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Mobile Resources

Clinical Pharmacology
Mobile version is available to users with institutional affiliation. Download the app from the Apple or Android store, register for a free password from the site's home page using your OU email address, and logon into the app with your new credentials.
Epocrates Rx
Free for Apple iPhone/iPad/Android. Includes information on brand, generic, and OTC medicines, drug interaction check and pill ID. A fee-based version offers additional features. The drug pricing information is particularly helpful. Download Epocrates Rx from iTunes or Google Play.
Mobile Micromedex
Drug Reference and Drug Interaction apps are available for Apple, Android and Windows 8 devices for individuals whose institutions subscribe to the product. Once you've downloaded the app, contact the OUWB Medical Library to obtain the password.

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Drug & Pharmacology Databases

Clinical Pharmacology This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive drug database that contains up-to-date, detailed information on thousands of drugs. Users can run reports on interactions, search by indication and contraindication, check IV compatibility, and print patient information materials.

DailyMed
Free website from the National Library of Medicine, DailyMed provides high quality information about currently marketed drugs in the US, including FDA labels (package inserts). A particularly helpful feature is the embedded pre-formulated search links to PubMed, MedlinePlus and the Clinical Trials database to find related information.

Micromedex This link opens in a new window
Micromedex provides access to information on drugs, toxicology, and diseases. The drug information is detailed, referenced, and includes drug comparisons and identification, therapeutic class searching, and dosing
Natural Medicines This link opens in a new window
A database of evidence-based information on complementary and alternative medicine. Includes databases on food and supplements, health and wellness, medical conditions, brands and manufacturers, genomics and proteomics, and environmental and animal health, among others.

PubChem
PubChem was developed by the National Library of Medicine and is the world's largest collection of freely accessible chemical information. It contains NLM's Drug Information Portal which covers drugs from the time they are entered into clinical trials through their entry into the US market place. It also includes such resources as DailyMed, LactMed, ClinicalTrials.gov and Drugs@FDA.

UpToDate This link opens in a new window
This resource presents current clinical information and recommendations on patient care and treatment. Includes evidence-based, physician-authored articles and patient education resources to help make clinical decisions.

Drug Compendia

AHFS Drug Information 2023 by ASHP
ISBN: 9781585287062
Publication Date: 2023

DrugPoints System 2022
Provides summary information over 1,400 FDA approved prescription and nonprescription drugs.

Textbooks - Online & Print

BFCP Recommended Textbooks:

Goodman and Gilman's the Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 14th Edition by Laurence Brunton; Bjorn Knollmann
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RM300 G644 2023
ISBN: 9781264258079
Publication Date: 2023
Principles of Pharmacology, 4th edition by David E. Golan
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RM301 .P65 2017
ISBN: 9781451191004
Publication Date: 2017
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology 15th edition by Todd W. Vanderah
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RM301.28 .B38 2021
ISBN: 9781260463309
Publication Date: 2024
The 16th edition of this book is available electronically, but the print book will not be published until December 2023.

Other Pharmacology Textbooks:

Basic Concepts in Pharmacology: What You Need to Know for Each Drug Class, 6th Edition by Janet L. Stringer
ISBN: 9781264264841
Publication Date: 2022
Color Atlas of Pharmacology, 5th edition by Heinz Lüllmann; Klaus Mohr; Lutz Hein; Albrecht Ziegler; Detlef Bieger
ISBN: 9783132410657
Publication Date: 2018
Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology, 8th edition by Karen Whalen
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RM301.14 .P47 2023
ISBN: 9781975170554
Publication Date: 2023
Netter's Illustrated Pharmacology, 2nd Edition by Robert B. Raffa; Scott M. Rawls; Elena Portyansky Beyzarov
ISBN: 9780323220910
Publication Date: 2014

Clinical Key Drug Monographs

Drug & Pharmacology Internet Sites

Locating New & Emerging Drugs

Pharmacology Test Prep & Review Books

BRS Pharmacology, 7th edition by Sarah Lerchenfeldt; Gary Rosenfeld
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RM 301.13 .R67 2020
ISBN: 9781975105495
Publication Date: 2020
Case Files Pharmacology, 3rd Edition by Eugene C. Toy; David S. Loose; Shelley A. Tischkau; Anush S. Pillai
ISBN: 9780071790239
Publication Date: 2014
Goodman and Gilman's the Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 14th Edition by Laurence Brunton; Bjorn Knollmann
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RM300 G644 2023
ISBN: 9781264258079
Publication Date: 2023
Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology, 8th edition by Karen Whalen
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RM301.14 .P47 2023
ISBN: 9781975170554
Publication Date: 2023
Principles of Pharmacology, 4th edition by David E. Golan
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RM301 .P65 2017
ISBN: 9781451191004
Publication Date: 2017

Test Prep and Review Resources

BoardVitals This link opens in a new window
You must sign up with your @oakland.edu email here to access the Board Vitals question banks.

An interactive and powerful board review tool that can be used by practicing clinicians, residents and several types of healthcare students. With BoardVitals, you have the ability to create customized practice tests using many options including number of questions, subjects and more. Included are detailed, up-to-date explanations with each answer, with references and links to applicable sources.

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Exam Master Online This link opens in a new window
Exam Master is an online test prep resource that includes test preparations for Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3. It consists of practice question and organ systems covered by the USMLE.

For further information and resources for study guides, please see our Subject Review & USMLE Prep Resources Guide - https://oakland.libguides.com/test-prep

Drug & Pharmacology Government Sites

Drug & Pharmacology Associations & Organizations

PubMed

PubMed (MEDLINE) This link opens in a new window
MEDLINE is the National Library of Medicine's free bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.

Multimedia Resources

Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy This link opens in a new window
This resource includes three-dimensional videos of dissected human anatomic specimens. The videos show complex structures step by step - from bone to surface anatomy - to provide a foundation for understanding anatomical structure and function.
Anatomy.TV This link opens in a new window
An interactive 3D anatomy resource. Users may manipulate images by rotating, zooming, and removing layers to learn more about anatomical structures. It also includes MRI sections, slides, movies, animations, clinical text and patient education sheets..
Bates' Visual Guide This link opens in a new window
Bates Visual Guide contains videos of systems-based physical examination techniques for development of clinical skills.
IMAIOS (e-Anatomy) This link opens in a new window
e-Anatomy is an anatomical database providing more than 3,000 images of the human body. It provides cross-sectional, gross, and radiological anatomy derived from various types of medical imaging, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) scans.
Netter Reference This link opens in a new window
Collection of Netter Reference books that include anatomical images from the Green Books, Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy, and Netter's Concise Radiologic Anatomy.

Anatomy Resources Comparison Chart
A chart comparing the Medical Library anatomy resources: description, ease of use, image types, mobile app, quizzes / self-assessment, and the ability to download / save images.

Journals

Patient Education / Consumer Health Resources

MedlinePlus This link opens in a new window
MedlinePlus provides consumer health information for patients, families, and health care providers. Produced by the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources, it includes extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, a medical dictionary, interactive patient tutorials, health care provider directories, and latest health news.

Access Medicine / Patient Education Handouts
Clinical Key / Patient Education Handouts
Micromedex / Care Notes
UpToDate Patient Education
UpToDate offers two levels of content for patients:
--The Basics are short overviews. They are written in accordance with plain language principles and answer the four or five most important questions a person might have about a medical problem.
--Beyond the Basics are longer, more detailed reviews. They are best for readers who want detailed information and are comfortable with some medical terminology.