General Drug Information Resources

American Hospital Formulary Service

Collection of drug monographs for medications available in the US

Clinical Pharmacology

Drug information (monographs for Rx AND OTC drugs, natural products, and investigational drugs) provided with real-time updates and point-of-care solutions supported by ClinicalKey

Epocrates/Epocrates +

Drug information plus guideline summaries
Epocrates + expands into evidence-based disease management and includes sections on natural products, lab and diagnostic information and ICD-10 coding (for billing purposes)

Facts & Comparisons

Collection of databases, includes drug monographs, comparative drug charts and other unique resources (search drugs based on a specific adverse reaction)

UpToDate Lexidrug

Drug monographs organized alphabetically - includes useful appendices (drug class comparisons, equivalent dosing charts)

Multiple clinical databases beyond drug information monographs depending on subscription level

Micromedex

Multiple clinical databases beyond drug information monographs

Prescriber’s Digital Reference

Free with registration; includes information for drugs, vaccines and biologics

Provides more detail than PIs, and includes practical information, such as where injections can be given and time to clinical effect

PubChem (NLM)

Includes information on chemical properties and structures, general drug information (including toxicity and safety), and links to other resources

Drugs.com

Free for professionals and consumers - drug information is primarily sourced from other products, including AHFS Drug Information, Micromedex, and Cerner Multum

RxList

Drug information is sourced from other products, including the FDA, Cerner Multum, and First Databank

AHFS/AHFS CDI Unique Features

Off-label uses

IV drug compatibility

International Drug names

Clinical Pharmacology Unique Features

Off-label uses

IV Drug Compatibility (via Trissel’s)

Drug/Pill Identification

Natural Products

Drug Class comparison

Pricing

International Drug names

Drugs.com Unique Features

Off-label uses

Drug/pill identification

Natural products

Drug class comparison

Pricing

International drug names

Epocrates/Epocrates+ Unique Features

Off-label uses

Drug/Pill Identification

Natural Product (extra)

Drug Class comparisons

Pricing

Facts & Comparisons eAnswers Unique Features

Off-label uses

IV drug compatibility (via Trissel’s)

Drug/pill identification

natural products

Drug Class comparisons

International Drug Names (via Martindale)

UpToDate Lexidrug Unique Features

Off-label uses

IV Drug Compatibility (via Trissel’s)

Drug/pill identification

Natural products

Drug class comparisons

Pricing

International Drug Names (via Martindale)

Micromedex Unique Features

Off-label uses

IV drug compatibility (via Trissel’s)

Drug/pill compatibility

Natural products

Drug class comparisons

pricing (Red Book)

International Drug Names (via Martindale, Index Nominum and others)

Adverse Reaction Sources

FDAble

MedWatch: FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System

Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System

Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience

Safety Reporting Portal

Compounding and Pharmaceutics Sources

Allen’s The Art, Science, and Technology of Pharmaceutical Compounding

Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

Merck Index Online

Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy

USP Compounding Compendium (USP 795, USP 797, and USP 800)

USP-NF: monographs for drug substances, dosage forms, compounded preparations and excipients

ASHP’s Extemporaneous Formulations for Pediatric, Geriatric, and Special Needs Patients

Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding

Drug Pricing Sources

Red Book

Medi-Span Price Rx

Drug Shortages Sources

ASHP Current Drug Shortages

FDA Drug Shortages

CDC Current Vaccines Shortages and Delays

American Hospital Formulary Service Clinical Drug Information (AHFS CDI)

Geriatric Sources

American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults

Geriatric Lexi-Drugs

Immunizations Sources

CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

CDC Pink Book

Immunize.org

Vaccines, Blood and Biologics (FDA)

Infectious Disease Sources

Sanford Guide

Johns Hopkins ABX and HIV Guides

Travel Medicine Sources

World Health Organization

CDC Yellow Book

Traveler’s Health

International Society of Travel Medicine

International Drug Information Sources

Index Nominum

Martindale

Investigational Drug Sources

Clinicaltrials.gov

IV Drug Compatibility and Stability Sources

ASHP’s Handbook in Injectable Drugs

King Guide

Trissel’s

Disease Prevention Sources

Healthy People 2030 (including Social Determinants of Health)

Drug Substitution Sources

FDA’s Orange Book

FDA’s Purple Book

Medication Safety Sources

MedWatch

ISMP

ISMP MERP

NIOSH

Drug and Biologic Recalls

Drug Communications and Safety Alerts

Natural Products/Alternative Medicine Sources

NatMed

Pediatric Sources

NeoFax

Lexidrug

Red Book

The Harriet Lane Handbook

The KIDs List

ASHP’s Pediatric Injectable Drugs (The Teddy Bear Book)

Pharmacology Sources

Goodman and Gilman’s

Katzung’s Basic and Clinical Pharmacology

Pregnancy and Lactation Sources

Brigg’s Drugs

CDC

Hale’s

LactMed

Poisoning and Toxicology Sources

Lexi-Tox

Micromedex

State Poison Control Center

Regulatory and Business Development Sources

FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)

Pink Sheet

Therapeutics and Disease Management Sources

DiPro’s Pharmacotherapy

Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs

Koda-Kimble’s

The Merk Manual

UpToDate

Veterinary Sources

Plumb’s