J.W. England Library

IconInformation Resources for USP Preceptors

Lexi-Comp Drug monographs, including drug alerts, interactions, physical identification. Contact the Department of Pharmacy Practice for the username/password.
Ask a Librarian USP Librarians will answer questions using specialized information sources. Common questions include US equivalents of foreign drugs or verification of a citation.
Document Delivery The USP Library will provide a limited number of articles from its collection at a discounted rate of $5/article for USP preceptors.
Search Medline, using PubMed's many features, including the ability to link to free medical journals online. The tutorial (link on the left-hand menu) is very useful.
Practice Guidelines Clinical practice guidelines from many sources.
Free Medical Journals Many medical journals make part of their content freely available online. Check here to what they are and to link to them.
The Cochrane Library Highly respected international systematic reviews on recommended therapies. Abstracts only available.
Medlineplus Includes both the USP DI Advice for the Patient and ASHP Medmaster Patient Drug Information.
RXList Monographs of the top 200 drugs, almost identical to the monographs in Mosby's Drug Consults.
Will you be on campus? There will be a copycard available at the Library's circulation desk for you to use...and you are welcome to use any of the library's extensive online resources while you are on campus.