Selected resources - for more on this topic contact the library

Current Awareness Bulletin

Contact library staff to receive a weekly Pharmacology email bulletin which provides details of new research published in the top 5 quality journals as well as details of any relevant articles published in The Lancet, BMJ, NEJM, JAMA and Cochrane Reviews.

Useful Websites

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency: contains current safety warnings, adverse drug reaction information, drug alerts and patient information
National electronic Library for Medicines (NeLM): includes evidence-based reviews on drugs and drug therapy and health promotion material. It also provides a facililty for sharing practice
National Prescribing Centre (NPC): has e-learning (slide presentations) related to QIPP and a link to the MeReC bulletin
Royal Pharmaceutical Society: professional and regulatory body for pharmacists in England, Scotland and Wales
www.medicines.org.uk: provides information on medicines including the electronic Medicines Compendium with summaries of product characteristics
www.formulary.glos.nhs.uk:  A Joint Formulary used by all NHS prescribers in Gloucestershire to promote evidence-based, safe, cost-effective prescribing

Electronic Journals - Top 5 - Athens account required

Other e-journals are available: log in with NHS Athens at NHS Evidence 

Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology - 2002 onwards (delayed 1 year)
Drugs - 1998 onwards (delayed 6 months)
European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology - 2002 onwards (delayed 1 year)
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics - 1997 onwards (delayed 1 year)
Molecular Pharmacology - 1997 onwards (delayed 1 year)

Print Journals

	GRH	CGH
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics	1990 - 1997 2002 - 2005 2006 - 2012

Electronic Books - Athens account required

Leonard, Brian E. (2003) Fundamentals of Psychopharmacology 3^rd ed. Chichester: John Wiley
McFadden, R. (2009). Introducing pharmacology: for nursing and healthcare. Harlow, Essex: Pearson
Salek, Sam & Edgar, Andrew (eds.) (2003) Pharmaceutical Ethics. Chichester: John Wiley
Stahl, Stephen M. (2006) Essential Psychopharmacology: the Prescriber's Guide. Cambridge: CUP

New Books

Title	Shelved at
Battista, E. (2012). Pharmacology. 4th ed. (Crash course). Edinburgh : Mosby	QV4 GRH
Boyd, C. (2013). Medicine management skills for nurses. (Student survival skills). Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell	QV448 GRH
Goldacre, B. (2012). Bad pharma : how drug companies mislead doctors and harm patients. London : Fourth Estate	QV470 GRH
McFadden, R. (2013). Introducing pharmacology : for nursing and healthcare. 2nd ed. Harlow, Essex : Pearson	QV4 GRH
Neal, M. J. (2012). Medical pharmacology at a glance. 7th ed. (At a glance). Oxford: Blackwell	QV4 CGH

Please contact the library to suggest appropriate books for purchase

Need to know more?

For a full list of books & journals use our online catalogue - www.swims.nhs.uk
To find more e-journals go to NHS Evidence and log in with your NHS Athens account
To ask for a literature search on a specific topic contact the library staff, details below

The Library Alexandra House Cheltenham General Hospital Tel: 0300 422 3036 Email:

The Library Redwood Education Centre Gloucestershire Royal Hospital Tel: 0300 422 6495 Email:

 

 

Updated 23rd January 2013 DC
(Books - 1st August 2013 LB)
(Journals - 21st March 2013 CG)