Resources for Purchase by NHS Medicines Information Services

December 2017

This is a list of resources which should be considered for purchase (books, databases, websites/web-based resources, journals etc.). These resources are those needed for an MI service to provide a safe and efficient service to users. This list should be used in conjunction with ‘Resources with Free Access for NHS Medicines Information Services’ in order to provide a comprehensive service. Other UKMi resources give guidance on what resources to use for different enquiry types, e.g. Enquiry Answering Guidelines. There is also guidance on the known risks associated with the use of various resources, see Limitations of Common Information Sources.

The resources are organised into general subject categories. It is recognised that the requirements of individual MI centres (MICs) are different and will depend on the service offered by each centre, the size of the base hospital, and the nature of the Trust in which the unit is situated. Where this affects the holding of a resource, this is indicated. It is recommended that resources are accessed online where possible as this will provide the most up-to-date information. Some electronic resources may not work properly on older versions of Internet Explorer. If this affects you, try accessing the resource using an alternative browser, such as Google Chrome or Firefox.

Resources are annotated ‘C’ or ‘A’ where:

C = Core resources* for all MICs to hold (local and regional)*.

A = Additional resources recommended to support services locally based on enquiry type and Trust speciality.

For audit purposes, it is acceptable if you can justify not keeping a particular core resource due to:

·  Lack of relevant enquiry type received or

·  Appropriate relevant resources available elsewhere and easily accessible

*There is no differentiation between local and regional centres in terms of recommended resources. The ‘core’ or ‘additional’ resources are applicable to all MI centres.

When assessing your access to the resources also check http://www.library.nhs.uk (or http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk in Scotland or http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ in Wales) to see if you have electronic access to the most up-to-date edition.

UKMi are aware that various ‘Apps’ are available for health information resources. UKMi will not review the content or functionality of such Apps. However, if an ‘App’ is available as another platform for an already endorsed UKMi resource, this may be highlighted as being available.

Costs and UKMi Discounted Subscriptions

UKMi has negotiated a number of discounted subscriptions for resources, and are indicated in the list with *UKMi Deal*. Further details of discounts are provided in Appendix 1. For other resources, actual cost may fluctuate and therefore have been banded according to approximate cost:

£ = £1 - £50

££ = £51 - £100

£££ = £101 - £150

££££ = £151 - £300

£££££ = >£300

Updating the List

The Essential Resources list will be updated on a quarterly basis and published on the SPS website. Updates to the list will be reflected in the MiDatabank resource master list.

Suggestions for amendments to this document can be forwarded to or via your Regional Centre. Any suggestions to amend central resources on MiDatabank should be highlighted to a member of the Clinical Governance Working Group.

Changes since June 2017
Title / Authors/
Publisher/ ISBN / Edition
(year) / Est. Cost / C or A / Notes
Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation / Briggs, G et al
Wolters Kluer
ISBN: 9781496349620 / 11th
2017
Plus online / ££
£££* / C / Change: url updated
Online access via:
http://online.vitalsource.com
Dale and Applebe’s Pharmacy and Medicines Law / Wingfield J &
Pitchford K
Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN: 978085711202 6 / 11th
2017
Plus online / £ / C / Change: new edition

If held within pharmacy this is acceptable for QA.
Also available electronically via Medicines Complete. *UKMi Deal*
Contraception: Your Questions Answered / Guillebaud J, Macgregor A
Elsevier
ISBN: 9780702070006 / 7th
2017 / £ / C / Change: new edition
Palliative Care Formulary (PCF6) / Twycross R, Wilcock A, Howard P.
ISBN: 9780992846749
Available from http://www.palliativedrugs.com/shop/books.html / 6th
2017
plus online / £
Book
£ online / C / Change: new edition
Electronic PCF6 is available via www.palliativedrugs.com.
Resources for Purchase by NHS MI Services /
Title / Authors/
Publisher/ ISBN / Edition
(year) / Est. Cost / C or A / Notes /
General
AHFS Drug Information / McEvoy, GK
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists / Annual
Plus online / See notes / C / *UKMi Deal*
Online version accessed via MedicinesComplete.
Hard copy is unreferenced.
Martindale, the Complete Drug Reference / Brayfield, A
Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN: 9780857113092 / 39th
2017
Plus online / £££££
paper / C / *UKMi Deal* for electronic version only (via MedicinesComplete)
Write Effectively / Albert T.
Radcliffe Publishing.
ISBN: 1846191351 / 2008 / £ / A / Useful if you are involved in a lot of bulletin writing.
Adverse effects
Meyler’s Side Effects of Drugs: The International Encyclopedia of Adverse Drug Reactions and Interactions / Aronson, J
Elsevier
ISBN:9780444537164
Contact details:
Frans Pesulima, Account Support Coordinator
Radarweg 29
Floor 20, Yellow
1043 NX Amsterdam
Tel: +31 (0)20 4853922
/ 16th
2015
Plus online / £££££
paper / A / Consider availability of other relevant resources when deciding whether to purchase.
Also available online via www.sciencedirect.com
Access may also be available via Clinical Key
Adverse Drug Reactions / Lee, A
Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN: 0853696012 / 2nd
2006 / £ / A /
Litt’s Drug Eruption and Reaction Database / Shear NH, Litt JZ
Taylor & Francis / online / ££££ / A /
http://www.drugeruptiondata.com/
Links through to relevant PubMed/Medline abstracts. Also contains informatrion on drug interactions
Complementary Medicine
Natural Medicines Database / Therapeutic Research Centre, Somerville, America / online / £££££ / A / https://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/
Updated daily online and frequent bulletins. NOTE: UKMi Deal is no longer available.
Herbal Medicines / Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN: 9780857110350 / 4th
2013
Plus online / ££
££ / A / Online via MedicinesComplete
*UKMi Deal*.
Stockley's Herbal Medicines Interactions / Williamson E, Driver S, Baxter K
Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN 9780857110268 / 2nd
2013
Plus online / ££ paper
Online / A /
Dietary Supplements / Mason, P
Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN: 978-0853698838 / 4th
2011
Plus online / ££
Paper
Online / A / Online version via Medicines Complete
*UKMi deal*
Contraception and Hormone Replacement Therapy
Contraception: Your Questions Answered / Guillebaud J, Macgregor A
Elsevier
ISBN: 9780702070006 / 7th
2017 / £ / C /
The Pill / Guillebaud J
Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199565764 / 7th
2009 / £ / A /
Cytotoxics
Cytotoxics Handbook / Allwood, M et al
Radcliffe Medical press
ISBN: 1857755049 / 4th
2002 / ££ / A / Most manufacturing units hold this.
Diagnostic tests
Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation / Provan D, et al
Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199233717 / 3rd
2010 / £ / A / Note: freely available resource Lab Tests Online
Drug abuse
Drugs of Abuse / Wills, S
Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN: 0853695820 / 2nd
2005 / £ / A /
Drug administration
*Handbook of Drug Administration via Enteral Feeding Tubes / White R & Bradnam V
Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN: 9780857111623 / 3rd
2015
Plus online / £ / C / * All MI centres should hold at least one of these resources

Also available via MedicinesComplete *UKMi deal*

Electronic access via www.newtguidelines.com
(preferred as updated between editions).
The NEWT Guidelines for Administration of Medicines to patients with Enteral Feeding Tubes or Swallowing Difficulties / Smyth JA
North East Wales NHS Trust. Available from Pharmacy Department, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Croesnewydd Road, Wrexham, LL13 7TD. 01978 725178
ISBN: 9780955251535 / 3rd
2015
plus
online / £
Handbook on Injectable Drugs / McEvoy, GK
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
ISBN-13: 9781585284191 / 18th 2014
Plus online / ££££ paper, online / C / Available via MedicinesComplete
*UKMi deal*
Injectable Drugs Guide / Gray, A et al.
Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN 9780853697879 / 1st
2011
Plus online / £ / A / Available via MedicinesComplete. *UKMi deal*
IV Compatability Database (via Micromedex) / Truven Health Analytics / online / £££££ / A / Available as part of the Micromedex suite of products, featuring Trissel’sTM 2 data.
Holds different/additional data to the Handbook of Injectable Drugs (available via Medicines Complete).
Consider only if already have access to Micromedex.
The Syringe Driver: Continuous Subcutaneous Infusions in Palliative Care / Dickman A and Schneider J.
Oxford University Press
ISBN: 978019873372-0 / 4th
2016 / £ / C /
Drug interactions
Stockley’s Drug Interactions / Preston CL.
Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN:9780857112705 / 11th
2016
Plus online / ££££ / C /
Online access via MedicinesComplete *UKMi Deal*
*Note. Should be used in conjunction with Stockley’s Interactions Checker
Stockley’s Interactions Checker
(Stockley’s Interactions Alerts) / Preston CL
Pharmaceutical Press / Online / Included as part of the Stockley’s online subscrip-tion / C / Online access via MedicinesComplete *UKMi Deal*
Available from:
www.medicinescomplete.com
*Note. Should be used in conjunction with Stockley’s Drug Interaction Database. To access, select the ‘Drug Interactions’ tab—not available through the dashboard.
Epilepsy

The Epilepsy Prescriber's Guide to Antiepileptic Drugs

/ Patsalos PN
Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107664661 / 2nd Ed
2013
Plus
ebook / £ / A / Monograph style covering the antiepileptic drugs. Also includes pregnancy and paediatric prescribing information. Also available as an Adobe ebook.
Lactation
At least two resources should be used for all lactation enquiries. Note, some resources include both pregnancy and lactation information
See also Resources with Free Access list.
Medications and Mothers’ Milk / Hale and Rowe
Springer Publishing
ISBN: 978-0826128584 / 17th
2017
plus
online / £
Paper
£££££
Online / C / Online access is preferable as it is updated between published editions, although subscription costs will need to be taken into account.
However, a new paper edition, for a short period, may be the most up-to-date version. Check both versions at this time if available. Alternatively, if unable to clarify information elsewhere, contact the specialist breast-feeding centres.
Drugs during Pregnancy and Lactation / Schaefer, C et al.
Academic Press Inc
ISBN: 0124080782 / 3rd
2015 / ££ / A /
Lactation
At least two resources should be used for all lactation enquiries. Note, some resources include both pregnancy and lactation information
See also Resources with Free Access list.
Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation / Briggs, G et al
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 9781496349620 / 11th
2017
plus
online / ££
£££* / A / Online also via http://inkling.com/read Register using access code inside front cover.
Very limited information regarding drug use during breastfeeding.
Quarterly updates are available via the online access (also integrated as part of the monograph content).
Now also available via Medicines Complete *UKMi deal*
Legal and ethical
Dale and Applebe’s Pharmacy and Medicines Law / Wingfield J &
Pitchford K
Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN: 978085711202 6 / 11th
2017
Plus online / £ / C / If held within pharmacy this is acceptable for QA.
Also available electronically via Medicines Complete. *UKMi Deal*
Microbiology
The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy / Gilbert et al.
Antimicrobial Therapy, Inc
ISBN-10:1930808844 / 2015
Plus online / £
paper
£ online / C / Available in a range offormats. The digital editions are preferable as they are updated regularly.
www.sanfordguide.com
Johns Hopkins ABX Guide / Unbound Medicine, Inc. / Online / £
Online for single user annual licence / C / Updated monthly

http://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins
Kucers’. The Use of Antibiotics / Grayson ML
ASM Press & Hodder Arnold
ISBN: 9780340927670 / 6th
2010
Plus online / £££££
paper
£££ online / A / Available either as a two volume book (providing free ebook access), or via MedicinesComplete subscription. *UKMi Deal*,
(NOTE: Online version is updated in line with each publication, about every 4 years)
Microbiology
Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases / Mandell GL, Bennett JE, & Dolin R.
ELSEVIER Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: 978-1455748013 / 8th
2014 / ££££
paper
££££ electronic / A / Available either as a two volume book (providing free online access to full text), or an ebook (PDF or ePub formats).
Ophthalmology
Moorfields Eye Hospital – Pharmacists Handbook / Moorfields Pharmaceuticals
ISBN: 0955277612 / 2006 / £ / A /
Paediatrics
Neonatal Formulary: Drug Use in Pregnancy & the First Year of Life / Northern Neonatal Network
Blackwell Publishing
ISBN-10:1118819594 / 7th
2014 / £ / C / An ebook is also available:
http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118819594.html
Updates available at www.neonatalformulary.com
Pediatric and Neonatal Dosage Handbook (Pediatric Lexicomp) / American Pharmacists Association (LexiComp Incorporated)
ISBN: 9781591953494 / 22nd (2015–2016) / ££ / A / Data extracted from the parent Lexicomp site. Consider for those not subscribing to Lexicomp.
Paediatric Care online / RCPCH Partnership Group / online / £ / A /
www.pcouk.org
A decision support tool for Centres with a substantial paediatric element.
Palliative Care
A Guide to Symptom Relief in Palliative Care / Regnard, CFB & Dean, M
Radcliffe Medical Press
ISBN: 9781846193569 / 6th
2010 / £ / A /
Palliative Care Formulary (PCF6) / Twycross R, Wilcock A, Howard P.
Palliativedrugs.com
ISBN: 9780992846749
Available from http://www.palliativedrugs.com/shop/books.html / 6th
2017
plus online / £
Book
£ online / C / The syringe driver compatibility tables are free to access online, using login.
PCF6 also contains selected information from Symptom Management in Advanced Cancer (discontinued in 2014).
Electronic access is available via www.palliativedrugs.com. Free access is available using NHS Education Scotland ATHENS via: www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/home/portals-and-topics/palliative-care.aspx
Pharmaceutical
Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients / Rowe RC et al