References for rotations

[all4rx]

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Hi all,

I'm about to start my P4 rotations in a couple of weeks or so. I just want to know what kind of references I would need to surive through some of the hardcore rotations, such as Internal Med, ID, Onco, etc.

Here are some of the pocket/handbook references that I can think of right now:

-Sanford Guide for ABX
-Washington Mannual
-Dipiro Pharmacotherapy Handbook

And, I think I'll sign up to get LexiDrugs on my phone.

So, are these enough? Am I still missing something far more useful?
Thanks,

 

[bacillus1]

People told me to get Lexi-complete, so I got it. Hopefully its at least partially worth its price tag ($142.50 for APhA student members until Wed.)

 

[PharMed2016]

Hi all,

I'm about to start my P4 rotations in a couple of weeks or so. I just want to know what kind of references I would need to surive through some of the hardcore rotations, such as Internal Med, ID, Onco, etc.

Here are some of the pocket/handbook references that I can think of right now:

-Sanford Guide for ABX
-Washington Mannual
-Dipiro Pharmacotherapy Handbook

And, I think I'll sign up to get LexiDrugs on my phone.

So, are these enough? Am I still missing something far more useful?
Thanks,

I have Medscape and Qx Calculate on my ipod touch too. The first has disease states along with drugs and the second is pretty much a calculation calculator that will do most everything that you will need.

I was thinking about getting the pocket version of DiPiro but I'm thinking I might just bring in my unsightly DiPiro book after all most of the quick stuff I can retrieve from my ipod.

 

[all4rx]

How do you get $142.50 for Lexi Complete? I'm an APhA member too and my price through signing up an account with APhA and LexiComp is $175!

Is there anymore pocket/handbook particularly useful for rotations such as Emergency/ICU and Toxicology?

 

[bacillus1]

How do you get $142.50 for Lexi Complete? I'm an APhA member too and my price through signing up an account with APhA and LexiComp is $175!

Use discount code APHAA511. An email with this code circulated a while ago. The code expires Wed.

 

[all4rx]

Thanks! But after about 5-7min googling, I found another code : PRECENTRAL and that even took off more, about 25% ($43.75) 🙂

 

[bacillus1]

Thanks! But after about 5-7min googling, I found another code : PRECENTRAL and that even took off more, about 25% ($43.75) 🙂

🙁 I guess I lost 11 bucks.

 

[WVUPharm2007]

I didn't bring any references with me and I was fine.

All of those places will have access to Up-To-Date and Clinical Pharmacology. It's all you need for everything.

 

[ucrx]

I didn't bring any references with me and I was fine.

All of those places will have access to Up-To-Date and Clinical Pharmacology. It's all you need for everything.

You would hope they do. Unfortunately not all hospitals have those available. Students also may not have computer access or the hospital may not have enough computers for a student to grab when they need/want one.

I had Sanford (barely used it), the book from Mass General (Pocket Medicine), and random reference sheets and packets picked up on my rotations. If the hospital has a pocket guide for anything, get one. They can be very useful.

 

[WVUPharm2007]

You would hope they do. Unfortunately not all hospitals have those available. Students also may not have computer access or the hospital may not have enough computers for a student to grab when they need/want one.

I had Sanford (barely used it), the book from Mass General (Pocket Medicine), and random reference sheets and packets picked up on my rotations. If the hospital has a pocket guide for anything, get one. They can be very useful.

Yeah...I was in WV...attended several rural ass hospitals...and all of them had numerous online resources available at the ready. Maybe WV is just more cutting edge than everyone else. Ha...

 

[ucrx]

Yeah...I was in WV...attended several rural ass hospitals...and all of them had numerous online resources available at the ready. Maybe WV is just more cutting edge than everyone else. Ha...

As a student, I took a rotation with a physician. He didn't realize he needed to set up computer access for me because previous students already had access from earlier rotations at that hospital. It only took a few days to get access, but I couldn't even get onto a computer to check email without it.

I have a few pharmacist friends who don't have uptodate at their hospitals. It isn't the everything, but it is great for a review of many topics. Plus it has Lexi, and I don't.

 

[psychoandy]

lol @ washington manual and small dipiro. you might as well be that guy and wear a backpack over your white coat.

my rich baller suggestion would be ipad 2 with lexi/micromedex, hopkins abx, and mad pdfs of primary literature and reviews.

my poor student who loves paper suggestion would be sanford guide and pocket medicine. most hospitals have their own abx guidelines/antibiogram/formulary so you will probably either get a copy or be shown how to access it. pocket medicine is more of an MD/NP/PA resource for diagnosis/management, but will give you a really good tl;dr version of medicine if you completely forgot something but can't go on uptodate.

tarascon's is completely useless for a real pharmd student unless you have never worked in a pharmacy before and know drugs but not sizes/dosage froms.