Pharmacy Foundations: Drug References

Question 1

What is the FDA approved drug information sheet that is part of a drugs official labeling?

Answer 1

Package insert

Only contains FDA approved info

Question 2

Where can you find a drugs package insert?

Answer 2

DailyMed (NLM)
Drugs@FDA
Drug manufactures website
Printed copy attached to bottle of drug

Question 3

The strictest warning on a drug label?

Answer 3

Boxed warning, black box warning
usually alerts to risk of death or serious permanent disability

Question 4

Adverse reactions refers to…

Answer 4

undesirable, uncomfortable, or dangerous effects from a drugLa

Question 5

Labeling requirements for OTC medications

Answer 5

active ingredient, including amount contained and dosage
uses (ie indications)
specific warnings ( when shouldn’t be use or consul HCP)
Side effects
Dosage instructions
Inactive ingredients

Question 6

Anticoagulation guidelines

Answer 6

CHEST - Stroke prevention in Afib and VTE

Question 7

Cardiovascular disease guidelines

Answer 7

ACC & AHA

Question 8

Diabetes Guidelines

Answer 8

ADA
AACE

Question 9

Infectious Disease guidelines

Answer 9

IDSA
CDC
clinical info.HIV.gov

Question 10

Oncology guidelines

Answer 10

ASCO
NCCN

Question 11

Pediatric guidelines

Answer 11

AAP

Question 12

Pregnancy & Women’s Health guidelines

Answer 12

ACOG

Question 13

Psychiatric Condition guidelines

Answer 13

APA
DSM-5

Question 14

Pulmonary Condition guidelines

Answer 14

NHLBI
GOLD

Question 15

Renal Disease guidelines

Answer 15

KDIGO

Question 16

Vaccine guidelines

Answer 16

ACIP
CDC

Question 17

Specialty resource for adverse reactions

Answer 17

ASHP Drug-Induced diseases
FDAble
Medwatch: FAERS,VAERS,MAUDE
Meyler’s Side Effects of Drugs

Question 18

Specialty resource for compounding and pharmaceutics

Answer 18

Allen’s
ASHP guidelines
SDS (safety data sheets)
Merck Index
Remington
Trusses Stability of Compounded Formulations
USP 795, 797, 800 and -NF
Pediatric Drug Formulations
International Journal of Pharma Compounding

Question 19

Specialty resource for Drug Interactions

Answer 19

Hansten and Horn’s**
Drug Interaction Facts

Question 20

Specialty resource for Drug pricing

Answer 20

Red book (Micromedex)

Question 21

Specialty resource for Drug Shortages

Answer 21

ASHP current drug shortages
FDA drug shortages
CDC current vaccine shortages & delays

Question 22

Specialty resource for Drug substitution

Answer 22

FDAs Orange Book
FDAs purple book = biologic equivalents

Question 23

Specialty resources for Geriatrics

Answer 23

AGS Beers Criteria

Question 24

Specialty resources for Immunizations

Answer 24

CDC ACIP
CDC pink book
Immunization action coalition

Question 25

Specialty resources for infectious diseases

Answer 25

IDSA practice guidelines Sanford guide to antimicrobials

Question 26

Specialty resources for HIV

Answer 26

HIVinfo.NIH.gov Sanford Guide to HIV/AIDS Johns Hopkins ABX/HIV guide

Question 27

Specialty resources for travel medicine

Answer 27

WHO CDC (yellow book and Travelers Health)

Question 28

Specialty resources for International Drug Info

Answer 28

Index Nominum Martindale USP Dictionary and Lexicomp European Drug index

Question 29

Specialty resources for investigational drugs

Answer 29

Clinicaltrials.gov

Question 30

Specialty resources for IV Drug compatibility and stability

Answer 30

ASHPs handbook on injectable drugs King Guide Trissels

Question 31

Specialty resources for Medication safety

Answer 31

FDA MedWatch ISMP NIOSH list

Question 32

Specialty resources for natural products/alternative medicine

Answer 32

Natural medicines database

Question 33

Specialty resources for overdoses, poisoning and toxicology

Answer 33

Lexi-Tox Micromedex TOXLINE in pubmed

Question 34

Specialty resources for pediatrics

Answer 34

NeoFax - Micromedex Red book Harriet Lane Handbook AAP

Question 35

Specialty resources for Pharmacology

Answer 35

Goodman and Gilman's

Question 36

Specialty resources for Pregnancy and Lactation

Answer 36

Briggs' drugs CDC Hale's LactMed

Question 37

Specialty resources for regulatory and business development

Answer 37

CDER Pink Sheet

Question 38

Specialty resources for Therapeutics and Disease management

Answer 38

DiPiro's Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs Koda-Kimbles The Merck Manual UpToDate

Question 39

Specialty resources for Veterinary

Answer 39

Plumb's

Question 40

Reference books by color

Answer 40

Orange = generics Pink = vaccine info Pink Sheet = news on regulatory, legislative, legal and business developments Purple = biologics Red = drug pricing Yellow = travel info Green = animal products