INDUSTRY NEWS AND RESOURCES
NEWS
MEDSCAPE PHARMACOTHERAPY NEWS
Medscape offers excellent pharmacotherapy news and resources for pharmacists,
physicians, and other healthcare professionals.
http://www.medscape.com/medscapetoday/news?cid=med
RESOURCES
DRUGFACTS.COM
This site provides a comprehensive, interactive healthcare website for
pharmacists and drug information professionals. It is a one-stop resource
for authoritative drug, herbal interaction, disease, and patient information.
http://www.factsandcomparisons.com/index.aspx
ELECTRONIC ORANGE BOOK
Identifies drug products approved on the basis of safety and
effectiveness by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
http://www.fda.gov/cder/ob/default.htm
PHARMSCOPE.COM
This site serves managed care professionals who control or
influence pharmaceutical buying decisions for their organizations.
Within this site, managed care professionals can interact with peers,
learn from industry experts, and access information necessary to make
purchasing decisions.
http://www.pharmscope.com
ASSOCIATIONS
ACADEMY OF MANAGED CARE PHARMACY (AMCP)
A national professional society dedicated to the concept and practice
of pharmaceutical care in managed healthcare environments.
http://www.amcp.org
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS (ASHP)
This member organization fosters research and educational activities
that enable health system pharmacists to expand their capacity to help
people make the best use of medicines.
http://www.ashp.org
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (PRMA)
PRMA represents leading research-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology
companies, which are devoted to inventing medicines that allow patients to
live longer, healthier, happier, and more productive lives.
http://www.phrma.org/who
JOURNALS
DRUG BENEFIT TRENDS
This journal provides information for managed healthcare
professionals who control or direct the pharmacy service,
administer the drug benefit, and have an impact on formulary
decisions. It includes analyses and opinions to help users develop
new perspectives on management of the drug benefit.
http://www.medscape.com/viewpublication/90_index
FORMULARY JOURNAL
This is a monthly clinical journal for members of P&T Committees
and others who are charged with drug management for hospitals, HMOs,
and other managed care settings. It includes peer-reviewed clinical
articles about drug-related regulatory issues, meeting "pearl" reports,
formulary trends, and clinical experience briefs.
http://www.formularyjournal.com