Citing and referencing: Drug information sources

A guide to the styles recommended by Monash schools and departments for students and researchers

Drug information sources

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Formularies (print)

Format

Author AA/Organisation. Title. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Year of publication. Pagination.
Example 

Australian medicines handbook. Adelaide: Australian Medicines Handbook Pty Ltd; 2018. 1156 p.
Example 

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. Australian pharmaceutical formulary and handbook: the everyday guide to pharmacy practice. 24th ed. Canberra: Pharmaceutical Society of Australia; 2018. 682 p.

Joint Formulary Committee. British national formulary. 75th ed. London: BMJ Group; 2018. 1567 p.


Entry from formulary (print)

Format Author AA/Organisation. Title of book. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Year of publication. Title of part; Location of part.
Example Australian medicines handbook. Adelaide: Australian Medicines Handbook Pty Ltd; 2018. Salbutamol; p. 890-1.
Example

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. Australian pharmaceutical formulary and handbook: the everyday guide to pharmacy practice. 24th ed. Canberra: Pharmaceutical Society of Australia; 2018. Nifedipine; p. 393.

Joint Formulary Committee. British national formulary. 75th ed. London: BMJ Group; 2018. Senna; p. 62-3.


Drug monographs (electronic)

Format Title of work [Internet]. Place of publication: Publisher/Website; Year of publication/copyright. Name of drug; [revision/review date YYY Mon DD; cited YYYY Mon DD]; [# of pages/screens]. Available from: URL
Example

Australian medicines handbook [Internet]. Adelaide: Australian Medicines Handbook Pty Ltd; 2018. Perindopril; [updated 2018 Jul; cited 2019 Oct 15]; [about 7 screens]. Available from: https://amhonline.amh.net.au/chapters/cardiovascular-drugs/antihypertensives/ace-inhibitors/perindopril

Micromedex [Internet]. Chicago: Truven Health Analytics; c2018. Pregabalin; [updated 2018 Sep 17; cited 2019 Oct 15]; [about 50 pages]. Available from: https://www.micromedexsolutions.com/micromedex2/librarian/PFDefaultActionId/evidencexpert.DoIntegratedSearch?navitem=topHome&isToolPage=true#

MIMS online [Internet]. St Leonards: MIMS Australia Pty Ltd; 2018. Roaccutane; [updated 2018 Oct; cited 2019 Oct 15]; [about 7 pages]. Available from: https://www.mimsonline.com.au/Search/ShowPDF.aspx?xmlDoc=01621.xml&XSLKey=PIxsl_pdf&PathKey=FullPIxmlPath

AusDi [Internet]. St. Leonards: Health Communication Network Limited; 2018. Codeine (Systemic); [revised 2018 Jan 8; cited 2019 Oct 15]; [about 11 screens]. Available from: https://ausdi.hcn.com.au/productMonograph.hcn?file=1211#d12400e3


Drug interaction (electronic)

Format

Title of work [Internet]. Place of publication: Publisher; Year of publication. Names of drugs; [cited YYYY Mon DD]; [approx. # of pages/screens]. Available from: URL
Example

Micromedex: drug interactions [Internet]. Chicago: Truven Health Analytics; c2018. Acetaminophen - Warfarin; [cited 2019 Oct 26]; [about 6 screens]. Available from: https://www.micromedexsolutions.com/micromedex2/librarian/PFDefaultActionId/evidencexpert.ShowDrugInteractionsResults#

MIMS online drug interactions [Internet]. St Leonards: MIMS Australia Pty Ltd; 2018. Paracetamol, Warfarin sodium; [cited 2019 Oct 26]; [about 2 pages]. https://www.mimsonline.com.au/Search/ShowPDF.aspx?xmlDoc=325_201_2.xml&XSLKey=DrugInteractionXSL&PathKey=DrugAlertsXMLPath


Package insert (Leaflet supplied by manufacturer)

Format

Name of medicine [package insert]. Place of publication: Manufacturer; Year of publication.
Example

Lamaxi [package insert]. East Hanover (NJ): Sandoz Pharmaceuticals; 1993


Complementary and alternative medicine (electronic)

Format

Title of work [Internet]. Place of publication: Publisher/Website; Year of publication/copyright. Name of complementary medicine; [revision/review date YYY Mon DD; cited YYYY Mon DD]; [approx. # of pages/screens]. Available from: URL
Example

Natural medicines [Internet]. Somerville (MA): Therapeutic Research Center; c2018. Fish oil; [updated 2018 Sep 24; cited 2019 Oct 15]; [about 36 screens]. Available from: https://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/databases/food,-herbs-supplements/professional.aspx?productid=993

Natural and alternative treatments [Internet]. Ipswich (MA): EBSCO Industries, Inc.; c2011. St. John's Wort; [revised 2012 Jul; cited 2019 Oct 15]; [about 14 screens]. Available from: http://therapy.epnet.com/nat/nat.asp

 

Patrias K. Citing medicine: the NLM style guide for authors, editors, and publishers [Internet]. 2nd ed. Wendling DL, technical editor. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2007 [updated 2009 Oct 21; cited 2019 Nov 10]. Available from: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/citingmedicine