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Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences: News, Apps, etc.

Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences research resources
Last Updated: Mar 20, 2025 4:51 PM

News Databases

Web Resources

Additional Guides to Consult

Apps

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Clinical Pharmacology powered by ClinicalKey

The mobile app is available to subscribers for access when not on the UB network. The app does not contain the full content and displays results in small segments with infographics that lead to deeper levels. Register and create your account on campus within the UB IP range. Step-by-step instructions for setting up your account before downloading the app are provided. iOS and Android

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UpToDate

UpToDate is an evidence-based clinical resource which provides specific, detailed answers to clinical questions and treatment recommendations based on the best medical evidence. See the Access Methods for the steps to set up your account and app. iOS and Android

About Herbs app

About Herbs

About Herbs is presented by the Integrative Medicine Services of Memorial Sloan Kettering. It features 290 entries on herbs, botanicals, and supplements with purported benefits, side effects, drug interactions and more. Objective information is backed by references. Designed for both healthcare professionals and consumers. iOS and Android

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Stat!Ref

AHFS Drug Information - Stat!Ref provides evidence-based assessments of medically accepted uses of drugs with a focus on thoroughly assessing the pros and cons of various therapies, including interpretation of drug efficacy claims. Includes structured, codified, evidence-based determinations for off-label uses. Follow the Special Instructions found on the database description page to set up access and renew every thirty days.

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mobilePDR

The Prescribers' Digital Reference offers a free app that includes quick drug lookup, current drug information, drug comparisons by left-right swipe, drug interaction checker and pill identifier. iOS and Android 

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Calculate by QxMD

Calculate by QxMD is a free collection of over 400 unique calculators and decision support tools. It can also be used online and embedded in a webpage via these instructions. iOS and Android

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MDCalc

MDCalc is a free medical calculator for medical reference and clinical decision making. Entries include a link out to evidence based research used. iOS and Android

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epocrates

This is a free, point-of-care, clinical decision support tool app. It provides drug, disease and diagnostic reference. iOS and Android

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VisualDx

VisualDx is a clinical decision support tool with 45,000 images of medical conditions and a differential diagnosis builder with 3,500 diagnoses. VisualDx is a leading skin of color atlas, and around a third of the images are skin type IV, V, or VI on the Fitzpatrick scale. See App box for instructions to set up your account and app. iOS and Android

Podcasts

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Pharmacy Podcast Network

Pharmacy Podcast Network (PPN) provides an array of podcasts dedicated to the pharmacy profession and pharmaceutical industry. The PPN includes APhA among its partners.

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Locked on Pharmacy

The American Pharmacists Association's (APhA) podcast discusses a wide range of health, public health and health policy issues with a pharmacist's perspective.

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Buffalo HealthCast

A health equity podcast by students, faculty and staff of UB Public Health and Health Professions. Experts from Buffalo and around the U.S. talk about how racism negatively impacts health, groups working to address this problem, and how to make our classes and campus more inclusive for all students.​

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HelixTalk

Produced by faculty from the College of Pharmacy at Rosalind Franklin University School of Medicine and Science, HelixTalk aims to supplement study materials for pharmacy students with drug and professional topics as well as insights from real-life clinical work.

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BS Medicine Podcast

One of the top Canadian medical podcasts, hosts Dr. James McCormack, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia and Dr. Michael Allan, Associate Professor of Family Practice at the University of Alberta engage in discussions to encourage clinicians to take a case-based, critical thinking approach to medication use.

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Reclaim the Bench

This podcast has ceased. Created by members of the UB research community, this podcast aims to amplify the voices and experiences of individuals and communities throughout history to the current day who have been historically excluded, marginalized, oppressed, and exploited in the fields of science and medicine.

Professional Organizations