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Pharmacy Internet Resources
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The following is a selective list of Internet
resources that focus on the interests of the pharmacy profession. The sites have
been selected by the HS/HSL liaison to the School of Pharmacy. The selection criteria
used to choose the following sites may also be of use to you when evaluating any
web site. If you have any suggestions for additional sites or if you are unable
to access a site, please send an email message to hshsl@umaryland.edu.
Library Liaison for the UMB School of Pharmacy
Julie Nanavati
jnanavat@hshsl.umaryland.edu
(410) 706-8868
Academic Institutions
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Associations/Organizations
- American
Council on Pharmaceutical Education
The national agency for the accreditation of professional degree programs
and continuing pharmaceutical education in pharmacy.
- American
Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
National organization representing the interests of pharmaceutical education.
The site includes information for faculty and students regarding institutions,
government advocacy, and resources in pharmacy education.
- American Association of Pharmaceutical
Scientists (AAPS)
Professional society serving pharmaceutical scientists in academia, industry,
government, and other research institutes. The site includes links to AAPS
journals, news, meeting information, products, and affiliated organizations.
- American Pharmacists Association
Professional society for pharmacists. The site includes links to consumer
information, education and professional development resources, APhA journals,
and drug recalls and FDA alerts.
- American
Public Health Association
The APHA web site provides information on membership, section activities,
publications, continuing education, programs, and legislative activities.
Links to state and world public health associations and other resources are
provided.
- American
Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists
Web site for the society serving hospital and health systems pharmacists.
It provides access to ASHP member information, practice resources, and products
and services. AJHP instructions to authors available with formats for citing
references.
- International
Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
The society promotes the science of pharmacoeconomics and health outcomes
research. The web site includes informaiton regarding membership, research,
meetings, and publications.
- Maryland Pharmacists Association
Professional association for Maryland pharmacists. The site provides membership
information and links to continuing education and employment opportunities.
- Related
Pharmacy Organizations
Extensive listing of pharmacy organizations from AACP.
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Board Exams/Licensure
Resources
- Maryland Board of Pharmacy
Resources include Maryland state license and permit information. The site
includes information on legislation, regulation, and filing complaints.
Disciplinary action notices are also
posted.
- National
Association of Boards of Pharmacy
Provides information on licensing examinations, transfers, updates, and pharmacists'
certifications or disciplinary actions.
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Career Resources
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Citing
Resources
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Databases
- Selected HS/HSL subscription databases. (These are available at the Library.)
- Free pharmaceutical databases:
- Antidepressant
Drugs Database
From Corey Nahman.com, the database provides prescribing information for anti-depressant
drugs organized alphabetically by brand name.
- HealthWeb:
Databases
Links to a variety of free databases including resources for pharmaceutical
research and toxicology.
- Johns
Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases Antibiotic Guide
The site includes an antibiotic database, searchable by diagnosis, drug name,
or pathogen. It also offers news, features, and other types of antibiotic
information. Free registration required.
- Toxnet
Provided by the National Library of Medicine, Toxnet offers a cluster of databases
on toxicology, hazardous substances, and related areas. Databases include
HSDB, IRIS, GENE-TOX, CCRIS, TOXLINE, DART/ETIC, TRI, and ChemIDplus
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Discussion/News
Groups
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Electronic Books
- Full Listing of HS/HSL
Electronic Book Resources (These books are available at the Library.)
- Approved Drug Products with
Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations: Orange Book
The publication identifies drug products approved on the basis of safety and
effectiveness by the Food and Drug Administration.
- Basic Pharmacokinetics
Online textbook for an introductory Creighton University pharmacokinetics
course.
- Epidemiology and Prevention
of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
The 6th Edition of The Pink Book is available online in pdf format.
- National
Academies Press
The National Academies Press publishes reports issued by the National Academy
of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine,
and the National Research Council. Over 2,500 free online books are available.
- Report on Carcinogens (9th)
Published by the U.S. Public Health Service, the document provides listings
and profiles of known carcinogens.
- USP DI® Advice
for the Patient®
Provided as part of MEDLINEplus, the guide provides patient information to
more than 9,000 prescription and over-the-counter medications provided by
the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).
- World
Health Report
A yearly report that assesses a specific aspect of world health and makes
recommendations for improvement. A summary of the report in all six WHO official
languages - English, French Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian - appears
on this website, as well as the full version of the report in French.
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Electronic Journals
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General Resources
- Cytochrome
P450 Drug Interaction Table
This table, developed by the Indiana University Department of Medicine, offers
a hypothesis testing, teaching and reference tool for health care providers
and researchers interested in drug interactions involving the human cytochrome
P450 system.
- Drug Information Resources:
A Guide For Pharmacists
Provided by the Dalhousie College of Pharmacy, the site provides an organized
listing of resources in order to aid pharmacists in providing drug information.
Information and tutorials for using the
Internet are also provided.
- HealthWeb:
Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Maintained by the Purdue Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health Sciences Library, the
site provides links to resources on careers, communication, education, online
journals, pharmacy practice, reference, research, and associations & foundations.
- PharmWeb
Site offers links to career information, meeting notices, discussion forums,
educational/research information, patient handouts, government regulatory
bodies, and other pharmaceutical directories.
- Virtual Library Pharmacy
Comprehensive site offers links to jobs, pharmacy schools, community pharmacies,
pharmaceutical companies, related databases, conferences, government sites,
and other pharmacy related information.
- Martindale's Health
Science Guide: "Virtual" Pharmacy Center
Comprehensive site from Martindale's Health Science Guide. Includes
links to courses, databases, dictionaries, metabolic pathways and genetic
maps, pharmacy resources, conferences, calculators, statistics tools, pharmacology
and toxicology journals, as well as numerous other tools and guides.
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Government
Resources
- Agency
for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
The ATSDR site provides extensive online information regarding toxic substances
and environmental health.
- Environmental Protection Agency
Extensive site includes information on key environmental topics, local environmental
conditions, and laws and regulations.
- National
Institutes of Health
Site provides access to health information, funding opportunities, news, scientific
information, and links to individual institutes.
- National Library of Medicine
Links to health information, library services, research programs, news, and
general information.
- National Toxicology Program
Links to announcements, factsheets, publications, and meetings.
- NIOSH-The
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Web site for the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making
recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. Chemical
safety and emergency preparedness information is included.
- U.S.
Food and Drug Administration
Site offers links to FDA news, activities, and health information for consumers
and health professionals.
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Herbal/Alternative
Medicine Sites
- Alternative Medicine:
Health Care Information Resources
This comprehensive site offers links to general resources on alternative medicine
as well as annotated lists of resources on specific therapies. It is maintained
by Tom Flemming of McMaster University Health Sciences Library.
- HerbaLinks
Maintained by the Division of Drug Information Service of the University of
Iowa College of Pharmacy, the web site is designed to provide pharmacists
access to herbal medicine information. It offers links to web-based resources
and includes evaluative descriptions and ratings based on the quality of information
and the design of the sites.
- The
Longwood Herbal Task Force
This site includes in-depth mongraphs on herbal products and supplements written
by health professionals and students from the Children’s Hospital, the Massachusetts
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.
It includes clinical information summaries, patient fact sheets, interactions
and toxicity information.
- NCCAM: National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine
The official site for the National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health. The site includes access
to factsheets, consensus reports, and databases. Information regarding research,
clinical trials, and other CAM resources is provided for both practitioners
and the general public.
- Quackwatch
Operated by Dr. Stephen Barrett, M.D., Quackwatch provides a skeptic's look
at a number of alternative medicine therapies. It provides both general information,
as well as critical analyses of an extensive list of practices.
- see also Complementary
and Alternative Medicine resources
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Medication Errors Resources
- Institute
for Safe Medication Practices
The site provides extensive resources for health professionals and
consumers. The website provides information on medications and safety alerts
(including textbook errata), error reporting, products and services, self
assessment, and news. Links to other resources, a message board,
and other contact information is included.
- MedWatch
MedWatch provides medical product safety information from the FDA. It also
offers a reporting system for health professionals and consumers to submit
serious reactions or problems regarding medications or medical devices.
- National
Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention
Web site provides information about the NCC MRP and its recommendations
to prevent medication errors. Also included are press releases, links to sites
for reporting errors, and other resources for both health professionals and
consumers.
- USP
Medication Errors Reporting (MER) Program
This site allows health professionals to report potential or actual
errors to the USP in a confidential manner. The USP will also
facilitate anonymous reports to the FDA if desired.
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Meetings and
Conferences
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News
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Product Catalogs
- BioSupplyNet
Supplier of biomedical research supplies and services.
- Sigma-Aldrich
Supplier of research, diagnostic, and analytical products.
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Toxicology Resources
- MICROMEDEX
Includes comprehensive information via the POISONDEX and REPRORISK systems.
UMnet ID and password required.
- MSDS
and TSCA databases at Cornell University
Searchable Material Safety Data Sheets and Toxic Substances Control Act Chemical
Substances inventory databases.
- Toxicology
and Environmental Health
Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, this site provides and organizes
extensive resources. Links to TOXNET, Internet resources, Haz-Map, ALTBIB,
Toxicology Tutor, and consumer health databases are among the resources offered.
- Vermont Safety
Information Resources
Includes links to the MSDS collection, online library, safety graphics, health
and safety consultants directory, and discussion board.
- see also, Government
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