Drug References and Compatibility

labeling requirements for OTC drugs

active ingredients

warnings

uses

side effects

dosage instructions

inactive ingredients

guidelines for anticoagulation

American College of Chest Physicians CHEST guidelines

guidelines for cardiovascular diseases

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association

guidelines for diabetes

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

American Diabetes Associations

guidelines for ID

Infectious Diseases Society of America

HIV/AIDS: US Dept. of Health and Human Services

Sexually transmitted infections: CDC

guidelines for oncology

American Society of Clinical Oncology

National Comprehensive Caner Network

guidelines for pediatrics

The American Academy of Pediatrics

guidelines for pregnancy

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

guidelines for psych

American Psychiatric Association Diagnostics and Statistics

DSM-5

guidelines for pulmonary conditions

Asthma: Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) and National Heart

Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

COPD: Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

guidelines for renal disease

KDIGO

guidelines for vaccines

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

CDC

FAERS

FDA’s Adverse Drug Reporting System

VAERS

Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System

MAUDE

Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience

Allen’s guide contains information on…

compounding and pharmaceuticals

Merck Index contains information on

compounding and pharmaceuticals

Remington contains information on

compounding and pharmaceuticals

Trissel’s contains information on

compounding and pharmaceutics

Hasten and Horn’s contains information on

drug interactions

Places to go for information about drug shortages

FDA

ASHP

CDC (vaccines)

where to go to find information about vaccines

CDC

Sanford Guide provides information on

antimicrobial therapy

Index Nominum provides info on

international drug information

resources for IV drug compatibility and stability

ASHP’s Handbook on Injectable Drugs

King’s Guide to Parenteral Admixtures

Trissel’s

Resources for medication safety

MedWatch

ISMP

NIOSH

Where to report medication errors

Institute for Safe Medication Practices Medication Errors Reporting Program (ISMP MERP)

reports of adverse events and medication errors should be reported where

FDA MedWatch

Databases for information on overdoses, poisoning and toxicity

Lexi-Tox

Micromedex

TOXLINE in PubMed

The Harriet Lane Handbook gives information on

pediatrics

Goodman and Gilman’s provides information on

Pharmacology

Briggs’ provides information on

pregnancy and lactation

Hale’s provides information on

Pregnancy and lactation

Plumb’s provides information on

veterinary drugs

resources for therapeutics and disease management

DiPiro’s

Handbook of nonprescription drugs

Koda-Kimble’s

The Merck Manual

UpToDate

Orange Book

drugs that can be interchanged with generics

Pink Book

information on epidemiology and vaccine-preventable disease

Pink Sheet

News report on regulatory, legislative, legal and business developments

Purple Book

list of biological drug products, including biosimilars

Red book

drug pricing (red book pediatrics is for pediatrics)

Yellow Book

travel and vaccines

Green Book

approved animal drug products

Patch which can be cut

Lidoderm

Patches that must be removed prior to MRI

Catapres (clonidine)

Androderm (testosterone)

Neupro (rotigotine)

Transderm Scop (scopolamine)

Nasal Spray Counseling

shake the bottle, prime before first use, blow your nose, close one nostril, breath in through nose and press down, breathe out through mouth

Drugs with leaching issues with PVC

ALT TIN

Amiodarone

Lorazepam

Tacrolimus

Taxanes

Insulin

Nitroglycerin

Dextrose only, no saline

Bactrim

Amphotericin B

Oxaliplatin

Saline only, no dextrose

ACID PEA

ampicillin

capsofungin

infliximab

daptomycin

phenytoin

ertapenem

ampicllin/sulbactam

Mixing these drugs can be fatal

calcium and ceftriaxone

calcium and phosphate

do not refrigerate drugs

(mm f peds)

metronidazole

moxifloxacin

furosemide

phenytoin

enoxaparin

dexemedetomidine

SMX/TMP

drugs that must be protected from light during administration

epoprostenol

nitroprusside

doxycycline

phyntonadione

micafungin

do not shake…

hormones

proteins/blood products

albumin

antibodies

insulin

vaccines

emulsions