Changes since May 2015 Title Authors/ Publisher/ ISBN Edition (year) Est. Cost C or A Notes Iowa Drug Information Service (IDIS) University of Iowa, USA Lexi-Comp Inc. (USA) A Change : resource deleted No longer available Handbook on Injectable Drugs (“Trissel”) McEvoy, GK American Society of Health-System Pharmacists ISBN-13: 9781585284191 18th 2014 Plus online C Change : authorship Lawrence Trissel has now retired, and is no longer the editor of this resource. The editor is now GK McEvoy (also editor of AHFS) Resources for Purchase by NHS MI Services Title Authors/ Publisher/ ISBN Edition (year) Est. Cost C or A Notes General AHFS Drug Information McEvoy, GK American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Annual Plus online See notes C Online version accessed via MedicinesComplete. *UKMi Deal* Hard copy is unreferenced. Martindale, the Complete Drug Reference Sweetman, S Pharmaceutical Press ISSN: 0263-5364 38th 2014 Plus online £££££ paper C *UKMi Deal* for electronic version only (via MedicinesComplete) Write Effectively Albert T. Radcliffe Publishing. ISBN: 1846191351 2008 £ A Useful if you are involved in a lot of bulletin writing. Adverse effects Meyler’s Side Effects of Drugs: The International Encyclopedia of Adverse Drug Reactions and Interactions Aronson, J Elsevier ISBN: 0444509984 15th 2006 Plus online £££££ paper A Consider availability of other relevant resources when deciding whether to purchase. *UKMi Deal* Contact regional centre for ordering details. Also available online. Adverse Drug Reactions Lee, A Pharmaceutical Press ISBN: 0853696012 2nd 2006 £ A Complementary Medicine
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database Therapeutic Research Centre, Stockton, Canada online ££££ per year C . Updated daily online and frequent bulletins. NOTE: UKMi Deal is no longer available. Herbal Medicines Pharmaceutical Press ISBN: 9780857110350 4th 2013 Plus online ££ ££ A Online via MedicinesComplete *UKMi Deal*. Complementary Medicine Stockley's Herbal Medicines Interactions Williamson E, Driver S, Baxter K Pharmaceutical Press ISBN 9780857110268 2nd 2013 Plus online ££ paper Online A Complementary Medicine Homeopathic Pharmacy Kayne, S Churchill Livingstone ISBN: 04433101604 2nd 2006 £ A Note that inclusion on this list does not endorse or promote homeopathic practice, but may be used for background information. See also: Q&A 11.7 Dietary Supplements Mason, P Pharmaceutical Press ISBN: 978-0853698838 4th 2011 Plus online ££ Paper Online A Online version via Medicines Complete *UKMi deal* Contraception and Hormone Replacement Therapy Contraception: Your Questions Answered Guillebaud J, Macgregor A Churchill Livingstone ISBN: 978-0702046193 6th 2012 £ C The Pill Guillebaud J Oxford University Press ISBN: 9780199565764 7th 2009 £ A Cytotoxics
Cytotoxics Handbook Allwood, M et al Radcliffe Medical press ISBN: 1857755049 4th 2002 ££ A Most manufacturing units hold this. Diagnostic tests Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation Provan D, et al Oxford University Press ISBN: 9780199233717 3rd 2010 £ A Note: freely available resource Drug abuse Drugs of Abuse Wills, S Pharmaceutical Press ISBN: 0853695820 2nd 2005 £ A Drug administration *Handbook of Drug Administration via Enteral Feeding Tubes White R & Bradnam V Pharmaceutical Press ISBN: 9780857111623 3rd 2015 Plus online £ C *Also available via MedicinesComplete *UKMi deal* All MI centres should hold at least one of these resources. Electronic access via (preferred as updated between paper editions). The NEWT Guidelines for Administration of Medicines to patients with Enteral Feeding Tubes or Swallowing Difficulties Smyth JA North East Wales NHS Trust. Available from Pharmacy Department, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Croesnewydd Road, Wrexham, LL13 7TD. 01978 725178 3rd 2015 plus online £ Handbook on Injectable Drugs McEvoy, GK American Society of Health-System Pharmacists ISBN-13: 9781585284191 18th 2014 Plus online ££££ paper, online C Available via MedicinesComplete *UKMi deal* UCL hospital injectable medicines guide The UCLH Pharmacy Department Wiley-Blackwell ISBN: 1405191929 3rd 2010 Plus online £ paper, C This is an alternative to the Injectable Medicines Guide. UCLH guide is available in paper, web and app formats (see for details).
Injectable Drugs Guide Gray, A et al. Pharmaceutical Press ISBN 978 0 85369 787 9 1st 2011 Plus online £ A Available via MedicinesComplete. *UKMi deal* The Syringe Driver: Continuous Subcutaneous Infusions in Palliative Care Dickman A and Schneider J. Oxford University Press ISBN: 978019-9569724 3rd 2011 £ C Drug interactions Stockley’s Drug Interactions K, Preston CL. Pharmaceutical Press ISBN: 9780857110619 10th 2013 Plus online ££££ paper, Online C Online access via MedicinesComplete *UKMi Deal* Epilepsy The Epilepsy Prescriber's Guide to Antiepileptic Drugs PN Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9781107664661 2nd Ed 2013 £ A Monograph style covering the antiepileptic drugs. Also includes pregnancy and paediatric prescribing information. Also available as an Adobe ebook. Lactation At least two resources should be used for all lactation enquiries. Note, some resources include both pregnancy and lactation information See also list. Medications and Mothers’ Milk Hale & Rowe Hale publishing ISBN: 978-1939847386 16th 2014 plus online £ paper £ Online* (see ) C *Online access is preferable, as it is updated between published editions. However, a new paper edition, for a short period, may be the most version. Check both versions at this time if available. Alternatively, if unable to clarify information elsewhere, contact the specialist breast-feeding centres. Drugs during Pregnancy and Lactation Schaefer, C et al. Academic Press Inc ISBN: 0124080782 3rd 2014 ££ A
Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation Briggs, G et al Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins ISBN: 1451190824 10th 2014 plus online ££ £££* A Online also via , Register using access code inside front cover. NB: Internet Explorer 9 recommended to access online version. Firefox or Google Chrome are also suitable. Very limited information regarding drug use during breastfeeding. Quarterly updates are available via the online access (also integrated as part of the monograph content). Now also available via Medicines Complete *UKMi deal* Legal and ethical Dale and Applebe’s Pharmacy and Medicines Law Applebe, G & Wingfield, J Pharmaceutical Press ISBN: 9780853699897 10th 2013 Plus online £ C If held within pharmacy this is acceptable for QA. Also available electronically via Medicines Complete. *UKMi Deal* Microbiology The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy Gilbert et al. Antimicrobial Therapy, Inc ISBN-10: 1930808844 2015 Plus online £ paper £ online C Available in a range of formats. The digital editions are preferable as they are updated regularly. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide Unbound Medicine, Inc. Online £ Online for single user annual licence C *UKMi Deal*, contact your Regional Centre for details. Kucers’. The Use of Antibiotics Grayson ML ASM Press & Hodder Arnold ISBN: 9780340927670 6th 2010 Plus online £££££ paper £££ online A Available either as a two volume book (providing free ebook access), or via MedicinesComplete subscription. *UKMi Deal*, (NOTE: Online version is updated in line with each publication, about every 4 years) Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases Mandell GL, Bennett JE, & Dolin R. ELSEVIER Churchill Livingstone ISBN: 978-1455748013 8th 2014 ££££ paper ££££ electronic A Available either as a two volume book (providing free online access to full text), or an ebook (PDF or ePub formats). Ophthalmology
Moorfields Eye Hospital – Pharmacists Handbook Moorfields Pharmaceuticals ISBN: 0955277612 2006 £ A Paediatrics Neonatal Formulary: Drug Use in Pregnancy & the First Year of Life Northern Neonatal Network Blackwell Publishing ISBN-10: 1118819594 7th 2014 £ C An ebook is also available: Updates available at Palliative Care A Guide to Symptom Relief in Palliative Care Regnard, CFB & Dean, M Radcliffe Medical Press ISBN: 9781846193569 6th 2010 £ A Palliative Care Palliative Care Formulary (PCF5) Twycross R and Wilcock A. Palliativedrugs.com ISBN-10: 0955254795 Available from 5th 2014 plus online £ Book £ online C Also available electronically. The syringe driver compatibility tables are free to access, using login. PCF5 also contains selected information from Symptom Management in Advanced Cancer (discontinued in 2014). Electronic PCF5 is freely available to those with NHS Education Scotland ATHENS access via . Pharmacokinetics Basic Clinical Pharmaco-kinetics Winter, ME Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins ISBN: 9780781779036 5th 2009 £ C Can access electronically if you have the book (see details inside front cover). Pregnancy At least two resources should be used for all pregnancy enquiries. Note, some resources include both pregnancy and lactation information. See also list. * Note either Briggs or Schaeffer can be purchased as the Core resource for Pregnancy enquiries—it is not necessary for Centres to have access to both
* Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation Briggs, G et al Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins ISBN: 1451190824 10th 2014 Plus online ££ £££* C Online also via , Register using access code inside front cover. NB: Internet Explorer 9 recommended to access online version. Firefox or Google Chrome are also suitable. Quarterly updates are available via the online access (also integrated as part of the monograph content). * see note above * Now also available via Medicines Complete *UKMi deal* * Drugs during Pregnancy and Lactation Schaefer, C et al. Academic Press Inc ISBN: 0124080782 3rd 2014 ££ C * see note above Handbook of Obstetric Medicine Nelson-Piercy, C ISBN: 9781841847375 4th 2010 £ A Pregnancy At least two resources should be used for all pregnancy enquiries. Note, some resources include both pregnancy and lactation information. See also list. Reprorisk Database Thomson Healthcare (USA) Online £££££ A Online via The Reprorisk database includes Reprotox, Shepards, and Teris. The database can be added on as a to the Micromedex package. Prescribing in Pregnancy Rubin, P BMJ Books ISBN: 1405147125 4th 2007 £ A Also available electronically as an ebook Psychiatry Psychotropic Drug Directory 2014 Bazire, S Lloyd-Reinhold Communications ISBN: 9780956915627 2014 £ C See for details Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines Taylor, D et al Wiley-Blackwell ISBN: 9781118754603 12th 2015 £ C Renal and liver impairment