Drug Information Resources

The DPIC of Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences is equipped with-

• A library containing more than 1500 books/Publications related with all disciplines of medicine, e.g Physicians’ Desk Reference, British National Formulary, USP Drug Information, Drug Interaction Facts, Poisoning and Overdose Management, and a comprehensive collection of official books like USP, BP, USP-NF, etc.
• 24 hour internet facility
• More than 400 e-Software on medicine
• Drug information consultants

Resource Links

General Drug Information

1. The Internet Drug Index
   Provides monographs and patient information on most common prescription items. There is also a limited tablet identification feature.
2. CenterWatch
   Information about clinical research and drugs in development.
3. Doctor's Guide to Recently Approved Drugs & Indications
   Press releases on recently approved drugs or new indications for medications.
4. Facts & Comparisons
   News about new drugs and medical research.
5. Mayo Clinic
   Information about management of common disease/conditions as well as health promoting activities.
6. RxMed
   Monographs on many prescription agents and dietary supplements. Information is also provided about common diseases and travelers health.
7. World Wide Web Virtual Library Pharmacy
   Huge site with links to a variety of pharmacy associations, organizations & resources.
8. Online Drug Information system
   Information about drugs available in Pakistan along with prices.

Government & Organization Web Pages

1. Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
   Contains a number of evidence-based recommendations for managing common medical conditions.
2. Center for Disease Control
   Provides information about infectious disease, immunizations and other public health conditions.
3. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
   Information about policy changes and services provided by Medicare or Medicaid Services.
4. Food & Drug Administration
   This site has information about all products regulated by the FDA, including food, drug, medical devices, and biologicals. Information is also provided about recent approvals and withdrawals.
5. National Institute of Health (NIH)
   Information about health conditions, recent news, and various organizations that are part of the NIH.
6. National Library of Medicine
   The world's largest medical library, providing information on all areas of healthcare and medicine. The library also offers Medline access via PubMed.
7. Orange Book
   Contains information about therapeutic equivalents of various products.

Drug-Drug Interactions

General Interactions:

• Current Topics in Drug Interactions (Hansten & Horn)
• Drug Interaction Checker (DrugDigest)
• Drug Interaction Checker (Medscape, registration required)
• Drug Interactions Checker (Drugs.com)

• Check My Meds (AIDSmeds)
• Database of Antiretroviral Drug Interactions (University of California)
• HIV Drug Interaction Tables (Toronto General Hospital)
• HIV Drug Interactions (University of Liverpool)
• HIV Drug-Drug Interactions (The Body)

• Drug Interactions (RPhWorld)

• systematic reviews in which drug interactions are a major focus
• practice guidelines having information on drug interactions

Drug-Food Interactions

• Drug Interaction Checker (DrugDigest)

• Drug Interactions Checker (Drugs.com)

• Grapefruit-Drug Interactions
• Grapefruit Juice Interactions Database
  (Centre for Drug Interaction Research and Education, University of Florida)

• Drug-Food Interactions

Drug-Herb Interactions

• Drug Interaction Checker (DrugDigest)
• Herbal-Drug Interaction Chart (PDF) (RxFiles, 2003)

• A tool for rapid identification of potential herbal medicine–drug interactions (CPJ, 2009)

• Drug-Herb Interactions

Renal Disease:

Drug Dosing and Drug-Induced Nephrotoxicity Clinical Practice Guidelines

• Canadian Diabetes Association 2008 Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Canadian Society of Nephrology Hemodialysis Clinical Practice Guidelines Canadian Society of Nephrology Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Anemia Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease (2008)
• Guidelines for the management of chronic kidney disease (PDF) (CMAJ, 2008)
• National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (NKF KDOQI)
• National Kidney Foundation KDOQI Guidelines and Commentaries

Websites for Health Professionals

• 2010 Dialysis of Drugs (PDF)
• Chronic Kidney Disease Resource Center
• Cochrane Renal Reviews
• Hypertension, Dialysis and Clinical Nephrology
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)
• National Kidney Foundation
• Renal Pharmacists Network

Professional Organizations

• Canadian Diabetes Association
• International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis
• Kidney Foundation of Canada
• National Kidney Foundation

Drug Dosing in Renal Disease

• Creatinine Clearance Dosage Adjustment for Varying Degrees of Renal Dysfunction of Common Drugs (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Pharmacy Services)
• Drug Dosing Adjustments in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Predicting Creatinine Clearance and GFR

• Cockcroft-Gault Calculator (with SI Units)
• GFR Calculators (National Kidney Disease Education Program)
• MDRD GFR Calculator (with SI Units)

Renal Patient Resources

• Diabetes and Kidney Disease (Canadian Diabetes Association)
• Kidney Foundation of Canada
• National Kidney Foundation
• Patient Resources (Renal Pharmacists Network)

Renal Demographics and Statistics

• Dialysis Statistics (Canadian Institute for Health Information)

Infectious Disease

• Dialysis Event (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Guidelines for Vaccinating Kidney Dialysis Patients & Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (PDF) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Patient Counseling Aids:

Medical Conditions:

• Condition Info (MedBroadcast)
• eMedicineHealth
• Familydoctor.org (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Health Information (Walgreens)
• Health Topics (MedlinePlus)
• JAMA Patient Page (Journal of the American Medical Association, regular feature)
• Mayo Clinic
• Patient Notes (Postgraduate Medicine, regular feature)
• Patient Teaching Aids (U.S. Pharmacist)
• PubMed From “Limits”, select under “Type of Article”: “Patient Education Handout”. In the search box, enter the topic for which you seek patient education materials, e.g. Diabetes Mellitus

Drug Monographs and Drug Information:

• Drug Information (Rite Aid)
• Drug Information (Walgreens)
• Drugs (MedBroadcast)
• Drugs, Supplements and Herbal Information (MedlinePlus)
• Medications and Drugs (New York Online Access to Health)
• Drug Reference Search (Medscape)
• Postmarket Drug Safety Information for Patients and Providers (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
• SafeMedication (ASHP)

Health Information in Multiple Languages:

• Cancer Information in Other Languages (Canadian Cancer Society)
• Consumer Health Information in Many Languages Resources (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
• Harborview Project: Accessing Online Information for Immigrant and Refugee Health (National Library of Medicine Minority Consumer Health Outreach Program)
• Health Information in Multiple Languages (MedlinePlus)
• Health Information Translations
• Health Information in your Language (Queensland Government)
• Multicultural Resources (Heart & Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia)
• Patient Education Resources (EthnoMed)
• Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages (SPIRAL) (Tufts University)

Patient Decision Aids:

• Patient Decision Aids (National Prescribing Centre)
• Patient Decision Aids (Ottawa Hospital Research Foundation)

Dynamic Searches:

Follow these links to search PubMed for the latest:

• Citations on counseling and pharmacy
• Citations on counseling and pharmaceutical preparations or drug therapy
• Citations on patient compliance and pharmacy
• Practice guidelines having information on patient compliance and pharmaceutical preparations or drug therapy
• Systematic reviews having information on patient compliance and pharmaceutical preparations or drug therapy