Pharmacotherapy / Pharmacy Practice

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     Library Catalog
     Electronic Journals
     Databases, Indexes, Abstracts, and Other Electronic Resources
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     Internet Links
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     WSU College of Pharmacy

The Health Sciences Library, located in Wegner Hall, contains useful resources for students and faculty interested in pharmacotherapy and pharmacy practice. If you have any questions not answered on the WSU Libraries website, or would like to request a book, journal, conference proceeding or some other resource on this subject, please contact your subject liaison librarian, Linda Shippert. For questions about the WSU pharmacy program, please see the WSU College of Pharmacy web site. For information on the drug development and toxicology aspects of pharmacy, please see the Pharmaceutical Sciences subject guide.

Library Catalog

GRIFFIN, the library catalog, includes the holdings for the WSU Libraries across the state. The library is also a member of SUMMIT, a union catalog of member libraries in Washington and Oregon. SUMMIT allows students and faculty at WSU to search for and borrow books from these libraries at no cost.

Electronic Journals

The WSU Libraries list their electronic journal holdings in the Griffin library catalog. References to an electronic journal in the catalog should have hypertext links either to the electronic journal itself or to the database that contains the electronic journal. If you cannot find a journal that you have reason to believe should be available at WSU, or you would like to have electronic access to a journal, please contact Vicki Croft.

Connecting to electronic and paper journals via the FindIt icon: This software dynamically links indexes, like Web of Science or others to full-text electronic documents, the library catalog, or interlibrary loan services. If you see a button like the one here, you should be able to click on it and find the WSU libraries' holdings for the item -- in print or electronic form.

Databases, Indexes, Abstracts, and Other Electronic Resources

Cochrane Library: The Cochrane Library contains high-quality independent evidence designed to inform healthcare decision making. It includes the Cochrane database of systematic reviews, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE), and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials.
International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA) (1971-present): Index to all areas of pharmacotherapy and pharmaceutical sciences.
Journal Citation Reports, Science Edition: This database provides impact factors for selected science and engineering journals.
Lexi-Comp: A series of databases providing drug identification, interaction analysis, news on drugs, FDA recalls, shortages, and alerts.
MicroMedex: Includes information on dosage, interactions, efficacy, clinical applications, reproductive risk, and pharmacokinetics. Includes some information on international, investigational, and non-prescription drugs. Micromedex is available to College of Pharmacy students, staff, and faculty only, and is available on several computers at the Health Sciences Library.
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database: Peer-reviewed information on herbal products, supplements, vitamins, and complementary therapies. Includes interactions with drugs, other natural products, foods, and disease states. Please remember to Log Out of this database when you finish your search. Guide to Searching Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database (PDF)
PubMed (1966-present): This is the most comprehensive biomedical index in the world. PubMed provides electronic access to more than millions citations and some full-text articles. Guide to Searching PubMed.
STAT!Ref: Provides full text electronic editions of medical and pharmacological textbooks, dictionaries, and indexes. Titles include: AHFS Drug Information and Basic and Clinical Pharmacology.
TOXNET: TOXNET provides access to a suite of databases covering toxicology, environmental health, and hazardous chemicals.
Web of Science (1980-present): An index of frequently-cited journals in science, engineering, agriculture and medicine. Allows for cited reference searches. Guide to Searching Web of Science (PDF)

Reference Resources

Many important resources can be found in the print Reference and Reserve collections. The Health Sciences Library Reference Section is on the 1st floor to the left of the entrance, near the public computers. Reference books may not be checked out. The Health Sciences Library Reserve Section is on the 1st floor to the right of the entrance, across from the circulation/reference desk. Reserve books may either be used in the library, or may be checked out of the library for two hours.

Myler’s Side Effects of Drugs Reference RM 301 M31
Textbook of Therapeutics: Drug and Disease Management Reserve RM 262 C5
Pharmacy Compounding (videorecording) RS 200 P45
U.S.P./NF Reference RS 141.2 U55x
Trissel’s Stability of Compounded Formulations Reserve RS 200 T75
Red Book Reference HD 9666.1 D75
AHFS: Drug Information Reference RS 125 A 56
Geriatric Dosage Handbook Reference RC 953.7 S46x
Physicians Desk Reference (PDR) Reference RS 75 P5 v.56
Lexi-Comp's Pediatric Dosage Handbook Reference RJ 560 P T35
Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Reference RS200 M34
Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference Reference RS 141.3 M4
Herb-Drug Interactions in Oncology Reference RM 666 H33 C38
Hansten and Horn's Drug Interactions Analysis and Management RM 302 D76 2002
Drug Interactions: Analysis and Management Reference RM 302 H36x
Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs Reserve RM 262 A65
Drug Facts and Comparisons Reference RS 250 F33
USP DI: Drug Information for the Health Care Provider Reference RM 300 U83
Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation Reference RG 627.6 D79 B75
USP DI Volume 3: Approved Drug Products and Legal Requirements Reference RM 300 U83
Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals Reference RM 666 H33 T43813
British Pharmacopœia Reference RS141.3 B75 v.1-2
Diccionario de Especialidades Farmacéuticas Reference RS141.24 D53
Index Nominum Reference RS356 I52
Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies Reference RA 1224.5 G65
Toxicology Desk Reference Reference RA1193 T685 v.1-3
Handbook on Injectable Drugs Reserve RM 143 T74
Extended Stability for Parenteral Drugs Reference RS 424 E98
Manual of IV Therapeutics RM 170 P48 2005
Veterinary Drug Handbook Reference SF 917 P58
Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics Reserve SF 915 V49
Saunders Handbook of Veterinary Drugs Reference SF 917 P36
Veterinary Drugs: Synonyms & Properties Reference SF 917 V483
Green Book (FDA Approved Animal Drug List) Reference SF 917 F13x
Compendium of Veterinary Products Reference SF 918 B5 C66x