Lexicomp offers multiple resources of drug information and clinical tools in a single easy-to-use interface. It provides clinicians with access to clear concise, point-of-care drug information including dosing, administration, warnings and precautions, as well as clinical content such as clinical practice guidelines. Key features include hospital formulary, Lexi-Drugs Multinational, dosages, interactions, Trussels IV Compatibility, calculators and toxicology. Access is via OpenAthens. Self-register for an OpenAthens account if you do not have one: https://openathens.nice.org.uk/
The LexiComp user guide is here: https://www.wolterskluwercdi.com/lexicomp-online/user-guide/
Watch the demo here: https://www.uptodate.com/home/uptodate-lfw?commid=348107
Emc – Electronic Medicines Compendium
The electronic medicines compendium (emc) contains up to date, easily accessible information about medicines licensed for use in the UK. emc has more than 14,000 documents, all of which have been checked and approved by either the UK or European government agencies which license medicines. These agencies are the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
Palliativedrugs.com provides essential independent information for health professionals about drugs used in palliative and hospice care. It includes unauthorized indications and routes, and details about the administration of multiple drugs by continuous subcutaneous infusion.
Access free, comprehensive and user-friendly drug interaction charts.
The Green Book for travel health
The Green Book has the latest information on vaccines and vaccination procedures, for vaccine preventable infectious diseases in the UK.
TOXBASE is the clinical toxicology database of the UK National Poisons Information Service. TOXBASE provides health professionals with advice on the features and management of poisoning of around 17,000 products and substances, together with information for chemical incidents, and monographs from the UK Teratology Information Service.
The NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service supports medicines optimisation across the NHS. Its main purpose to improve the use of medicines to help people live longer, fuller lives.
NHS Prescription Services produces the Drug Tariff on a monthly basis on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care. It’s supplied primarily to pharmacists and GP practices.
The Drug Tariff outlines:
This website is dedicated to providing reliable, evidence-based, and accurate information about use of medicines in pregnancy, in the form of freely available patient information leaflets called 'Bumps' ('Best Use of Medicines in Pregnancy').