REFERENCE AND DOSAGE FORM 1

IDENTIFY TYPES OF PHARMACEUTIC REFENCE BOOKS

  1. British pharmacopeia

    • the national pharmacopeia of the UK, published annually

    • contain around 3375 monograph of medicinal subtances and preparation

  2. British pharmaceutical codex ( B.P.C )

    • supplements the BP with information on uses, side effect, and additional formulas not found in the BP.

  3. The pharmaceutical codex

    • covers pharmaceutical science and technology

    • part 1: demonstrates how medicine quality is ensured from development to use.

    • part 2: collection of pharmaceutical data in monograph

  4. United states pharmacopeia ( U.S.P )

    • official pharmacopeia of the U.S, published annually

    • combined with the national formulary (NF) as the USP-NF

  5. European pharmacopeia (E.P)

    • provides common quality standard for medicine in europe

    • standard apply to human and veterinary medicines

  6. Indian pharmacopeia (I.P)

    • sets drug standards for india, historically modeled after the british pharmacopeia

  7. Monthly index of medical specialties (MIMS)

    • a quartely pharmaceutical prescribing guide in malaysia; in march, june, september, and december

    • includes drug monographs with details on ingrediant, dosages, and price

  8. British national formulary (B.N.F)

    • UK reference book. published biannually; in march and september

    • includes information on indication, doses, side effect, interaction, and drug prices

  9. Drug information handbook (LEXI-COMP)

    • organized alphabetically by drug names

    • provides detailed drug information, including uses, side effect, and pharmacodynamics

  10. Martindale: the complete drug reference

    • convers drug used globally, including investigational, herbal, and complementary medicines

    • contain over 6000 drug and 700 disease treatment review

    RETRIVE VARIOS INFORMATION FROM PHARMACEUTICAL REFERENCE SOURCE

    step-by-step referring process

    • step 1 : identify the type of information require (e.g., drug standard, formulation, dosage, drug interaction)

    • step 2 : choose the most relevant reference (e,g, BP, USP, Martindale)

      • BP\BPC : for drug standard and formulation

      • BNF\MIMS : for drug prescribing and safety information

      • Martindale : for international drug comparisons

    • step 3 : navigate to connect section (use the index or table of contents)

    • step 4 : verity the drug’s name, strength, and formulation

    • step 5 : cross-check information with other reference if needed

      Tip; use electronic or online version for quicker access and the most up-to-date information