Thursday, April 30, 2009

FYI - Swine Influenza and Micromedex


From Thomson regarding Micromedex:

"In response to the recent outbreak of Swine Influenza (H1N1), Thomson Reuters has updated the MICROMEDEX drug, disease, and patient education content to reflect the most recent CDC guidelines published on 4/27/09.

The MICROMEDEX content already includes detailed information on the treatment of influenza. We continue to closely monitor the guidelines provided by the CDC specific to the swine influenza outbreak and will update this information accordingly."

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

New books for COPHS in the Swilley Library

Ethics and professionalism: a guide for the physician assistant
R697.P45 E84 2008

Litt's drug eruption reference manual including drug interactions
RL803 .D78 2009

Antibiotics, simplified
RM267 .G27 2009


The pharmacy informatics primer

RS122.2 .P44 2009

ImmunoFacts: vaccines and immunologic drugs
RM281 .G73 2009


Biochemistry: the molecular basis of life
QD415 .M36 2009

Meyler's side effects of psychiatric drugs
RM315 .M479 2009


The pharmacist's guide to evidence-based medicine for clinical decision making

RS92 .B765 2008

Applied
therapeutics: the clinical use of drugs

RM262 .A65 2009

Tuesday, April 07, 2009

New from the National Library of Medicine


"The Dietary Supplements Labels Database offers information about ingredients in more than 3,000 selected brands of dietary supplements. Ingredients of dietary supplements in this database are linked to other National Library of Medicine databases such as MedlinePlus and PubMed to allow users to understand the characteristics of ingredients and view the results of research pertaining to them, including the following characteristics:
  • Uses in humans
  • Adverse effects
  • Mechanism of action

The Database can be searched by brand names, uses noted on product labels, specific active ingredients, and manufacturers."

Friday, April 03, 2009

New Books for Check Out @ Swilley

Drug delivery systems
RS199.5 .D77 2008

Essential clinical procedures
R697.P45 C56 2007

Macromolecular drug delivery : methods and protocols
QH506 .M45 2009

Antimicrobial resistance : problem pathogens and clinical countermeasures

QR177 .A588 2008

Vaccine adjuvants and delivery systems
QR189 .V232 2007

Physician assistant : a guide to clinical practice
R697.P45 P48 2008

AIDS vaccine development : challenges and opportunities
QR189.5.A33 A34 2007

Alternative medicine? : a history
R733 .B58 2007

Pneumococcal vaccines : the impact of conjugate vaccine
QR189.5.P58 P54 2008

Case studies in pharmacy ethics
RS100.5 .V43 2008


Presentation zen simple ideas on presentation design and delivery
HF5718.22 .R39 2008

Medicinal natural products : a biosynthetic approach
RS160 .D48 2009

Evidence-based medical ethics : cases for practice-based learning
R724 .S585 2008

Modified-release drug delivery technology
RS201.C64 M63 2008

Palliative medicine : a case-based manual
R726.8 .M23 2005

McMinn's clinical atlas of human anatomy
QM25 .M23 2008

Comprehensive pharmacy review & Comprehensive pharmacy review practice exams
RS97 .P49 2010

The SAGE handbook of curriculum and instruction
LB2806.15 .S24 2008

Embracing our mortality : hard choices in an age of medical miracles
R726.8 .S3384 2008