Pharmacology Literature
Welcome! The following pages contain some helpful starting resources for Pharmacology.
Drug Handbooks
Drug Handbooks
e-CPS (Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties)
Online Access
QV772 .C737 - Located in Bracken Library Reference Section
Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference
Online Access
QV738 .FA1 M384 - Located in Bracken Library Reference Section
DrugPoints System (Formerly USP-DI)
Online Access
Other Drug Handbooks
Other Drug Handbooks
AHFS Drug Information Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2009.
Online Access
Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs. 9th ed. New York: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009.
WB330 .A651 2009 - Located in Bracken Library Stacks.
Basic & Clinical Pharmacology.11th ed. Norwalk, Conn: Appleton and Lange, 2010.
QV4 .B3102 - Located in Bracken Library Reserve
Online Access
Drugs in Pregnancy & Lactation: A Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2008.
WQ210 .B854d 2008 - Located in Bracken Library Reference
Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties Ottawa: Canadian Pharmacists Association, 2009.
QV772 .C737 - Located in Bracken Library Reference and Bracken Library Reserve
Online Access
Drug Facts and Comparisons: Loose-Leaf Drug Information Service St.Louis, MO: Facts and Comparisons, 1974 -
QV772 .F142f - Located in Bracken Library Reference
Drug Facts and Comparisons: Pocket Version 2009 13th ed. St.Louis, MO: Facts and Comparisons, 2009.
Online Access
E-Therapeutics - Public Drug Progams. Ottawa: Canadian Pharmacists Association, 2006
Online Access
Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 11th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical Pub. Division, 2006.
QV4 .G6532 2006 - Located in Bracken Library Reserve
Online Access
Handbook of Antimicrobial Therapy
Online Access
Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals, 14th ed. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merch Research Laboratories, 2006.
QV772 .M555 2006 - Located in Bracken Library Reserve
Online Access
Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs: The International Encyclopedia of Adverse Reactions and Interactions, 15th ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2006.
QV38 .M613s - Located in Bracken Library Reference
Mosby's Drug Consult, 17th ed. St.Louis, Missouri: Mosby, Inc., 2007.
QV772 .M894 2007 - Located in Bracken Library Reference, Companion CD located at Circulation Desk.
Physicians' Desk Reference 63rd ed.Montvale, NJ: Thomson PDR, 2009.
QV772 .P578 - Latest volume in Bracken Library Reference, Previous edition in Bracken Library Reserve, every 5th year prior located in Bracken Library Stacks.
Stockley’s drug interactions : a source book of interactions, their mechanisms, clinical importance, and management
8th ed., London: Pharmaceutical Press, 2008.
QV38 S865d 2008 – Located in Bracken Library Reference
Online Access
Research Databases
Research Databases
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Evidence Based Clinical Guidelines Databases
Clinical Guidelines Databases
Clinical practice guidelines gather, appraise and combine evidence. They attempt to address all the issues relevant to a clinical decision.
Alberta Medical Association Clinical Practice Guidelines
- The Alberta CPG Program supports appropriate, effective and quality medical care in Alberta through promotion, development and implementation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. The program is administered by the Alberta Medical Association under the direction of a multi-stakeholder steering committee.
CMA Infobase: clinical practice guidelines
- Guidelines are produced or endorsed in Canada by a national, provincial/territorial or regional medical or health organization, professional society, government agency or expert panel.
Guideline Advisory Committee (GAC)
- The Guideline Advisory Committee (GAC) is a joint body of the Ontario Medical Association and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care with additional ex-officio representation from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Ontario.The GAC assesses the rigor of the development process, and clinical relevance of, existing clinical practice guidelines in order to make them more accessible to practicing physicians. The GAC also develops and recommends appropriate strategies for guideline implementation and evaluation.
National Guideline Clearinghouse
- A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. NGC is sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the American Medical Association and the American Association of Health Plans.
- The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) launched the Nursing Best Practice Guidelines (NBPG) Project in November 1999 with funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. The purpose of this multi-year project is to support Ontario Nurses by providing them with Best Practice Guidelines for client care.
Drug Reviews
Drug Reviews
Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
Online Access
Shelved by Title in Bracken Bound Journals.
Treatment Guidelines from the Medical Letter
Online Access
Shelved by Title in Bracken Bound Journals.
Adverse Drug Interactions Program
Online Access
Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
Online Access
Shelved by Title in Bracken Bound Journals.
Herbal & Non-Prescription Drug Resources
Herbal & Non-Prescription Drug Resources
CAMLine Natural Health Products
Online Access
Compendium of Self-Care Products: the Canadian Reference on OTCs. Ottawa: Canadian Pharmacists Association, 2002.
QV772 .C73722 - Located in Bracken Library Reference
DerMarderosian, Ara & John A. Beutler, eds. Review of Natural Products St.Louis, MO: Facts and Comparisons, updated monthly.
Online Access
Handbook of Non-Prescription Drugs, 15th ed. Washington, D.C.: American Pharmaceutical Association, 2006.
QV772 .H236 - Located in Bracken Library Reference
Health Canada. Licensed Natural Health Products Database.
Online Access
Natural Standard.
Online Access
Natural Standard Herbal Pharmacotherapy.St. Louis: Mosby, 2010.
WB925 .N2854 2010 - Located in Bracken Library Reference
Patient Self-care: Helping Patients Make Therapeutic Choices, 1st ed. Ottawa: Canadian Pharmacists Association, 2002.
QV772 .P298 2002 - 2 copies; 1 located in Bracken Library Reference, 1 located in Bracken Library Stacks.
PDR for Herbal Medicines, 4th ed. Montvale, NJ: Thomson PDR, 2007.
QV767 .P348 2007 - Located in Bracken Library Reference
Internet Drug/Clinical Trial Resources
Internet Drug/Clinical Trial Resources
The internet is particularly useful for information on new drugs. Remember to carefully evaluate the reliability of the website. The FDA site provides drug approval dates.
MedEffect Canada - Adverse Reaction Database
- This site contains a medical dictionary, medical abbreviations, etc.
Ontario Drug Benefit Formulary / Comparative Drug Index
Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed)
- TOXLINE provides bibliographic information covering the biochemical, pharmacological, physiological, and toxicological effects of drugs and other chemicals.
Consumer Health Drug Information Websites
Handheld Computer Applications
Handheld Computer Applications
Some drug look-up tools are free (shareware) while others are commercial (proprietary). Most vendors will offer product trials, allowing you to download software for a time or limited-usage evaluation period.
- Available for Palm, Blackberry, iPhone, Win Mobile & Win Smartphone
- Free; Epocrates Rx Pro is $60 USD
- 3300 medications, with drug dosing, interactions, indications and updates with clinical alerts
- Can insert your own annotations
- Many Canadian drugs (brand names) are listed; not recommended as a primary reference
Dr. Drugs Guide for Physicians
- Available for Palm OS, Blackberry, iPhone, iPod Touch, Win Mobile & Win Smartphone
- $49.95 USD
- Includes Canadian product names
- "User-friendly, accurate, and has sufficient information on drug action, interactions and natural products to provide a good knowledge base for students."
e-Therapeutics Mobile
Queen's users can download one or both of these applications at no cost to themselves:
- Drug Choices, essential drug therapy options for primary care. Based on the drug tables in e-Therapeutics and Therapeutic Choices, Drug Choices allows users to review drugs indicated for a particular condition or to go directly to abbreviated drug information - including dosage, adverse effects, and cost - to reinforce your drug selection.
- Lexi-InteractTM, Lexi-CompTM's Comprehensive Drug-to-Drug, Drug-to-Herb and Herb-to-Herb Interaction Analysis Program. Lexi-Interact provides a summary of each interaction, a scientific and clinically-relevant review of applicable literature (including full literature citations) and a list of strategies for preventing and/or managing the interaction.
For further information on PDAs and health care software, visit: Health Sciences Multimedia - PDA Information or contact a Bracken Librarian.
RefWorks
RefWorks
RefWorks is a bibliographic management tool that will allow you to create a personal database to organize and manage your bibliographical references.You can import and store citations from online databases and catalogues and then easily generate bibliographies based on your personal collection of references.
As RefWorks is web-based, there is no software to download, and you can access your account from any location where you have an internet connection.