LibGuides: Drug Information: Resources at CCHS

Drug Information Guide

This guide provides a collection of drug information resources for use by healthcare providers in their care of patients. The resources within this guide are organized into the following tabs:

Resources at CCHS - resources provided through the UA CCHS Health Sciences Library
Resources beyond CCHS - resources maintained by entities/organizations other than the UA CCHS Health Sciences Library
Toxicology - resources related to the potential toxicology of medications and other chemicals
CAM - resources related to complimentary &/or alternative medications/therapies
Patient Education - resources with patient drug education handouts
Tools - resources with helpful tools for use in drug dosing, medication conversions, etc.

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Clinical / Tech Services Librarian
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Top Drug E-resources at CCHS

Lexicomp This link opens in a new window
Lexicomp provides adult and pediatric drug information in addition to interaction analysis, drug identification tools, medical calculators, and patient education materials.
Medical Letter This link opens in a new window
The Medical Letter On Drugs and Therapeutics is an independent, peer-reviewed, nonprofit publication that offers searchable, unbiased critical evaluations of drugs, with special emphasis on new drugs.
Johns Hopkins ABX Guide This link opens in a new window
The Johns Hopkins ABX Guide is an evidence-based resource that delivers up-to-date, authoritative information on infectious diseases, drugs, and pathogens.
Merck Index Online This link opens in a new window
The Merck Index contains over 11,500 monographs on chemicals, drugs and biologicals.

More Drug E-Resources

AccessMedicine This link opens in a new window
Drug information searchable alphabetically, by generic name, by brand name, or by drug class; also has patient education handouts
ClinicalKey This link opens in a new window
Search tool includes drug monographs provided by Gold Standard

Drug E-books

Goodman and Gilman's the Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 14e by L Brunton; B Knollmann
Publication Date: 2022
Poisoning and Drug Overdose, 8e by C Smollin; IB Anderson; NL Benowitz; PD Blanc; SY Kim-Katz; JC Lewis; AHB Wu; KR Olson
Publication Date: 2022
The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2015 by David N. Gilbert; Henry F. Chambers; George M. Eliopoulos
Publication Date: 2015
Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation by Christof Schaefer (Ed); Paul W. J. Peters (Ed); Richard K. Miller (Ed)
Publication Date: 2014