LibGuides: Pharmacy Guide: Key Resources

Key Databases

Most of the information in the following databases is available in "fulltext" format, which means you can download the whole article (usually in PDF or HTML format) and then print it, email it or just read it.

eReadings

Your lecturer may make some of your unit readings available through eReadings.

A simple way to find your readings in eReadings is to search by 'Unit code' using the drop-down menu. You can also view readings in other units - just search by keyword, author, title or source.

If you can't access some of your readings, please contact your lecturer. For journal articles, we suggest you try the steps in the "Locating journal articles from citations" section of this page first.

CDU Library eReadings

eBooks

eBook Central
Provides access to a range of eBooks across various subject areas.

Note: You can print up to 20% of the pages of any eBook.
You can copy/paste an additional 5% of the pages of any eBook.
ie: Search for 'pharmacology'. This will currently give you a list of titles. Click on the 'Table of contents' tab to search each chapter or choose the 'read online' option to scroll through the entire book.

Links to key databases and drug information sites
Links to pharmacological journals
Summon-search our print, eBook and online journal collections
PubMed Tutorial
Access Pharmacy Ebook collection
Referencing guides-Vancouver and NLM
EndNote information
Contact details for the Liaison Librarian

Exploring Library Search

Drug information and Pharmacopoeias

CDU Library has pharmaceutical information available online through the Database webpage or via the following links:

Australian Injectable Drugs Handbook (AIDH)
AIDH provides up-to-date information on injectable medicines. The 5th edition contains more than 400 injectable medicines, each monograph includes availability, generic/trade names, preparation, administration, stability, compatibility/incompatibility data, & special notes. Paediatric-specific information is also included in many of the monographs.
Australian Medicines Handbook online - AMH
AMH is an independent, up-to-date, comparative, drug reference resource for Australian health care professionals.
Note: there is a limit of 2 concurrent user sessions, please log out when finished.
British National Formulary
Compiled with the advice of clinical experts this reference provides up-to-date guidance on prescribing, dispensing and administering medicines.

ChemWatch
ChemWatch is the chemical management system in use at Charles Darwin University. It allows access to Safety Data Sheets (SDS) database and manages chemical inventories/manifests. The new version of ChemWatch is GOLDFFX (replaces ChemFFX and ChemGold III).
Dietary Supplements
A large number of peer-reviewed, high-quality trials, systematic reviews and meta-analyses have been published since the third edition of this book, offering health professionals a better evidence base from which to offer information to the public.

eTG - Complete
Searchable peer-reviewed clinical guidelines. Topics include analgesia, antibiotics, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrinology, neurology, gastroenterology, dermatology, palliative care, psychotropics and drug prescribing in pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Herbal Medicines
Research suggests that complementary and alternative medicines, which would include herbal medicines, are used by 50 to 70% of the population in the Western world, and in other areas it is suggested that 80% of the population are dependent on traditional medicines for their healthcare. This provides a background to the intense research and regulatory focus on herbal medicines in recent years.

Martindale: complete drug reference guide
Martindale contains information on drugs in clinical use worldwide, as well as selected investigational and veterinary drugs, herbal and complementary medicines, pharmaceutical excipients, vitamins and nutritional agents, vaccines, radiopharmaceuticals, contrast media and diagnostic agents, medicinal gases, drugs of abuse and recreational drugs, toxic substances, disinfectants, and pesticides.
MIMS Online
Provides access to information on over 2,300 prescription and non-prescription drugs. Both abbreviated and full product information is presented, including dosage, adverse reactions, and drug interactions, as well as PBS data, price, use in sport, gluten content, and much more.
Note: there is a limit of 5 concurrent user sessions, please log out when finished.

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
This website contains information on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme including details of the medicines subsidised by the Australian Government as well as information for consumers, carers, health professionals and the pharmaceutical industry. The PBS is part of Australia's broader National Medicines Policy (NMP).

Stockley's Drug Interactions
This resource provides drug information and interactions.

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Journals

Some of the top ranked pharmacy journals which are available include:

Australian Journal of Pharmacy
Annals of Pharmacotherapy
Pharmacotherapy
International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Current opinion in Pharmacology
Pharmacy Education

Search these journal titles in either Library Search or the eJournal portal

Australian Prescriber

Access Pharmacy

AccessPharmacy
Provides access to pharmacy reference and textbooks, case studies, functional calculators, an integrated drug database, glossary, and multimedia resources.
Note: there is a limit of 5 concurrent user sessions, please log out when finished.

Pharmacy Guide: Key Resources

Key Databases

eReadings

eBooks

Contents

Exploring Library Search

Exploring Library Search

Drug information and Pharmacopoeias

Liaison Librarian

Journals

Access Pharmacy