Research guides: Pharmacy eResources: OCPh Library

Required Reference Guide

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Regulations and Standards
Links to provincial and federal legislation and accompanying acts and regulations along with the Standards of Practice. Includes College By-laws — including the Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct — and an assortment of policies and guidelines guiding the governance of the College and practice of practitioners.
Pharmacy Connection
Archive of issues from 2008 to the present.
Ontario Public Drug Programs
Link to Ontario Drug Benefit Formulary/Comparative Drug Index (Formulary) and related information.

Note: The College does not recommend a particular reference in any area. The listed reference are examples.

1. A Canadian Compendium

2. A Drug Interaction Publication

Drug Interactions Analysis and Management, Hansten & Horn
Drug Interaction Facts, David S. Tatro
Evaluations of Drug Interactions, Zucchero & Hogan
Online subscription to CPhA’s e-therapeutics
A comparable pharmacy computer software program of the above texts: Lexi-Comp or Micromedex.

3. A Drug Therapy Publication

4. A Patient Counselling Guide

PatientConnect™ Drug and Disease Information - online subscription only; not available for purchase by library.
Detailed Drug Information for the Consumer (formerly USPDI Vol. II) - online subscription only - part of the Micromedex collection of databases.