NMITC July 2009 Bridget Rankin Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Major Websites for MI NMITC July 2009 Bridget Rankin Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Aim Provide an introduction to websites and databases commonly used when working as a Medicines Information pharmacist

Learning Outcomes By the end of this session, you should have: Developed your knowledge of useful medicines information websites [overview]. Found answers to example questions using specific MI databases (where applicable).

UKMI www.ukmi.nhs.uk Supports the UKMi network MI News Highlights new resources Fridge Database Latex database Other specialist MI resources Medicines Q and A

UKMi Enquiry Answering Page Is under the Clinical Governance heading www.ukmi.nhs.uk Standard search Websites/Web-based Resource Links. A word document to use / adapt. Will help you create your own ‘favourites folders Effective Use of the Internet for Enquiry Answering. A PDF document that provides guidance on safe and efficient use of the Internet

eBNF & eCBNF www.bnf.org.uk Search or browse – sometimes browsing is easier Navigate using tree structure BNF extra – advanced information on what will be new in next edition Calculations/conversions

eMC www.medicines.org.uk SPCs searchable by text and by section PILs X-PIL service Medicine Guides dm+d

Medicines Complete Stockley, Martindales, AHFS, Herbal Medicines & Handbook of Injectable Drugs. Enteral Feeding www.medicinescomplete.com/mc/ Trial subscriptions available Special price for UKMI – contact regional centre for details Easy to search Access out of hours on-call

NELM www.nelm.nhs.uk News headlines What’s new Register and “log in” to see full content Easy to search the many products individually or separately

National Library for Health NHS Evidence http://www.library.nhs.uk Quick links to many resources “log in” using your Athens UN/password Easy to search the many products individually or separately Evidence Based Reviews Guidance Specialist Libraries , Books and Journals Training available from your library service

Department of Health www.dh.gov.uk Difficult to navigate Lots of archived documents – your 1st ‘hits may not be the most up to date Put in the year – sometimes helps Use Google add “www.dh.gov.uk” to your search

Google & Google Scholar www.google.co.uk Powerful search engine Thousands of hits Many ways of limiting searches Scholar - limits to academic sites BUT use it wisely

MHRA – Drug Analysis Prints Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency www.mhra.gov.uk Another website that isn’t easy to navigate Save the URL into MiDatabank or favourites folder DAPs http://www.mhra.gov.uk/Onlineservices/Medicines/Druganalysisprints/index.htm

NHS Choices www.nhs.uk General resource Portal for NHS Services Patient information Map of Medicine

eMIMMs www.healthcarerepublic.com/login/ Username and log in from your regional centre Useful for prices Some good tables comparing drugs in the same therapeutic class (eg Insulins, HRT) Summaries of guidelines Self-help directory

Clinical Knowledge Summaries (Previously Prodigy) www.cks.library.nhs.uk/ Guidelines for GPs Useful for enquiries relating to conditions mainly managed in primary care Regularly updated

Lexi-comp www.lexi.com/ Is not a cheaper substitute for Micromedex – there is less detail and not as well referenced but some easy to access information Drug monographs with subsets Poisoning/toxicology Alternative medicines Clinical / diagnostics

Natural Medicines Database www.naturaldatabase.com Comprehensive database Good for checking interactions Searchable under product name, drug name or disease/condition Efficacy Referenced

Pro-File Identify and source unlicensed “special” medicinal products Obtain the most appropriate products from the most appropriate sources. Access via your MI pharmacist (restricted access). www.pro-file.nhs.uk

UCLH Solutions Medicine supply problems. Product Shortage Information updated daily. Critical Drugs section. Advice for dealing with the problem. www.solutions.nhs.uk

Toxbase Commissioned by HPA National Poisons Information Service Poisons, antidotes etc Medicines in Pregnancy http://www.toxbase.org/