Information Resources for NHS Hospital On-call Pharmacists in the East of England

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1 Information Resources for NHS Hospital On-call Pharmacists in the East of England Background This is a list of the minimum information resources that NHS hospital on-call pharmacists working in the East of England should be able to access. This is based on a consensus amongst East Anglia medicines information (MI) services and other research undertaken by the East Anglia Information network in This document is also supported by Chief Pharmacists in the East of England. Aim The aim of this document is to ensure that NHS hospital on-call pharmacists in the East of England have access to the same information resources when handling MI enquiries outside of normal working hours. The resources are organised into general subject categories and where possible, include access to electronic versions of the resources. These will often be available via your MI service. The categories are: General Drug Drug Availability Drug Interactions Drugs in Pregnancy or Breastfeeding Drugs in Renal Disease Infectious Diseases Mental Health Pharmaceutical Access to Enquiry Answering Database (e.g. MiDatabank) There may be previous enquiries dealing with the same question which may save the on-call pharmacist time. It is important there are local policies for ensuring access to and guidance for using previous enquiries. Documentation It is essential that MI provided out-of-hours is documented, the format of which should be determined locally. This data should be reviewed on a regular basis with input from your MI service to identify ways of pro-actively providing information in order to reduce the need to contact the on-call pharmacist for advice. Costs The price of these resources can be obtained from the hospital s MI service. However, many of these resources should be available already from your hospital s MI service. Updating the List This list will be updated on an ongoing basis by the East Anglia Information service. When changes have been made, an updated list will be circulated to all MI services for local use. The latest editions of the resources listed in this document can be found within the UKMi Essential Resource Lists at Suggestions for additions/deletions or how this document can be made more user friendly can be forwarded to mark.cheeseman@ipswichhospital.nhs.uk References 1. Cheeseman M. "The East Anglia Information Out of Hours Project - Results from a pilot study" (poster). Presented at the 35th UKMi Practice Development Seminar, Edinburgh; September Page 1 of 5

2 General British National Formulary BNF for Children electronic Compendium (emc) Martindale, the Complete Drug Reference BMA and RPSGB (twice yearly) BMA, RPSGB, RCPCH & NPPG (annual) DataPharm Communications Sweetman, S A paper copy or online A paper copy or online Online version (via Complete) is available and is preferable as it is updated earlier. Q&As The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Treatment Local Trust Policies Drug *Handbook of Drug via Enteral Feeding Tubes The NEWT Guidelines for of to patients with Enteral Feeding Tubes or Swallowing Difficulties Handbook on Injectable Drugs UKMi Area/Evidence/-Q--A/ Berkow, R et al Merck and Co. ome.jsp. Local organisation (s) Related to the use of medication in your organisation. White R & Bradnam V Smyth JA North East Wales NHS Trust Trissel, LA American Society of Health-System Pharmacists be accessible *Also available via Available via Page 2 of 5

3 Drug (continued) Intravenous Drug Guides National Injectable Medicine Guide (Medusa) UCL hospital injectable medicines guide Drug Availability RUM Database Solutions Database Out of hours wholesaler contact details Telephone numbers for hospital pharmacies in region Drug Interactions Stockley s Drug Interactions Local organisation It is recommended that at least one of these resources should be accessible to the on-call pharmacist. Health of Wales or Information Service NB. Available free to contributing Trusts & all Trusts in Wales & N Ireland. If not able to contribute, an annual subscription to access the database can be paid. Grosso A, Urquhart R (Eds) University College London Hospitals Pharmacy Department London, Eastern & South East Specialist Pharmacy Services UCLH guide is available in paper and electronic formats (see for details). curement/rum/default.asp Registration required. UCLH NHS Trust Registration required. Various See pharmacy procurement for details. Various Baxer K (ed) Available online via and is preferable as it is updated earlier. Page 3 of 5

4 Drugs in Pregnancy or Breastfeeding Q&As Drugs during Pregnancy and Lactation UKMi Area/Evidence/-Q--A/ Schaefer, C Elsevier Science It is recommended that at least one of these resources should be accessible to the on-call pharmacist. Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation LactMed TOXBASE Drugs in Renal Disease The Renal Drug Handbook Briggs, G et al Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins US National Library of Medicine National Teratology Information Service Currie, C et al Radcliffe Medical Press The content of Schaefer is considered to be more userfriendly and clinically applicable than Briggs. The latter is also available online. Pregnancy information, registration required. Online PDF version available. See Infectious Diseases Local Antimicrobial Policies The Green Book Immunisation Against Infectious Disease Health Protection Agency Local organisation(s) DoH nce/healthandsocialcaretopics/greenbo ok/dh_ Health Protection Agency Do not use the paper version. Page 4 of 5

5 Mental Health Choice and medication UKPPG Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines Psychotropic Drug Directory Matters Taylor, D et al Informa UK Ltd Bazire, S Healthcomm UK Ltd Dr Ian Back, MA(Cantab) MRCGP FRCP, Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine be accessible to the on-call pharmacist. Maudsley can be accessed online using your Athens username and password (select books journals and healthcare databases via then ebooks, then search maudsley guideline ) be accessible to the on-call pharmacist. Syringe Driver compatibility database via Palliativedrugs. com Robert Twycross & Andrew Wilcock Includes access to Formulary. Registration required. The Syringe Driver: Continuous Subcutaneous Infusions in Pharmaceutical The Fridge Database Dickman, A et al Oxford University Press UKMi See MI centre for username and password. Page 5 of 5