University of South Alabama Biomedical Library

University of South Alabama Biomedical Library

PATHFINDER: Drug Information Resources

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This is a select list of drug information sources available in the Biomedical Library and through the Internet. For browsing, it is helpful to know that the National Library of Medicine (NLM) classification system shelves pharmacology subject matter under QV.

Locations are abbreviated as follows:
BML: Baugh Biomedical Library	UMC: Medical Center Library (Mastin)	C&W: Children's & Women's Hospital Library	UL: University Library	WWW: World Wide Web (Internet)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Drug Facts and Comparisons QV 772 F142f BML (ready ref) UMC (ref) WWW (OVID)	Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) QV 704 P45 BML (ready ref) UMC (ref) C&W (ref)
Martindale: the Extra Pharmacopoeia QV 738 M384e BML (ref)	PDR Generics QV 772 P348 BML (ref) UMC (ref)
Merck Index QV 772 M55 BML (ref) UMC (ref)	PDR for Nonprescription Drugs QV 722 P575 BML (ref) UMC (ref)
USP DI: (Vol. 1)Drug Information for the Health Care Professional; (Vol. 2.)Advice for the Patient QV 740 U601 BML (ready ref) UMC (ref)

DRUG NAMES

American Drug Index QV 772 A511 BML (ref) UMC (ref)	Pharmacological and Chemical Synonyms QV 13 P536 BML (ref)
USP Dictionary of USAN and International Drug Names QV 772 U11 BML (ref) UMC (ref)

NEW DRUGS

FDA's New Drug Approval http://www.fda.gov/cder/approval/ WWW	New Medicines in Development Database http://www.phrma.org/ WWW
Modell's Drugs in Current Use and New Drugs QV 740 D75 BML (ref)	Unlisted Drugs BML (Indexes)

EVALUATIONS COMPARISONS

Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations BML (microforms/fiche)	Evaluations of Drug Interactions QV 38 A5124 BML (ref) UMC (ref)
Drug Evaluations Annual QV 740 D794 BML (ref) UMC (ref)	Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics BML (journals) UMC (journals/current issue)
Drug Facts and Comparisons QV 772 F142f BML (ready ref) UMC (ref)

ADVERSE EFFECTS, TOXICOLOGY & DRUG INTERACTIONS

Clinical Toxicology of Commercial Products QV 600 G679c BML (ref) UMC (ref)	PDR Companion Guide QV 38 P348 BML (ref) UMC (ref)
Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs QV 38 M614 BML (ref) UMC (ref)	Side Effects of Drugs Annual QV 38 M614a BML (ref) UMC (ref)
Dr. Koop's Pharmacy Interactions http://www.drugs.com/data/channel/md/drkoop.cfm?int=1 WWW

INTERNET SOURCES

The following is a select list of drug information sources. Many more Internet resources, other than the ones listed, have drug information. However, the following resources were selected and evaluated by a librarian for their content, currency, authority, and organization. Some sites might require a USA login/password for entry.

InteliHealth - Johns Hopkins Drug Resource Center
http://www.intelihealth.com
Click on "Drug Search" in the lefthand column to go to the Drug Resource Center. This site provides a database of generic and brand name drugs as well as sections on drug basics, Ask the Doc Q & A, new drug approvals, disease specific drugs, and today's drug news.

NLM Gateway
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/gw/Cmd Search AIDSLINE & TOXLINE through the NLM Gateway:
AIDSDRUGS - Dictionary of chemical and biological agents currently being evaluated in the AIDS clinical trials covered in the companion AIDSTRIALS database
TOXLINE - Toxicological, pharmacological, biomedical, and physiological effects of drugs and other chemicals.

MedlinePlus
http://www.medlineplus.gov/ offers health and drug information geared toward the consumer rather than the professional

Martindale's Health Science Guide - Pharmacy Center
http://sun2.lib.uci.edu/HSG/Pharmacy.html
This well-organized, current site offers a virtual pharmacy center with links to everything you need to know about pharmacology, clinical pharmacology, and toxicology.

Web address: http://southmed.usouthal.edu/library/ref/pathfinders/rfdrug.htm
Last Update: 11/15/02
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