WMIC Quick Reference List v1.38
General
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Key sources (hardcopy and electronic):
General References
AHFS:
AHFS Drug information,Bethesda: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. 2017 [cited 2017 Aug 28]. Available from:
All Wales Medicines Strategy Group Publications:
All Wales Medicines Strategy Group. Update on prescribing LMWH in Wales: outstanding issues relating to the AWMSG LMWH recommendations. October 2010 [cited 2013 Jul 3]. Available from:
BNF:
Joint Formulary Committee. British National Formulary. 67ed. London: BMJ Group and Pharmaceutical Press; [year of publication]
BNF (electronic):
Joint Formulary Committee. British National Formulary (online).London: BMJ Group andPharmaceutical Press on 2014 Oct 20].
BNF for Children:
Paediatric Formulary Committee. BNF for Children [edition year]. London: BMJ Group, Pharmaceutical Press, and RCPCH Publications; [year of publication]
BNF for Children (electronic):
Paediatric Formulary Committee. BNF for Children (online). London: BMJ Group, Pharmaceutical Press, and RCPCH Publications on 2014 Nov 22].
Cardiff and ValeUniversity Health Board Policy:
Cardiff and ValeUniversity Health Board. Policy for the ordering, storage, disposal and safe prescribing and administration of Controlled Drugs in secondary care. May 2011.
Clinical Knowledge Summaries [CKS]
Hypertension. NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries [cited 2009 April 3]. Available from:
Cochrane reviews (and protocols):
Che Yaakob CA, Dzarr AA, Ismail AA et al. Anticoagulant therapy for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in pregnancy (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD007801. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD007801.
Data on File:
Data on File, Allen & Hanbury’s (PCN102). Obtained June 2010.
Department of Health publications:
Department of Health. Mixing of medicines prior to administration in clinical practice: medical and non-medical prescribing. May 2010 [cited 2013 Jun 6]. Available from:
Dollery:
[Drug name] monograph. In: Dollery C, editor. Therapeutic drugs. 2nd ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone; 1999. p. xx.
Drug Round:
Drug Round. Recommendations for the prescribing of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Cardiff and ValeUniversity Health Board; Feb 2009.
eMIMS:
Antidepressants, a guide to switching and withdrawing. MIMS online. Twickenham: Haymarket Media Group; 2017 [cited 2017 Jan 23]. Available from:
Good Prescribing Guide:
Cardiff and ValeUniversity Health Board. Good Prescribing Guide: Prescribing Guidelines for medical staff. 7th ed; Apr 2014.
Cardiff and ValeUniversity Health BoardFormulary:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Formulary [cited 2013 Jun 20]. Available from:
MI-UK ECOMPASS discussion group:
risk of N-acetylcysteine (multiple responses) [cited 2011 Apr 21]. Available from: .
Frequently Asked Questions for Healthcare Professionals:
WMIC FAQ 5. Can low molecular weight heparins (LMWHs) be used during pregnancy for thromboprophylaxis and/or to treat deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism? [cited 2011 Dec 1]. Available from:
Injectable Medicines Guide:
Glucose. Intravenous. In: Injectable Medicines Guide [date of revision of text Jan 2012] [cited 2013 Jun 10]. Available from:
IBM MICROMEDEX®:
Individual documents:
IBM Micromedex® DRUGDEX®:
Fluoxetine.In: IBM Micromedex® DRUGDEX®(electronic version). Truven Health Analytics,Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA. Available at: month/day/year).
IBM Micromedex® Alternative Medicine:
Feverfew.In: IBM Micromedex® Alternative Medicine(electronic version). Truven Health Analytics, Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA. Available at: month/day/year).
Drug Consult:
Analgesic-induced nephrotoxicity (Drug Consult). In: IBM Micromedex® DRUGDEX®(electronic version). Truven Health Analytics,Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA. Available at: month/day/year).
MARTINDALE:
Fluoxetine. In: Sweetman S(Ed), Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference.
London: The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Electronic version. Truven Health Analytics, Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA. Available at: month/day/year).
IBM REPROTOX® Database:
(Title) (IBM REPROTOX®Document). In: IBM REPROTOX® Database (electronic version). Truven Health Analytics,Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA. Available at: month/day/year).
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE):
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Venous thromboembolism: reducing the risk(month and year of issue, e.g. Aug 2007) (CG 92). London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence [cited 2011 May 17]. Available from:
NICE Evidence:
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. NHS Evidence. Health and Social Care [cited 2013 Jan 17]. Available from:
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine [electronic]:
Longmore M, Wilkinson I, Davidson E, Foulkes A, editors. Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine [Internet]. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2010 [cited 2013 Jul 4]. Available from:
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN):
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network. Management of Chronic Heart Failure (Guideline 95). February 2007 [cited 2009 May 22]. Available from:
SPCs:
Summary of Product Characteristics – Cardura (doxazosin). Pfizer Ltd. Accessed via on 04/07/13 [date of revision of the text Jun 2012]. If there is no date of revision then the date of first authorisation/renewal of the authorisation should be stated.
Stockley:
Baxter K, Preston CL (eds),. Stockley’s Drug Interactions. [online] London: Pharmaceutical Press [cited 2015 Jan 29]. Available from:
Stockley’s Interaction Alerts:
Preston CL (ed), Stockley’s Interaction Alerts. [online] London: Pharmaceutical Press [cited 2015 Jan 29]. Available from:
Stockley’s Herbal Medicines:
Williamson E, Driver S, Baxter K, editors. Stockley’s herbal medicines interactions [online]. London: Pharmaceutical Press [cited 2012 Jul 9]. Available from:
Up To Date Database:
Marion DW. Diaphragmatic pacing. In: Post TW, editor. UpToDate.Waltham, MA: Wolters Kluwer Health [cited 2013 Nov 25]. Available from:
UKMi Q&As:
UKMi Medicines Q&A264.3. Olive oil treatment for cradle cap – can it worsen the condition? [cited 2013 Jun 4]. Available from:
Welsh Medicines Resource Centre Publication:
Welsh Medicines Resource Centre Bulletin. Using low molecular weight heparin: incorporating advice from the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group. February 2011 [cited 2013 Jul 04]. Available from:
Porphyria
UKPMIS Safe List:
UK Porphyria Medicines Information Service. Drugs that are considered to be SAFE for use in the acute porphyrias. Written 05/2016 [cited 2016May 12]. Available from:
Porphyria Bulletin:
Welsh Medicines Information Centre. Porphyria: A Medicines Information Bulletin. July 2008 [cited 2012 Jan 19]. Available from:
European Porphyria Initiative Information:
European Porphyria Network. Treatment of the acute attack [cited 2012 Feb 13]. Available from:
French list:
Le Centre Français des Porphyries. Classification des médicaments [cited 25 Mar 2015] Available from:
American list:
American Porphyria Foundation. Drug Database [cited 25 Mar 2015]. Available from:
NAPOS:
The Norwegian Porphyria Centre (NAPOS) and The Swedish Porphyria Centre. The Drug Database for Acute Porphyria. Propranolol monograph [cited 2011 Dec 24]. Available from:
South African Site:
PorphyriaSouth Africa. Prescribing in porphyria. Alphabetical drug list [cited 2014 Jan 17]. Available from:
Paediatrics
BNF for Children:
Paediatric Formulary Committee. BNF for Children [edition year]. London: BMJ Group, Pharmaceutical Press, and RCPCH Publications; [year of publication]
BNF for Children (electronic):
Paediatric Formulary Committee. BNF for Children (online). London: BMJ Group, Pharmaceutical Press, and RCPCH Publications [Accessed on 2014 Nov 22].
Medicines for Children:
Medicines for children. 2nd ed. London: RCPCH Publications Limited; 2003. p. xx.
Medicines for Children Patient Information Leaflets:
Aciclovir (oral) for viral infections. London: RoyalCollege of Paediatrics and Child Health, Neonatal & Paediatric Pharmacists Group, WellChild. Publication date: 11/5/2012 [cited 2013 Jun 24]. Available from:
Guy’s Formulary:
Tomlin S, editor. Paediatric formulary. 8th ed. London: Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust; 2010. p. xx.
Guy’s Formulary (electronic):
Tomlin S, editor. Paediatric formulary. 9th ed. London: Guy’s & St Thomas’, KingsCollege and UniversityLewishamHospitals. Revised Dec 2012 [cited 2014 Jan 18]. Available from:
Adverse Drug Reactions
CSM DAPS:
Commission for Human Medicines/Medicines and Healthcare products Regulation Agency (MHRA). Drug Analysis Print for [drug name]. Cited 2002 Jul 9. Available from:
Drug Safety Update:
Drug Safety Update. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory agency and commission on Human Medicines. Sep 2007;1(2):8 [cited 2009 Feb 26]. Available from:
Meyler’s Side Effects of Drugs:
Aronson JK, editor. Meyler’s Side Effects of Drugs. 16th ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier BV; 2016 [cited 2017 Sep 24].Available from:
NPSA Patient Safety Alert:
National Patient Safety Agency. Patient Safety Alert. Potassium chloride concentrate solutions. 23 July 2002 [cited 2011 Jun 18]. Available from:
Nasogastric/Tube Feeding
Handbook of Drug Administration via Enteral Feeding Tubes:
White R, Bradnam V, editors. Handbook of Drug Administration via Enteral Feeding Tubes. 2nd ed. London: Pharmaceutical Press; 2011. p. xx.
Handbook of Drug Administration via Enteral Feeding Tubes (electronic):
White R, Bradnam V, editors. Handbook of Drug Administration via Enteral Feeding Tubes. 2nd ed. London: Pharmaceutical Press; 2015 [cited 2013 Apr 04]. Available from:
NEWT Guidelines:
Smyth J, editor. The NEWT Guidelines. 3rded. Wrexham: Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board (Eastern Division); 2015. p. xx.
NEWT Guidelines (electronic):
Smyth J, editor. The NEWT Guidelines [Internet]. Wrexham: Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board (Eastern Division) [cited 2013 Apr 04]. Available from:
Pregnancy
Anne Lee:
Lee A, Inch S, Finnegan D, editors. Therapeutics in pregnancy and lactation. Abingdon: Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd; 2000. p. xx.
Briggs [electronic]:
Briggs GG, Freeman RK, Yaffe SJ, editors. Drugs in pregnancy and lactation. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2015 [cited 2014 Nov 24]. Available from:
Briggs:
Briggs GG, Freeman RK. Drugs in pregnancy and lactation. 10th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health; 2015. p.xx.
De Swiet:
Powrie RO, Greene ME, Camann W, editors. De Swiet’s medical disorders in obstetric practice. 5th ed. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell; 2012. p. xx.
UKTIS
[Drug name] in pregnancy. United Kingdom Teratology Information Service. [Cited 2013 May 3]. Available from:
Schaefer:
SchaeferC, Peters P, Miller RK, editors. Drugs during pregnancy and lactation. Treatment options and risk assessment. 3rded. London: Elsevier BV; 2015. p. xx.
RoyalCollege of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) Guidelines:
RoyalCollege of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Clinical Green Top Guidelines. Reducing the risk of thrombosis and embolism during pregnancy and the puerperium (37). November 2009 [cited 2011 Feb 10]. Available from:
Breastfeeding
Briggs [electronic]:
Briggs GG, Freeman RK, Yaffe SJ, editors. Drugs in pregnancy and lactation. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2015 [cited 2011 Nov 24]. Available from:
Briggs:
Briggs GG, Freeman RK. Drugs in pregnancy and lactation. 10th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health; 2015. p.xx.
Hale – Medications and Mothers’ Milk:
Hale T W. Medications and mothers’ milk [Internet]. Amarillo: Hale Publishing [cited 2011 Feb 10]. Available from:
LactMed:
United States National Library of Medicine. Citalopram. In: LactMed. Drugs and Lactation Database. [cited 2012 Dec 12]. Available from:
Lee, Inch and Finnigan:
Lee A, Inch S, Finnigan D. Therapeutics in pregnancy and lactation. Abingdon: Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd; 2000.
IBM REPROTOX® Database:
(Title) (IBM REPROTOX®Document). In: IBM REPROTOX® Database (electronic version). Truven Health Analytics,Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA. Available at: month/day/year).
Schaefer:
SchaeferC, Peters P, Miller RK, editors. Drugs during pregnancy and lactation. Treatment options and risk assessment. 3rded. London : Elsevier BV; 2015. p. xx.
Midlands Medicines – UK Drugs in Lactation Advisory Service.
Personal communication. Midlands Medicines – UK Drugs in Lactation Advisory Service. 2012 Aug 31.
Midlands Medicines – UK Drugs in Lactation Advisory Service website:
Bronchodilators. UK Drugs in Lactation Advisory Service. [cited 2013 Jun 24]. Available from:
Psychiatry
Maudsley Guidelines:
Taylor D, Paton C, Kapur S. The Maudsleyprescribing guidelines in psychiatry. 12th ed. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell; 2015. p. xx.
Psychotropic Drug Directory:
Bazire S. Psychotropic Drug Directory 2014. The Professionals’ Pocket Handbook and Aide Memoire. Dorsington: Lloyd-Reinhold Communications LLP; 2014. p. xx.
Complementary Medicines
Aromatherapy for Health Professionals:
Price S, Price L, editors. Aromatherapy for Health Professionals. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2007. p. xx.
Dietary Supplements:
Mason P. [Dietary supplement name] monograph.Dietary Supplements. London: Pharmaceutical Press; 2015 [cited 2012 Oct 18]. Available from:
Herbal Medicines:
Barnes J, AndersonLA, Phillipson JD. [Herbal medicine name] monograph. Herbal Medicines. London: Pharmaceutical Press; 2015 [cited 2013Jun 20]. Available from:
Natural Medicines:
Ginkgo. In: Natural Medicines (online). Somerville (MA): Therapeutic Research Center; publication year [cited 2016 Jul 24]. Available from:
Nutraceuticals:
Lockwood B, editor. Nutraceuticals. 2nd ed. London: Pharmaceutical Press; 2007. p. xx.
Renal
Renal Drug Handbook:
Ashley C, Dunleavy A, editors. The Renal Drug Handbook. 4th ed. London: Radcliffe Publishing; 2009. p. xx.
Travel and Vaccinations
Green Book:
[Chapter name] Immunisation against infectious disease – ‘The Green Book’. Public Health England [cited 2013 Jun 24]. Available from:
Other
Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy:
The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy (web edition 2) Sperryville: Antimicrobial Therapy, Inc;2013 [cited 2013 Jun 23] Available from:
Sanford Guide to HIV/AIDS Therapy: 1992-2013
The Sanford Guide to HIV/AIDS Therapy (web edition 2) Sperryville: Antimicrobial Therapy, Inc;2013 [cited 2013 Jun 23] Available from:
FURTHERGENERAL EXAMPLES:
Articles in journals
HalpernSD, Ubel PA, Caplan AL. Solid-organ transplantation in HIV-infected patients. N Engl J Med. 2002;347:284-7.
More than four authors:
Rose ME, HuerbinMB, Melick J, et al. Regulation of interstitial excitatory amino acid concentrations after cortical contusion injury. Brain Res. 2002;935(1-2):40-6.
Organisation as author:
Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. Hypertension, insulin, and proinsulin in participants with impaired glucose tolerance. Hypertension. 2002;40(5):679-86.
No author given:
21st century heart solution may have a sting in the tail. BMJ. 2002;325(7357):184.
Volume with supplement:
Geraud G, Spierings EL, Keywood C. Tolerability and safety of frovatriptan with short- and long-term use for treatment of migraine and in comparison with sumatriptan. Headache. 2002;42 Suppl 2:S93-9.
Volume with part:
Abend SM, Kulish N. The psychoanalytic method from an epistemological viewpoint. Int J Psychoanal. 2002;83(Pt 2):491-5.
Type of article indicated:
Tor M, Turker H. International approaches to the prescription of long-term oxygen therapy [letter]. Eur Respir J. 2002;20(1):242.
Lofwall MR, Strain EC, Brooner RK, Kindbom KA, Bigelow GE. Characteristics of older methadone maintenance (MM) patients [abstract]. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2002;66 Suppl 1:S105.
Article with published erratum:
Malinowski JM, Bolesta S. Rosiglitazone in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a critical review. Clin Ther. 2000;22(10):1151-68; discussion 1149-50. Erratum in: Clin Ther. 2001;23(2):309.
Poster:
Nelson-Piercy C, Rodger M, Powrie R et al. Clinical outcomes with the LMWH, tinzaparin in pregnancy. An international retrospective audit. Poster PM25 based on Abstract no. 111 presented at British Maternal & Fetal Medicine Society Conference, Gateshead, UK; 10 June 2010.
Unpublished material
Tian D, Araki H, Stahl E, Bergelson J, Kreitman M. Signature of balancing selection in Arabidopsis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. Forthcoming 2002.
Electronic Sources
For references accessible via the web, a hyperlink to the original document should be included, if possible, together with the date accessed. Links to PubMed abstracts are also a helpful option.
Electronic versions of books:
Foley KM, Gelband H, editors. Improving palliative care for cancer [Internet]. Washington: National Academy Press; 2001 [cited 2002 Jul 9]. Available from:
CD-ROM
AndersonSC, Poulsen KB. Anderson's electronic atlas of hematology [CD-ROM]. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2002.
Journal article on Internet
Abood S. Quality improvement initiative in nursing homes: the ANA acts in an advisory role. Am J Nurs. 2002 Jun [cited 2002 Aug 12];102(6):[about1 p.]. Available from:
Article published electronically ahead of the print version:
Malinowski JM, Bolesta S. Rosiglitazone in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a critical review. Clin Ther. 2000;22(10):1151-68; discussion 1149-50. Erratum in: Clin Ther. 2001;23(2):309.
Article with document number in place of traditional pagination:
Williams JS, Brown SM, Conlin PR. Videos in clinical medicine. Blood-pressure measurement. N Engl J Med. 2009 Jan 29;360(5):e6. PubMed PMID: 19179309.
Article with a Digital Object Identifier (DOI):
Zhang M, Holman CD, PriceSD, Sanfilippo FM, Preen DB, Bulsara MK. Comorbidity and repeat admission to hospital for adverse drug reactions in older adults: retrospective cohort study. BMJ. 2009 Jan 7;338:a2752. doi: 10.1136/bmj.a2752. PubMed PMID: 19129307; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2615549.
Blogs:
Holt M. The Health Care Blog [Internet]. San Francisco: Matthew Holt. 2003 Oct - [cited 2009 Feb 13]. Available from:
KidneyNotes.com [Internet]. New York: KidneyNotes. c2006 - [cited 2009 Feb13]. Available from:
Personal Communication
Personal communication. Name. Job title. Organisation. Date (e.g. 2010 Aug 31) [for clinical expert]
Personal communication from Medical Information. Company name. Date (e.g. 2010 Sep 2)
(Also see Data on file in general section)
Books
If applicable include the monograph title and relevant page numbers.
Personal author(s):
Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA. Medical microbiology. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2002.
Editor(s), compiler(s) as author:
Gilstrap LC 3rd, Cunningham FG, VanDorsten JP, editors. Operative obstetrics. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002.
Author(s) and editor(s):
Breedlove GK, Schorfheide AM. Adolescent pregnancy. 2nd ed. Wieczorek RR, editor. White Plains (NY): March of Dimes Education Services; 2001.
Chapter in book:
Meltzer PS, Kallioniemi A, Trent JM. Chromosome alterations in human solid tumors. In: Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, editors. The genetic basis of human cancer. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002. p. 93-113.
Conference paper:
Christensen S, Oppacher F. An analysis of Koza's computational effort statistic for genetic programming. In: Foster JA, Lutton E, Miller J, Ryan C, Tettamanzi AG, editors. Genetic programming. EuroGP 2002: Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Genetic Programming; 2002 Apr 3-5; Kinsdale, Ireland. Berlin: Springer; 2002. p. 182-91.
Newspaper article
Tynan T. Medical improvements lower homicide rate: study sees drop in assault rate. The Washington Post. 2002 Aug 12;Sect. A:2 (col. 4).
The information in this guide is based on the internal referencing system of the Welsh Medicines Information Centre. It is issued on the understanding that it is the best available from the resources at our disposal at the date of compilation. If you have any comments on the content, please contact the Welsh Information Centre on (029) 2074 6984.
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