Pharmacist's Letter
A Pharmacist's Letter subscription is available to students and to faculty in the Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy. To activate your account, click the appropriate link and follow the setup.
Faculty use this link to register and then have access to the Pharmacist's Letter.
Pharmacy students can use this link to register and then have access to the Pharmacist's Letter.
Once the account is established use Pharmacist's Letter's site to login and enjoy your access. Pharmacist's Letter is a service for pharmacists covering new developments in drug therapy, and trends in pharmacy practice. You can also find practice quizzes and study modules. The service provides totally objective and unbiased data and advice related to drug therapy.
Saving Links for Later
Don’t save the main link you see in your browser bar. The link will expire in 24 hours, and you will not be able to return to the article. Instead, click on the permalink or Document URL (you will see either the word or an icon of a link) and copy and paste from there.
UpToDate Mobile App
UpToDate is an evidence-based clinical decision support resource for healthcare professionals. It provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of a wide range of medical conditions. Learn how through the short presentation below.
UpToDate Mobile App by HPU Media Services
Please contact us with any questions about using UpToDate.
Pharmacy Databases
- UpToDate and UpToDate Anywhere This link opens in a new windowUpToDate is a continuously updated medical resource for clinicians. UpToDate presents a comprehensive synthesis of the evidence on diagnosis, followed by recommendations that can be acted on at the point of care. For off-campus and mobile use you need to create a login. Users must be on campus to create a login, and will be required to use a '.highpoint.edu' email account to complete the registration.
- MicroMedex This link opens in a new windowMicromedex maintains 'clinical checklists' for diseases, laying out procedures from diagnosis through treatment. Micromedex also contains a drug database for searching drug information and comparing prescriptions.
- Access Medicine This link opens in a new windowProvides access to videos, self-assessment, and leading medical textbooks; connects researchers to more than 1,000 diagnoses through Diagnosaurus, which allows students to browse by symptom, disease, or organ system at the point of care.
- Access Pharmacy This link opens in a new windowProvides access to videos, self-assessment, and over 50 leading medical textbooks; enables faculty to create, track, and report their students' progress through a curriculum tool that eases workflow; and allows practicing pharmacists to brush up on their medical knowledge to ensure the best patient outcome.
- MedlinePlus via NC LIVE This link opens in a new windowBrings together authoritative information from the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies and health related organizations. This database also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.
- Merck Manual Home Edition via NC LIVE This link opens in a new windowThe Merck Manual provides authoritative overviews of medical topics, symptoms, drug and supplement information, and recent medical news.
- UpToDate and UpToDate Anywhere This link opens in a new windowUpToDate is a continuously updated medical resource for clinicians. UpToDate presents a comprehensive synthesis of the evidence on diagnosis, followed by recommendations that can be acted on at the point of care. For off-campus and mobile use you need to create a login. Users must be on campus to create a login, and will be required to use a '.highpoint.edu' email account to complete the registration.
- MicroMedex This link opens in a new windowMicromedex maintains 'clinical checklists' for diseases, laying out procedures from diagnosis through treatment. Micromedex also contains a drug database for searching drug information and comparing prescriptions.
- MayoClinic - Drugs and SupplementsConsumer health information on prescription and over-the-counter drugs and supplements.
- MedLinePlus Drugs & Supplements via NC LIVE This link opens in a new windowLook up prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines for information on side effects, dosage, and special precautions. MedLine Plus also enables users to browse dietary supplements and herbal remedies to learn about their effectiveness, usual dosage, and drug interactions.
- APhA Pharmacy LibraryNaplex review tools and self assessments
Pharmacotherapy modules
Textbooks
Review books
Over-the-counter drug resources - Orange Book: Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence EvaluationsA product of the Food and Drug Association, this resource: To provide timely consumer information on generic drugs, the Electronic Orange Book is updated daily as new generic approvals occur.
- DailyMed - Pharmaceutical Information This link opens in a new windowDailyMed provides a standard, comprehensive, and up-to-date resource of medication content and labeling found in medication package inserts.
- Natural Medicines This link opens in a new windowLook up information on dietary supplements, natural medicines, and complementary alternative and integrative therapies. Natural Medicines also enables users to check how a supplement interacts with other drugs and products.
- PubMed (HPU-specific link) This link opens in a new windowComprises more than 19 million citations for biomedical articles from MEDLINE and life science journals. Citations may include links to full text articles from PubMed Central or publisher websites. Use the Journal Finder icon next to article entries to check for access in HPU Libraries' collection.
- Health & Medical Collection in ProQuest via NC LIVE This link opens in a new windowContains clinical, biomedical, and health journals. Clinical researchers can access high-impact titles including Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, Nature titles, and more. Also includes curriculum-based health videos, offering highly sought after visual content to complement text information sources.
- CINAHL Complete on EBSCO This link opens in a new windowCINAHL is an authoritative source of information for the professional literature of nursing, allied health, biomedicine, and healthcare and contains the full text of nearly 600 journals.
- DailyMed - Pharmaceutical Information This link opens in a new windowDailyMed provides a standard, comprehensive, and up-to-date resource of medication content and labeling found in medication package inserts.
- Scopus This link opens in a new windowA citation search tool that indexes over 75 million articles and records. Each citation contains a detailed abstract and links to its references, along with links to resources cited by. Scopus provides links to full-text articles HPU Libraries already subscribes to, as well as links to publisher pages.
- JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association This link opens in a new windowPublished continuously since 1883, JAMA is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal, and currently the most widely circulated general medical journal in the world.
- JAMA internal Medicine This link opens in a new windowAn international peer-reviewed journal providing research for practitioners in general internal medicine and internal medicine subspecialties. JAMA Internal Medicine is a member of the JAMA Network, a consortium of peer-reviewed, general medical and specialty publications.
- JAMA Pediatrics This link opens in a new windowAn international peer-reviewed journal, and the oldest continuously published pediatric journal in the United States. JAMA Pediatrics is a member of the JAMA Network, a consortium of peer-reviewed, general medical and specialty publications.
- Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine This link opens in a new windowWith more than 2,500 embargo-free, full-text periodicals, reference books, pamphlets, and hundreds of videos demonstrating medical procedures and live surgeries, this collection provides current and scholarly information on the complete range of health care topics.
- ACS (American Chemical Society) Journals This link opens in a new windowThe ACS is a leading source of scientific information through its peer-reviewed scientific journals, national conferences, and the Chemical Abstracts Service. Its publications division produces 51 scholarly journals including the prestigious Journal of the American Chemical Society, as well as the weekly trade magazine Chemical & Engineering News.
- SciFinder This link opens in a new windowSciFinder provides access to journal and patent information on chemicals and chemical formulas. Register to search the SciFinder interface. Please note: you must be campus to register.
- PubChem This link opens in a new windowPubChem provides information on chemical structures, identifiers, chemical and physical properties, biological activities, patents, health, safety, toxicity data, and more for small molecules and some larger molecules.
NAPLEX Study Tools: McGraw Hill
- Naplex Study Tools & Review GuideAccess flashcards, create custom quizzes, and find review materials based on the NAPLEX exam.
Rx MasterClass YouTube Channel
- Rx MasterClass YouTube ChannelThe NAPLEX MasterClass was meticulously crafted by Board-licensed pharmacists who are passionate about helping students and pharmacists like you reach their goals.
APhA Pharmacy Library
Find:
- NAPLEX review tools and self assessments
- Pharmacotherapy modules
- Textbooks
- Review books
- Over-the-counter drug resources
