Subject Guides Prepared by the Swain Library

Pharmacokinetics

Drug Specific Pharmacokinetic Information | General Textbooks | Internet Resources

Drug Specific Pharmacokinetic Information

PubMed Medline. (restricted to Stanford affiliated users).
RxList — The Internet Drug Index. (http://www.rxlist.com/): See Clinical Pharmacology section for brief pharmacokinetic information.
Mosby’s GenRx. St. Louis, MO: Mosby-Yearbook, Inc., c1998–: “The complete reference for generic and brand drugs.”

Location:

Lane Medical Ref RS55.2.P481 (1999)
Lane Medical Retired Reference RS55.2.P481 (1998)
AHFS Drug Information. Bethesda, MD: Published by authority of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, c1989–: “The most comprehensive authoritative source of evaluative drug information.” Drug monographs include information on stability, shelf life, pharmacokinetics, dosage, drug interactions, and cautions in relation to pregnancy, fertility, and lactation. Monographs for anti-infectives include information on spectrum and resistance. Published annually; kept up to date by quarterly supplements.

Location:

Lane Medical Reference RS125.A561 (1999)
Lane Medical Retired Reference RS125.A561 (1989, 1991–98)
The Extra Pharmacopoeia (Martindale’s). London: Royal Pharmaceutical Society, 1883–: “Includes directory of manufacturers or distributors of the drug products covered herein.”

Location:

Lane Medical Reference RS141.3.M4 (Library has v.31 = 1996)
Lane Medical Retired Reference RS141.3.M4 (v.3, 7, 9, 14–15, 23-30 = 1884, 1892, 1898, 1910–12, 1952/55–1993)
Goodman & Gilman’s the pharmacological basis of therapeutics. 9th ed. / Joel G. G. Hardman, Alfred Gilman, Lee L. Limbird. New York: McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division, 1996: Location:

Swain Chem & Chem Eng Reserve RM300 .G644 1995
Lane Medical Reserve RM300.G643 1996
Applied pharmacokinetics: principles of therapeutic drug monitoring. Edited by William E. Evans, Jerome J. Schentag, William J. Jusko. 3rd ed. Vancouver, WA: Applied Therapeutics, c1992.: Location:

Lane Medical RM301.5.A66 1992
Handbook of clinical drug data. Stamford, CT: Appleton & Lange, 1973–: Location:

Lane Medical Reference RM262.H236 (1997/98)
Lane Medical Retired Reference RM262.H236 (1979–83, 1993)
USP-DI (United States pharmacopeia dispensing information). Rockville, Md.: United States Pharmacopeial Convention, c1980-: Vols. for 1989-1999 issued in 3 vols.: v. 1, Drug information for the health care professional; v. 2, Advice for the patient, drug information in lay language; v. 3, Approved drug products and legal requirements.

Location:

Lane Medical Reference RS151.2.U58 (1999)
Lane Medical Retired Reference RS151.2.U58 (1980–[1984], 1985–98)

General Texts

Goodman & Gilman’s the pharmacological basis of therapeutics. 9th ed. / Joel G. G. Hardman, Alfred Gilman, Lee L. Limbird. New York: McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division, 1996: Location:

Swain Chem & Chem Eng Reserve RM300 .G644 1995
Lane Medical Reserve RM300.G643 1996
Applied pharmacokinetics: principles of therapeutic drug monitoring. Edited by William E. Evans, Jerome J. Schentag, William J. Jusko. 3rd ed. Vancouver, WA: Applied Therapeutics, c1992.: Location:

Lane Medical RM301.5.A66 1992
Remington, the science and practice of pharmacy. Easton, Pa.: Mack Pub. Co., 1995–: Location:

Lane Medical Reference RS91.R389 (v.19 = 1995)

Internet Resources

Tutorial:

Pharmacokinetics Made Easy (http://www.library.uq.edu.au/library.uq/gmc/pharm.htm) (from University of Queensland, requires authorization): Overview of the following topics: clearance, volume of distribution, half-life, how drugs are cleared by the liver, bioavailability and first pass clearance, predicting drug interactions and the effects of disease states for metabolised drugs, clearance of drugs by the kidneys, drug protein binding, non-linear pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics — the concentration-effect relationship.

Selected Web Sites:

MicroMedex databases. (restricted to Stanford affiliated users).

PubMed Medline. (restricted to Stanford affiliated users).

RxList — The Internet Drug Index (http://www.rxlist.com/)

See Clinical Pharmacology section for brief pharmacokinetic information.

Drug Information Resources: A Guide For Pharmacists (http://pharmacy.dal.ca/druginfo/index.html)

Pharmacokinetics (http://pharmacy.dal.ca/druginfo/kinetic.html)

Drug / Pharmacology / Pharmacy Information Resources (http://www.unmc.edu/library/pharm/) McGoogan Library of Medicine, Univ. Nebraska

Guidance for Industry: Population Pharmacokinetics (http://www.fda.gov/cder/guidance/1852pk.htm) DRAFT GUIDANCE (by FDA)

Directories/Meta-Indexes:

Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences — Global Links (http://www.ualberta.ca/~csps/links.htm)
The Pharmacometrics Home Page, (http://www.health.auckland.ac.nz/pharmacology/staff/nholford/pkpd/pkpd.htm) Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Univ. Auckland
Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Resources (http://www.boomer.org/pkin/)
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Software Server (http://anesthesia.stanford.edu/pkpd/) at the Stanford Department of Anesthesia