LibraryGuides: Pharmacy: General Resources

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Deborah Divis, MLIS

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Creighton University Health Science Library
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178

402.280.4071

Subjects: Exercise Science, Health and Wellness, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Pharmacy

USP Access Points

United States Pharmacopeia National Formulary (USP-NF)
*Requires creation of a free account using your Creighton email address to access.
Contains standards for medicines, dosage forms, drug substances, excipients, biologics, compounded preparations, medical devices, dietary supplements, and other therapeutics.
United States Pharmacopeia Food Chemicals Codex (USP FCC)
*Requires creation of a free account using your Creighton email address to access.
Contains standards for characterizing ingredients used in food. This resource also includes tests and specifications for identification, assay and impurities, as well as other tests that help describe the purity and quality of the ingredient.

Handbooks

AccessPharmacy
This curricular resource for pharmacy education includes curriculum topics, organ systems, textbooks, drug monographs, lab tests, calculators, videos, case studies, and more.

AHFS via STAT!Ref
Clinical Pharmacology powered by ClinicalKey website
On 'Choose Organization,' be sure to select the 2nd option: Creighton University Health Sciences Library, Creighton_Shibboleth, if you are off-campus.
Detailed Drug Information for the Consumer
DrugPoints® System
Drugs @ FDA
Drug labeling and approval information updated daily.
Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation (Briggs) 2011 9th edition
Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation (Briggs) 2015 10th edition

Facts and Comparisons
See: Lexicomp > More Clinical Tools > Drug Comparisons > Monographs and also More Clinical Tools > Formulary Monograph Service

Handbook on Injectable Drugs (Trissel)
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding
Access to this resource is limited to library staff. Request Materials
King Guide to Parenteral Admixtures
The King Guide is no longer part of Lexi-Comp. It has been replaced by Trissel's IV Compatibility.
LactMed
The LactMed® database contains information on drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. It includes information on the levels of such substances in breast milk and infant blood, and the possible adverse effects in the nursing infant. Suggested therapeutic alternatives to those drugs are provided, where appropriate.

Lexicomp Online
A suite of drug databases that provide concise point-of-care drug information and provides access to drug information via a global search or via a range of clinical tools.

Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs 16th edition

Micromedex Academic
A variety of databases covering topics such as medicine, drugs, alternative and complementary medicine, patient education and occupational health. Includes access to NeoFax, Pediatrics, and Red Book.