Refer to the tables below the question as you answer the question.
| Resource | Monographs | Custom Reports | Publisher/Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| DailyMed | *FDA-approved Package Inserts (labels)
*No off-label uses *Manufacturer-specific inactive ingredients are listed |
None | The DailyMed interface is a US government product and is freely available.
The individual package inserts are published by the manufacturers and just made available by DailyMed
|
| Interface/Resource or part of interface | Monographs | Custom Reports | Publisher/Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Pharmacology/Tools | …………………. | *Consumer-level interactions report
*Professional-level Adverse reactions report Professional-level interactions report Profesional-level IV compatibility report (based on Trissel’s) |
Elsevier/$$ |
| Clinical Pharmacology/Monographs | standard info | ……………………. | Elsevier/$$ |
| UpToDate LexiDrug/Tools | …………………….. | Professional-level interactions report
Profesional-level IV compatibility report (based on Trissel’s) |
Wolters Kluwer/$$ |
| UpToDate LexiDrug/LexiDrugs | *includes drug prices | ……………………….. | Wolters Kluwer/$$ |
| UpToDate LexiDrug/Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference | *includes English and foreign generic names, scientific names, US and foreign brand/trade names, and CAS registry numbers | …………………………. | Wolters Kluwer/$$ |
| UpToDate LexiDrug/AHFS DI | *pearls of information not found elsewhere | …………………………. | American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc./$$ |
It my help you remember that AHFS DI can provide pearls of information if you remember the graphic shown below.
To reach the electronic version of the AHFS DI:
- Click here to open McGoogan Library’s homepage , and pull the new tab/window off of the instruction panel and onto your working window.
You may have to scroll to the right to see the buttons on the right-hand side of the Library’s homepage.
- Click on the “Resources” menu.
- Click on the “Drug Resources” link.
- Click on the “UpToDate LexiDrug” link (Please, notice that the description of UpToDate LexiDrug mentions that AHFS DI is included).
To find the AHFS DI “Ondansetron” monograph:
- Search UpToDate LexiDrug for –
Ondansetron
- To find the “AHFS DI (Adult and Pediatric)” heading, click on the “More Results” link.
- DO NOT CLICK the “AHFS Essentials” link. You’ll probably find the link you want, the “AHFS DI” link at the bottom of the search results list. Click on the link under the “AHFS DI” heading.
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To look for any mention of jaundice:
- Click on the text of the AHFS DI monograph.
- Click Ctl-f (Windows) or Command-f (Mac) to open a “Find” box.
- Type in —
Jaundice
- Click the “Ref” link next to the word “jaundice”
- Note that the reference shown in the “Reference” pop-up box is a conference abstract, a source type rarely cited in the other drug information resources.
AHFS DI frequently cites conference abstracts and personal communications and, thus, provides information that is not available through other sources.
