APA 7th

Format

(Author’s surname, Year)

OR

(Publisher, Year)

Example

(Malkani, 2018)

OR

(Therapeutic Guidelines, 2019)

Format

Author, A. A. (Copyright year). Article name. Name of database. Retrieved Month DD, YYYY, from https://doi.org/xxxx or https://xxxxx

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Entry with no editor or author

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Article name. (Copyright year). Name of database. Retrieved Month DD, YYYY, from https://doi.org/xxxx or https://xxxxx

Example

Dynamed plus

Malkani, S. (Ed.). (2018). Diabetes mellitus type 1. DynaMed Plus. Retrieved January 13, 2021, from https://www.dynamed.com/condition/diabetes-mellitus-type-1-39 

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Up-to-date

Egan, B. M. (2020). Patient adherence and the treatment of hypertension. UpToDate. Retrieved January 13, 2021, from https://www.uptodate.com/contents/patient-adherence-and-the-treatment-of-hypertension

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StatPearls

Malek, R., & Soufi, S. (2023). Pulmonary Edema. StatPearls. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557611/

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BMJ Best Practice

Hueston, W. J. (2020). Acute bronchitis. BMJ Best Practice. Retrieved January 13, 2021, from https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-us/135

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JBI (Joanna Briggs Institute)

Johnston, S. (2019). Gestational diabetes: Antenatal care. Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence-Based Practice Database. Retrieved November 4, 2020, from https://joannabriggs.org/ebp#database

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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Jefferson, T., Del Mar, C., Dooley, L., Ferroni, E., Al-Ansary, L., Bawazeer, G., van Driel, M., Nair, S., Jones, M., Thorning, S., & Conly, J. (2020). Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (4). https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006207.pub4

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DSM5 (diagnostic manual)

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596

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DSM5 (diagnostic manual) chapter or section

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Posttraumatic stress disorder. In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.

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Therapeutic Guidelines

Therapeutic Guidelines. (2019). Bartonella infections. https://www.tg.org.au/

Format

(“Entry title”, Year)

Example

(“Codeine”, 2021).

Format

Name of drug. (YYYY). In database. Retrieved Month DD, YYYY, from URL

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Entry in a print drug guide

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Article name. (Copyright year). In A. A. Editor (Ed.), Title of work (xx ed., ​​pp.xxx-xxx). Publisher.

Example

AusDI

Calciprox. (2021). In AusDI. Retrieved March 17, 2021, from https://www.ausdi.com/

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AMH (Australian Medicines Handbook)

Codeine. (2021). In Australian medicines handbook. Retrieved March 17, 2021, from https://amhonline.amh.net.au/auth

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APF (Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary) Note: print resource

Smoking cessation. (2021). In L. N. Sansom (Ed.), Australian pharmaceutical formulary and handbook: A guide to best practice (25th ed., pp.167-171). Pharmaceutical Society of Australia.

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MIMS

Lanoxin. (2019). In MIMS online. Retrieved September 11, 2020, from https://www.mimsonline.com.au

Format

(“Entry title one, Entry title two”, Year)

Example

(“Paracetamol, Warfarin sodium,” 2021).

Format

Name of drug A, Name of drug B. (YYYY). In database. Retrieved Month DD, YYYY, from URL

Example

Micromedex (drug interactions)

Acetaminophen, Warfarin. (2021). In Micromedex. Retrieved January 27, 2021, from https//www.micromedexsolutions.com 

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MIMS online (drug interactions)

Paracetamol, Warfarin sodium. (2021). In MIMS online. Retrieved January 27, 2021, from https://www.mimsonline.com.au

Format

(First author’s surname et al., Year)

Example

...(Page et al., 2021).

OR

Page et al. (2021)...

Format

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C., Author, D. D., Author, E. E., Author, F. F., Author, G. G., Author, H. H., Author, I. I., Author, J. J., Author, K. K., Author, L. L., Author, M. M., Author, N. N., Author, O. O., Author, P. P., Author, Q. Q., Author, R. R., Author, S. S., . . . Author, Z. Z. (year of publication). Title of article. Journal Title, volume number(issue number), page–page. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Example

Page, M. J., McKenzie, J. E., M., Boutron, I., Hoffmann, T. C., Mulrow, C. D., Shamseer, L., Tetzlaff, J. M., Aki, E. A., Brennan, S. E., Chou, R., Glanville, J., Grimshaw, J. M., Hróbjartsson, A., Lalu, M. M., Li, T., Loder, E. W., Mayo-Wilson, E., McDonald, S.,...Moher, D. (2021). The PRISMA 2020 statement: An updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews. PLOS Medicine,18(3), 1-36. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003583