information Portal
Gateway to selected drug information from the National Library of Medicine and other key government agencies. Covers drugs from the time they are entered into clinical trials through their entry in the market place. Single search interface provides access to AIDSinfo, ChemIDplus, ClinicalTrials.gov, DailyMed, DEA, Dietary Supplements Labels Database, Drugs@FDA, HSDB, LactMed, Medline/PubMed, MedlinePlusDrug, NIAID ChemDB, PubChem, TOXLINE, and USA.gov.
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| Electronic Orange Book: Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations
FDA database that allows users to FDA approved drugs to determine therapeutic equivalence. Users may search by active ingredient, proprietary name, applicant holder, or application number, or patent.
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| International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA)
Worldwide coverage of pharmaceutical science and health related literature includes comprehensive information on drug therapy, toxicity, and pharmacy practice as well as legislation, regulation, technology, utilization, biopharmaceutics, information processing, education, economics, and ethics as related to pharmaceutical science and practice. Coverage: 1970 - Present. Produced by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
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| Lexi-Comp
Comprehensive drug information tool, provides access to fifteen clinical drug and pharmacology databases including Lexi-Drugs® and AHFS Drug Information and AHFS Drug Information Essentials. Includes more than 1600 drug monographs as well as a Lexi-Interact (drug interaction module), Lexi-Drug ID (tablet and capsule identification), Lexi-CALC (medical calculators), I.V. Compatibility, and a Patient Care Module (patient education handouts).
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| MDConsult: Drugs
Drug information is provided by Gold Standard, and includes generic and brand name drugs, investigational medications, neutraceuticals, and nutritional products. Drug information includes Indications/Dosage, Administration, Contraindications/Precautions, Interactions,Adverse Reactions, Monitoring Parameters, Chemical Structures, and Patient Education. Also provides safety notices and FDA approvals. Drug information can be downloaded to PDA.
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| Natural Medicines
Information on natural medicines including alternate and scientific names, uses, safety, efficacy, mechanism of action, active ingredients, adverse reactions, interactions, drug influence on nutrient levels and depletion, dosage and administration, brand names, and patient education handouts. |
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| POCKETConsult
PDA downloads including FIRSTConsult, medical calculators, and medical news service. FIRSTConsult information includes full range of diagnostic tables from the differential diagnoses tool and key point-of-care content for medical topics including evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Create personal account to manage downloads. |
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| TOXNET
Cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas, including HSDB, IRIS, ITER, GENE-TOX, CCRIS, Multidatbases, TOXLINE, DART/ETIC, TRI, ChemIDPlus. Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, through the Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program of its Specialized Information Services Division. |
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