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Drug Information & Pharmacology

This guide will help healthcare students find reliable drug information resources

Finding Reliable Drug Information

MEDICATION & PHARMACOLOGY RESEARCH

This LibGuide is to help with any assignments, papers or research projects that involve researching prescription drugs or drug classes, including their brand or generic names, indications, contraindications, adverse effects, etc. It includes places where you can find reliable, updated sources for the information, chosen by your librarians. If you are required to list APA citations for where you got information about each drug, this guide has the kinds of resources your instructor will be looking for.

The content on the pages of this LibGuide can help you to:

  • Find up-to-date online Library resources containing accurate drug information for healthcare professionals: electronic nursing drug guides and prescribing guides.
  • Find accurate drug information from reliable websites.
  • Find pharmacology and dosage calculation ebooks. 
  • Find similar print books in the Library, if you are more comfortable using books.