Clinical Resources
- ClinicalKey for Nursing This link opens in a new window
Provides comprehensive, reliable information for nurses and interprofessional teams to navigate complex care questions and deliver consistent, high-quality patient care.
- UpToDate This link opens in a new window
UpToDate provides a suite of clinical, drug, and patient information to support all health professionals.
- Procedures Consult (ClinicalKey) This link opens in a new window
Clinical procedure database containing over 270 clinical procedure videos, covering the techniques necessary for clinicians with video explanations to improve the quality of training and education programs to foster excellent young practitioners.
Drug Databases
- Johns Hopkins ABX Guide This link opens in a new window
Provides information related to antibiotics such as drug summaries, diagnosis, management, pathogens, vaccines, and brand names. Includes the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, MCH Infectious Disease Resources, calculators, and more.
*This resource is provided by MUHA Pharmacy Services department.*
- Lexidrug (formerly known as Lexicomp) This link opens in a new window
Includes drug summaries, interaction check, drug ID, calculators, IV compatibility, toxicology, patient education, and more.
- ChemIDplusCovers chemical structure and nomenclature information.
- DailyMed
Provides high quality information about marketed drugs, including FDA labels (package inserts). By National Library of Medicine. - Drug and Pill Identifier (MUSC Health)Search for drugs by a specific color, shape, and/or marking. A picture of drugs meeting the criteria are displayed.
- LactMed
Free database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Includes maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects on breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider. - Martindale's Virtual Pharmacy, Pharmacology & Toxicology Center
A list of resources on drugs, pharmacology and toxicology. - Hale's Medications & Mother's MilkThis resources is provided by MUSC Lactation Services and access is restricted to on campus only.
- MedlinePlus: Drugs, Herbs and SupplementsBrowse dietary supplements and herbal remedies to learn about their effectiveness, usual dosage, and drug interactions.
- Orange Book: Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic EvaluationsIdentifies drug products approved on the basis of safety and effectiveness by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Guidelines
- National Guidelines Clearinghouse – www.guideline.gov
- United States Preventive Services Task Force - http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org
- COPD – Gold Initiative For Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) – http://www.goldcopd.org/Guidelines/guidelines-resources.html
- Hypertension – JNC 8 - http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1791497
- Hyperlipidemia – ACC/AHA Treatment of Blood Cholesterol - https://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2013/11/11/01.cir.0000437738.63853.7a
- Infectious Disease Society of American (IDSA) - http://www.idsociety.org/idsa_practice_guidelines/
- NHLBI Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-pro/guidelines/current/asthma-guidelines
- ADA Standard of Medical Care in Diabetes – http://professional.diabetes.org/ResourcesForProfessionals.aspx?cid=84160
- AACE/ACE Diabetes Guidelines - https://www.aace.com/publications/algorithm
- Endocrine Society Guidelines - https://www.endocrine.org/education-and-practice-management/clinical-practice-guidelines
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Guidelines - https://www.aace.com/publications/guidelines
- CDC STD Treatment Guidelines – http://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/2010/
- ACC/AHA Guidelines - http://my.americanheart.org/professional/StatementsGuidelines/ByTopic/TopicsA-C/ACCAHA-Joint-Guidelines_UCM_321694_Article.jsp
- Chest Antithrombotic Guidelines - http://www.chestnet.org/Guidelines-and-Resources/Guidelines-and-Consensus-Statements/Antithrombotic-Guidelines-9th-Ed