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Resources with Free Access
For NHS Medicines Information Services
This is a list of resources that are freely accessible and considered useful to NHS MI services. It includes free
paper resources (e.g. BNF, drug tariff) and freely accessible websites via the Internet or via National library
arrangements. This list is not intended to be exhaustive. It is organised under general subject headings and should
be used in conjunction with ‘Resources for Purchase by NHS Medicines Information Services’. Other UKMi
resources give guidance on what resources to use when, e.g. UKMi workbook, Enquiry Answering Guidelines.
There is also guidance on the risks associated with the use of various resources available at
www.ukmi.nhs.uk/filestore/ukmiacg/Risk-CommonInformationSources2.doc.
Although UKMi cannot assure the quality of the listed resources, all those listed are produced by reputable/well
known organisations. URLs are available for download via the MiDatabank administrators and were correct at the
time of publication but are liable to change. Where registration is required this is indicated. This document may also
be used to store details of your departmental usernames and passwords if you haven’t entered them in
MiDatabank. This can then be kept in an accessible place for all staff working in MI.
See also Effective use of the Internet for Enquiry Answering for guidance on how to assess the quality of a website
or use www.judgehealth.org.uk with tips on how to assess health related websites.
Updating the List
This list will be updated with new editions/ URLs etc. on an ongoing basis. The Clinical Governance Working Group
reviews the content of the list periodically although the content of the website or resource is not formally reviewed.
Suggestions for additions or deletions can be forwarded to [email protected].
Changes since October 2012
Title
URL and general notes
Authors/
Publisher
Drug administration
Stabilis
Compiled by
hospital pharmacists
in France
http://www.stabilis.org/ Compatibility and stability information.
Use to supplement other resources.
Drug interactions
QT prolongation
US education
organisation
AZCERT
www.azcert.org. List drugs that prolong the QT Interval and/or
induce Torsades de Pointes by risk category.
Palliative care
Palliative Adult
Network Guidelines
(PANG)
Developed by a
collaboration of UK
Cancer networks
Freely available at http://book.pallcare.info/.
Change: This resource should be used as a core resource in
preference to the print version of PCF4.
Renal
CKD Insights
Date: December 2012
Genzyme Renal
Support Services
Change: Direct link to ‘Dialysis of Drugs’ added
(http://renalpharmacyconsultants.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebui
lderfiles/DialysisofDrugsUS2011web.pdf).
Title
Username/
password
Authors/ Publisher
URL and general notes
General
British National
Formulary
BMA and RPS (twice
yearly)
One paper copy considered essential for each
MI centre, online
www.medicinescomplete.com/mc/bnf/current/.
Online is preferred as the electronic BNF will
be updated monthly from October 2012. The
paper version will still only be published every
6 months.
Drug Tariff
The Stationery Office
(monthly)
Paper and online available
www.ppa.org.uk/ppa/edt_intro.htm
electronic Medicines
Compendium (eMC)
DataPharm
Communications
http://emc.medicines.org.uk/.
MIMS
Monthly Index of
Medical Specialities
Haymarket Medical
Pubs.
www.emims.net Username and password
required. NB. Access free to MICs – contact
regional centre for details.
OTC Directory
Proprietary
Association of Great
Britain
Available in searchable form at
www.medicinechestonline.co.uk. Use website
drop down and selection criteria to access.
UKMi
UKMi
www.ukmi.nhs.uk Note – some areas are
password protected – contact regional centre
for password.
NeLM -National
electronic Library for
Medicines
UKMi
www.nelm.nhs.uk Registration required for
email alerts.
Netdoctor
Collaboration of UK
and European
healthcare
professionals
www.netdoctor.co.uk
www.netdoctor.co.uk/medicines/ For
information about drugs, search the
“Medicines” section rather than the whole site.
TICTAC
Virtual Health
Network
CD-ROM updated 4 times a year accessed
via the regional centre.
Medline
England: www.evidence.nhs.uk/.
Wales: http://howis.wales.nhs.uk
Scotland: www.elib.scot.nhs.uk
Athens password required (England)
EMBASE
Elsevier
England: www.evidence.nhs.uk/.
Wales: http://howis.wales.nhs.uk
Scotland: www.elib.scot.nhs.uk
Athens password required (England)
DoH - Department of
Health
DoH
www.dh.gov.uk
MHRA - Medicines &
Healthcare
Regulatory Agency
MHRA
www.mhra.gov.uk
Google search engine
Google
www.google.co.uk for general seach engine
but also use Google scholar for more
academic focus http://scholar.google.co.uk/
Adverse effects
CHM -Commission on
Human Medicines
Date: December 2012
CHM/MHRA
www.mhra.gov.uk/Committees/Medicinesadvi
sorybodies/CommissiononHumanMedicines/i
ndex.htm. Use to access Drug Safety Update
www.mhra.gov.uk/Safetyinformation/DrugSaf
etyUpdate/index.htm
Title
Username/
password
Authors/ Publisher
URL and general notes
Drug Analysis Prints
(DAPs) for Yellow
Card data
CHM/MHRA
www.mhra.gov.uk/Safetyinformation/Howwem
onitorthesafetyofproducts/Medicines/TheYello
wCardScheme/YellowCarddata/index.htm
INCHEM
International
Programme on
Chemical Safety
www.inchem.org/. Toxicology information on
chemicals and drugs.
TOXNET
US National Library
Medicine
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/. Toxicology
information including pregnancy related
toxicity information. Also links to LactMed
(see below) for drugs in lactation information.
Availability
IDIS World Medicines
IDIS World Medicines
www.idispharma.com
www.idispharma.com/pharmacist.php
Durbin PLC
Durbin PLC
www.durbin.co.uk
Pro-file Database
Guy’s and St Thomas’
Hospital NHS Trust
Sourcing unlicensed ‘special’ medicinal
products. www.pro-file.nhs.uk. Registration
required.
Complementary Medicine
Safety of Herbal
Medicines
MHRA
www.mhra.gov.uk/Safetyinformation/Safetywa
rningsalertsandrecalls/Safetywarningsandmes
sagesformedicines/Safetywarningsandmessa
gesforherbalmedicines/index.htm
Contraception and Hormone Replacement Therapy
IPPF Directory of
Hormonal
Contraceptives
International Planned
Parenthood
Federation
http://contraceptive.ippf.org Registration
required. Used by the RPS Information
Service to identify foreign contraceptive pills.
Family Planning
Association
Family Planning
Association
www.fpa.org.uk
Faculty of Family
Planning and
Reproductive
Healthcare
Royal College of
Obstetricians and
Gynaecologists
www.ffprhc.org.uk/. Useful guidelines
including choice of a contraceptive agent at
different ages, in breast feeding, inflammatory
bowel disease, interactions, missed pills and
using pills outside their product licence, EHC
and product reviews.
Diagnostic tests
Labtests online
Collaboration of
professional societies
and supported by the
Department of Health.
www.labtestsonline.org.uk/. Patient
orientated.
Drug abuse
Drug Misuse and
Dependence –
Guidelines on Clinical
Management (The
Orange Guide)
National Treatment
Agency
www.nta.nhs.uk/uploads/clinical_guidelines_2
007.pdf
DrugScope
DrugScope
www.drugscope.org.uk
National Institute on
Drug Abuse
The National Institute
on Drug Abuse (US)
www.nida.nih.gov
Talk to Frank
DoH / Home Office
www.talktoFrank.com
Date: December 2012
Title
Username/
password
Authors/ Publisher
URL and general notes
Drug administration
Intravenous Drug
Administration Guides
UKMi recommends all centres have access to good quality IV administration guidance.
IV Guide
Health of Wales
Information Service
http://medusa.wales.nhs.uk or
www.injguide.nhs.uk.
NB. Available free to contributing Trusts and
all Trusts in Wales & N Ireland.
Stabilis
Compiled by hospital
pharmacists in France
http://www.stabilis.org/ Compatibility and
stability data to supplement other resources.
Drug interactions
HIV Drug Interactions
The University of
Liverpool
www.hiv-druginteractions.org
Cytochrome P450
website
Indiana University
http://medicine.iupui.edu/flockhart/
QT prolongation
US education
organisation AZCERT
www.azcert.org. List drugs that prolong the
QT Interval and/or induce Torsades de
Pointes by risk category.
Medscape drug
interaction checker
Medscape
www.medscape.com/druginfo/drugintercheck
er Registration required.
Evidence Based Medicine
Evidence in Health
and Social care
NICE
www.evidence.nhs.uk. General search engine
for evidence based reviews relevant to the
NHS.
Bandolier
Pain Research Group
Oxford
www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier
OR via www.evidence.nhs.uk/nhs-evidencecontent/journals-and-databases
OR www.wales.nhs.uk OR
http://howis.wales.nhs.uk OR
www.elib.scot.nhs.uk Access provided by
National Library for Health (England), Health
of Wales Information Service & e-Library
(Scotland)
The Cochrane Library
The Cochrane
Foundation
John Wiley & Sons
Via www.evidence.nhs.uk OR
www.wales.nhs.uk OR
http://howis.wales.nhs.uk OR
www.elib.scot.nhs.uk Free access provided
by National Library for Health (England),
Health of Wales Information Service & eLibrary (Scotland)
MeReC Publications
National Prescribing
Centre
www.npc.nhs.uk/merec - NPC legacy site.
From May 2012 the work of the NPC will form
the NICE Medicines and Prescribing Centre.
As part of NICE, all future Medicines and
prescribing outputs will be published on the
NICE website and signposted from the
Medicines and prescribing home page.
Date: December 2012
Title
Username/
password
Authors/ Publisher
URL and general notes
National Prescribing
Centre
National Prescribing
Centre
www.npc.co.uk - NPC legacy site.
No new medicines and prescribing content will
be published to the NPC legacy website, the
catalogue of existing publications, resources
and e-learning materials will still be available to
view and download for as long as the
information contained within them remains
accurate and up-to-date.
Medicines and
Prescribing Centre
NICE
http://www.nice.org.uk/mpc/index.jsp
New site following integration of the former
National Prescribing Centre into NICE.
NICE -National
Institute for Health
and Clinical
Excellence
NICE
www.nice.org.uk
Prodigy
Clarity Informatics Ltd
http://www.prodigy.clarity.co.uk/home.
SIGN - Scottish
Intercollegiate
Guidelines Network
SIGN
www.sign.ac.uk
WeMeRec Bulletins
Welsh Medicines
Resource Centre
www.wemerec.org
HTA assessments
National Coordinating
Centre for HTA
www.hta.ac.uk/ Many of these evaluations
inform NICE guidance.
Centre for Reviews
and Dissemination
University of York
www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/
Infections
The Green Book
Immunisation Against
Infectious Disease
DoH
http://immunisation.dh.gov.uk/gb-individualcurrent-chapters/
Immunisation
Information
DoH
All content from www.immunisation.nhs.uk
has moved to
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publichealth/Immunisation/
index.htm
HPA - Health
Protection Agency
HPA
www.hpa.org.uk
Legal and ethical
Medicines, Ethics and
Practice: A guide for
pharmacists and
pharmacy technicians
RPS
www.rpharms.com/law-and-ethics/medicinesethics-and-practice-guide.asp
Only free to RPS members.
New products
NDO
New Drugs Online
UKMi
www.ukmi.nhs.uk/applications/NDO/
Registration required (free).
Pre-launch reviews
NPC/UKMi
www.nelm.nhs.uk. Registration required.
Reviews are ‘New Drugs’ section which is not
visible unless logged on.
National horizon
scanning centre
http://www.nhsc-healthhorizons.org.uk/
UKMi
www.nelm.nhs.uk
Post-launch reviews
Date: December 2012
Title
Username/
password
Authors/ Publisher
URL and general notes
Patents Database
Online
UKMi
www.ukmi.nhs.uk/med_info/patent.asp UKMi
username and password required
Prescribing Outlook
UKMi
www.nelm.nhs.uk Registration is required to
access this. It is in the Evidence/ horizon
scanning section.
Scottish medicines
Consortium (SMC)
reviews
SMC
www.scottishmedicines.org.uk/
All Wales Medicines
Strategy Group
(AWMSG) reviews
AWMSG
www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/home.cfm?OrgID=3
71
European Medicines
Agency
EMA
www.ema.europa.eu
Paediatrics
BNF for Children
2012-2013
BMA, RPSGB,
RCPCH & NPPG
(annual)
One paper copy considered essential for each
MI centre, online via
www.medicinescomplete.com/mc/bnfc/current
Online is preferred as the electronic BNFc will
be updated monthly from October 2012. The
paper version will still only be published
annually.
Palliative care
Palliative Adult
Network Guidelines
(PANG)
Developed by a
collaboration of UK
Cancer networks
Freely available at http://book.pallcare.info/.
This resource should be used as a core
resource in preference to the print version of
PCF4.
Palliative Care
Matters
Network of Palliative
Care healthcare
professionals.
www.pallcare.info/ Use in preference to
PANG for syringe driver compatibilities
www.pallcare.info/mod.php?mod=sdrivers&m
enu=14
Palliativedrugs.com
Robert Twycross &
Andrew Wilcock
www.palliativedrugs.com (Registration
required). PCF4 is now only available via
subscription. NB. The syringe driver tables
are still freely available using login (click on
SDSD tabs, Click here to continue to SDSD
search page)
Patient information
NHS Direct Online
NHS Direct
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
Patient UK
Patient Information
Publications/ Egton
Medical Information
Systems
www.patient.co.uk. This site has useful
healthcare professional pages (see
Therapeutics section below).
Medicines Guides
Datapharm
Communications
www.medicines.org.uk/Guides
Pharmaceutical
The Fridge Database
UKMi
www.ukmi.nhs.uk/Secure/Fridge/Index.asp
UKMi username and password required
Patents Database
UKMi
www.ukmicentral.nhs.uk/pressupp/patents/def
ault.asp
Date: December 2012
Title
Username/
password
Authors/ Publisher
URL and general notes
Pregnancy and lactation
At least two resources should be used for all pregnancy and lactation enquiries.
See also Resources for purchase list.
TOXBASE
NTIS* National
Teratology
Information Service
www.toxbase.org *Pregnancy information
only, registration required.
At least two resources should be used for all
pregnancy and lactation enquiries.
Monographs not suitable as patient
information leaflets.
LactMed
US National Library of
Medicine
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgibin/sis/htmlgen?LACT. At least two resources
should be used for all pregnancy and lactation
enquiries.
Royal College of
Obstetrics and
Gynaecology
Royal College of
Obstetrics and
Gynaecology
www.rcog.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=8 A
range of guidelines on women’s health is
available.
Drugs in Lactation
UKMi
www.ukmicentral.nhs.uk/drugpreg/guide.htm
The ‘Quick Reference Guide’ is currently
being revised to include an evidence-based
recommendation on all drugs detailed in the
BNF which may be used in breastfeeding
mothers.
Psychiatry
psychiatrynet.eu
http://wiki.psychiatrienet.nl/index.php/Main_P
age. Contains tables for:
 Switching between antidepressants
 Switching between antipsychotics
 Benzodiazepine conversion calculator
NB. Inaccuracies in some tables have been
identified. The authors have subsequently
corrected these. This resource should only be
used in conjunction with other resources and,
ideally, be discussed with a mental health
specialist.
Renal
CKD Insights
Genzyme Renal
Support Services
Statistics
Date: December 2012
www.ckdinsights.com
Gives access to ‘Dialysis of Drugs’
(http://renalpharmacyconsultants.com/sitebuil
dercontent/sitebuilderfiles/DialysisofDrugsUS
2011web.pdf). This is an American text
produced by an expert in nephrology
pharmacy. It is updated annually and provides
information on the dialysability of drugs in
patients receiving hemodialysis and
peritoneal dialysis.
Title
Statistics in Divided
Doses
Username/
password
Authors/ Publisher
North West MIC
UKMi
URL and general notes
www.ukmi.nhs.uk/activities/Research/default.
asp?pageRef=27
Therapeutics
Patient UK
Patient Information
Publications / Egton
Medical Information
Systems
www.patient.co.uk. After putting a term in the
search box you will have a list of resources to
choose from. Those with an apple and a plus
sign are written for healthcare professionals
and are an excellent resource with the
following general headings: presentation,
diagnosis, aetiology, epidemiology,
assessment, management etc.
The Merck Manual of
Diagnosis and
Treatment
Berkow, R et al
Merck and Co.
www.merckmanuals.com/professional/index.h
tml. Paper copy 19th edition (2011) can also
be purchased.
Travel
Malaria Reference
Laboratory
HPA
www.malaria-reference.co.uk
National Travel Health
Network and Centre
(NaTHNaC)
National Travel Health
Network and Centre,
DoH
www.nathnac.org. Also link to
www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk
Health Advice for
Travellers
DoH
www.nhs.uk/Healthcareabroad/Pages/Healthc
areabroad.aspx
Fit for Travel
Provide by NHS
Scotland.
www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk. Public access site.
NPA Malaria
Prophylaxis and
Travel vaccine
information
National
Pharmaceutical
Association
NPA travel resources are no longer available
via NeLM. Now only free to NPA members.
Travel vaccination:
www.nelm.nhs.uk/en/Communities/NeLM/NP
A/Info-Services/NPA-Vaccine-Requirementsfor-Travellers-Abroad-leaflet-0510/ - No
longer free.
Malaria prophylaxis:
www.nelm.nhs.uk/en/Communities/NeLM/NP
A/Info-Services/Malaria-Prophylaxis-forTravellers-Abroad/ - No longer free.
Wound management and dressings
Dressings.org
Date: December 2012
Surgical Materials
Testing Laboratory
www.dressings.org