Help w/ Pharm Please

[nvshelat]

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I'm having trouble finding a solid pharm source for the wards. Certainly theres epocrates on my PDA, but I dont mean with regards to dosing - I mean with regards to clinical "tid bits" and the really important/really common side effects, not all 1000 of them.
For instance, ziprasadone (geodon) is one of the antipsychotics known for being weight neutral but one of the things to be aware of is QT prolongation. This is info that I seemed to pick up on the rotation but can't find (succinctly) in other pharm sources.

What are you guys using for pharm now? How do you manage figuring out the 2-3 really IMPT side effects from epocrates' list of every one ever recorded?

 

[95439]

I'm having trouble finding a solid pharm source for the wards. Certainly theres epocrates on my PDA, but I dont mean with regards to dosing - I mean with regards to clinical "tid bits" and the really important/really common side effects, not all 1000 of them.
For instance, ziprasadone (geodon) is one of the antipsychotics known for being weight neutral but one of the things to be aware of is QT prolongation. This is info that I seemed to pick up on the rotation but can't find (succinctly) in other pharm sources.

What are you guys using for pharm now? How do you manage figuring out the 2-3 really IMPT side effects from epocrates' list of every one ever recorded?

I'm having a similar problem. The pharmacologic treatment of most diseases seems to vary with the doctor I rotate with. It seems that the standard recommended resource is either the Sanford Guide to Antimicrobials, and the Pharmacopenia pocket book. I've also heard good things about Pharmacology for Boards and Wards. All 3 are pocket sized and have the basic information, but I'm not sure that's exactly what you're looking for....I just ordered the Sanford guide so I'll report back on that soon.

 

[nvshelat]

I'm having a similar problem. The pharmacologic treatment of most diseases seems to vary with the doctor I rotate with. It seems that the standard recommended resource is either the Sanford Guide to Antimicrobials, and the Pharmacopenia pocket book. I've also heard good things about Pharmacology for Boards and Wards. All 3 are pocket sized and have the basic information, but I'm not sure that's exactly what you're looking for....I just ordered the Sanford guide so I'll report back on that soon.

Thanks!

 

[95439]

Thanks!

Sure thing!