Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences: News, Apps, etc.
News Databases
- New York Times Academic Pass for UB Users This link opens in a new window Digital access to NYTimes.com (1851-present). Account set up and activation required. More Info Full-Text UB ONLY
- Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window A leading newspaper in business and finance. More InfoUB ONLY
- Buffalo News Collection This link opens in a new window Full-text searchable access to the Buffalo News from 1880 to the present day.More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
- Access World News This link opens in a new window Provides the fulltext of many USA and international newspapers.More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
- Factiva This link opens in a new window News, business, the Wall Street Journal & much more. Replaces Dow Jones Interactive. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
- News (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window Collection of more than 1000 English language news sources. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
- Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window Full-text newspapers, newswires, TV/radio transcripts. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
Web Resources
- Pharmacy Law NewsletterPharmacy Law Newsletter is an online website from the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, covering pharmacy practice laws in New York State.
- PubChemThis resource provides the public, healthcare professionals, and researchers with a gateway to current and accurate drug information from the National Library of Medicine and to other key government agencies.
- UB Team AliceThe mission of UB's Team Alice is to protect older adults from medication-related harm. Their work is inspired by the tragic death of Alice Brennan due to medication errors.
Additional Guides to Consult
Apps
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
epocrates
This is a free, point-of-care, clinical decision support tool app. It provides drug, disease and diagnostic reference. iOS and Android
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
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.
Driven to Discover Podcast
This podcast explores innovative University at Buffalo research through candid conversations with the researchers about their inspirations and goals. SPPS faculty and researchers from across the health sciences are frequently featured.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy AACP recognizes a special responsibility to provide leadership in advancing and enhancing the quality of education and training in its member institutions while respecting the diversity inherent among them.
- American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Founded in 1986, the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) is a professional, scientific organization of actively participating stakeholders employed in academia, industry, government, and other pharmaceutical science related research institutes worldwide.
- American Association of Pharmacy Technicians A not-for-profit organization that aims to provide continuing education and additional services that would benefit all pharmacy technicians.
- American College of Clinical Pharmacology ACCP consists of a full spectrum of clinical pharmacology professionals from academia, industry, government and clinical settings who span the scope from research and drug development to patient-related care and who remain dedicated to advancing clinical pharmacology with the ultimate goal of enhancing patient care.
- American College of Clinical Pharmacy The American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) is a professional and scientific society that provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources enabling clinical pharmacists to achieve excellence in practice, research, and education.
- American Hospital Association The American Hospital Association (AHA) is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities.
- American Pharmacists Association The American Pharmacists Association is the largest association of pharmacists in the United States and is the only organization advancing the entire pharmacy profession.
- American Society for Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics The American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT) was founded in 1900, and consists of over 2,300 professionals whose primary interest is to advance the science and practice of clinical pharmacology and translational science for the therapeutic benefit of patients and society.
- American Society of Consultant Pharmacists ASCP is a membership association that represents pharmacists, health care professionals, and students serving the unique medication needs of older adults.
- American Society of Health System Pharmacists The mission of pharmacists is to help people achieve optimal health outcomes. ASHP helps its members achieve this mission by advocating and supporting the professional practice of pharmacists in hospitals, health systems, ambulatory care clinics, and other settings spanning the full spectrum of medication use.
- Drug Information Association Professional association focused on the discovery, development, regulation, surveillance, or marketing of pharmaceuticals or related products.
- International Society of Pharmacometrics The purpose of the International Society of Pharmacometrics (ISOP) is to promote and advance the discipline of Pharmacometrics and broaden its impact.
- National Association of Boards of Pharmact NABP supports patient and prescription drug safety, through examinations that assess pharmacist competency, pharmacist licensure transfer and verification services, and various pharmacy accreditation programs.
- National Community Pharmacists Association Founded in 1898, the National Community Pharmacists Association is the voice for independent pharmacy, representing 21,000 pharmacies and employing more than 250,000 individuals nationwide.
- New York State Council of Health-system Pharmacists NYSCHP is the state’s premier provider of information, training, and legislative representation for New York State’s health-system pharmacists.
- Pharmacists Society of the State of New York The Pharmacists Society of the State of New York (PSSNY) was established in 1879, a not-for-profit incorporated society representing the pharmacist profession, the largest pharmacy association in New York State.