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General Drug News CHEMICAL ONLINE - M. McNulty and M. Hagan, chemicalonline.com DRUG FACTS - Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. FDA WHAT'S NEW - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) For more information see the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) GENOMICS - Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) For more information see PhRMA INTERNET DRUG NEWS - PHARMACEUTICAL NEWS - Corey Nahman PHARMACEUTICAL NEWS ONLINE - Pharmaceutical Online, VerticalNet, Inc. Drug Advisories/Alerts DRUG ADVISORIES - Canadian Medical Association/Association Médicale Canadienne Multimedia Journal (Text & Images). In English & French/Français. For more information see the Canadian Medical Association/Association Médicale Canadienne MEDWATCH: SAFETY ALERTS FOR DRUGS, BIOLOGICS, DEVICES & DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) For more information see U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Drug Approvals ELECTRONIC ORANGE BOOK: APPROVED DRUG PRODUCTS - Center for Drug Evaluation & Research (CDER), FDA Multimedia Database (Text & Images). "Search by Active Ingredient; Search by Proprietary Name; Search by Applicant Holder or Search by Application Number." For more information see the Center for Drug Evaluation & Research (CDER) or the FDA APPROVED DRUG THERAPIES - CenterWatch, Inc., Thomson Healthcare Multimedia Database (Text & Images). "This section provides resource information about drugs newly approved by the Food and Drug Administration, organized by therapeutic area." For more information see CenterWatch or Thomson Healthcare BIOPHARMA: BIOPHARMACEUTICALS - Biotechnology Information Institute Multimedia Database (Text & Images). "This site offers access to databases concerning biopharmaceutical products and companies in the U.S. marketplace." For more information see Biotechnology Information Institute DRUGS: RECENTLY APPROVED DRUGS/INDICATIONS - P\S\L Consulting Group Inc. Multimedia Database (Text & Images). For more information see Doctor's Guide to the Internet FDA NEW DRUG APPROVALS LIST - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Multimedia Database (Text & Images). For more information see the CDER or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Drug & Vaccine Shortages CURRENT VACCINE SHORTAGES - National Immunization Program (NIP), CDC For more information see the National Immunization Program (NIP) or the CDC DRUG PRODUCT SHORTAGES - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (AHFS) Multimedia Database (Text & Images). "...The Drug Information Service of the University of Utah compiles Drug Product Shortages Bulletins for ASHP on selected shortage situations national in scope, involving drug products of importance in hospitals and related health care settings..." For more information see the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists DRUG SHORTAGES - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Multimedia Database (Text & Images). For more information see CDER or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Import Alerts IMPORT ALERTS: US FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION - ORA Currently includes: Import Program, Current Import Alerts, Access to Import Detention Reports and Other Import related Information. For more information see Import Information; FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), U.S. Food & Drug Administration or the FDA Regulatory Updates INFORMATION RESOURCES: OFFICE OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS - FDA - ORA, U.S. Food & Drug Administration Examples of online Guides, Manuals & Databases include Inspection Guides (Biotechnology, Biologics, Drugs, Food, Cosmetics etc.) Laboratory Procedure Manual Regulatory Procedure Manual U.S. Code of Federal Regulations

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FOR OVER "500" MEDICAL, NURSING, DRUG CALCULATORS SEE CALCULATORS CENTER: MEDICAL CALCULATORS SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES CALCULATOR: METRIC, APOTHECARIES' AND AVOIRDUPOIS - Sponsored by Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A. Inc. For more information see RxDesktop.com or Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A. Inc. GRAPHPAD QUICKCALCS - H.J. Motulsky, GraphPad Software, Inc. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see GraphPad Software Some examples from over "25" Calculators include McNemar's test to analyze a matched case-control study Number needed to treat (NNT) - How effective is a clinical treatment? Post test calculator After two-way (or other) Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) Binomial, Poisson and Gaussian distributions Randomly assign subjects to treatment groups Create and dilute molar solutions Compute ECanything from EC50 MOLAR CONVERSION CALCULATOR - J. Glassman, Stanford University and Written by D. Kiel VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Calculators include: "Number of moles to number of particles; Number of particles to number of moles; Find Molarity (moles/liter); Find molar mass (grams/mole); Number of moles to number of grams..." For more information see Chemistry Functions or Jon Glassman's Home Page DRUG DOSING, INFUSION ETC. - NURSING CALCULATORS - M. Villanueva, Warren, Michigan VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Includes: Dosage calculators; Calculate IV rates; Calculate infusion time; Calculate dosage given or infusing; Clinical Calculators; Conversion Calculators & Drug Calculators. For more information see Nursing or Manuel's Web Some examples from over "30" Calculators include IV Dosage Calculator IV Rate Calculator IV Infusion Time Calculator Determine Drug Absorption by pKa Allowable Blood Loss Calculator Muscle Relaxant Dose Calculator ADVANCED BODY SURFACE AREA (BSA) CALCULATOR (ENGLISH & METRIC) + MEDICATION DOSE CALCULATOR - S.B. Halls, Steven B. Halls Professional Corp VERY EXTENSIVE. Formula's include: Mosteller; DuBois; Haycock or Gehan & George. For more information see Steven B. Halls Professional Corp CARBOPLATIN DOSAGE CALCULATOR (AREA UNDER THE CURVE) - thedoctorslounge For more information see Calculators or the The Doctors Lounge CLINICAL CALCULATORS - GLOBALRPH - D. McAuley, GlobalRPh.com VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Some examples from over "25" Calculators include ICU Drug list generator Aminoglycoside/Vancomycin Dosing Fentanyl Patch Dosage Corticosteroid Converter Iron Dextran Calculator Magnesium Dosing Calculator Phosphate Dosing Calculator DOSECALC ONLINE - UltTech, Inc. "...an oncology dosage calculation software program to assist US-based healthcare professionals in determining individual patient doses for standard cancer regimens used in treatment of solid tumors and adult leukemias. The program was developed by UltiTech, Inc. of Stratford, CT., publishers of Medicine OnLine, and is sponsored as a professional service by Glaxo Wellcome Oncology." For more information see Medicine Online DOSAGE CALCULATOR - Sponsored by Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A. Inc. "...figures the amount of medication in solution for oral, intramuscular, intravenous and subcutaneous injection to be administered ..." For more information see RxDesktop.com or Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A. Inc. DOSAGE COMPUTATION CALCULATOR - Future Nurses, Eugene, Oregon For more information see Future Nurses HARRIET LANE INFUSION CALCULATOR - C.U. Lehmann (General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Johns Hopkins Childrens Center), & & M. Veltri (Johns Hopkins Pharmacy Service), Johns Hopkins University VERY VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see the General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine; Johns Hopkins Childrens Center; Johns Hopkins Pharmacy Center or Johns Hopkins Medicine HEMOPHILIA/HAEMOPHILIA HEMOPHILIA DOSAGE CALCULATOR - HemophiliaOne "...will help give you a guideline in determining the units (i/u) of factor needed or the AHF% increase desired." For more information see HemophiliaOne NORTH HAMPSHIRE HAEMOPHILIA CENTRE - North Hampshire Haemophilia Centre, U.K. Examples of Haemophilia Dosage Calculators include Factor IX dosage calculator Factor VIII dosage calculator HUMAN FLUID AND CALORIC REQUIREMENTS - CALCULATOR - Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA VERY EXTENSIVE. "...will determine the fluid and calorie requirements for a person who is either active or sedentary based on height and weight (more accurate) or weight. Other parameters such as body mass index and estimated body surface area are also calculated..." For more information see Oncology Reference Tools; Oncology Tools; Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) or the FDA INTEGRATED DOSING CALCULATOR FOR EMERGENCY MEDICATIONS AND DRIP-RATE TABLES - MEDICAL CALCULATORS - S. Pon, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Cornell University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Includes more than "20" Calculators including: "Integrated Dosing Calculator; Drip Rate-Dose Table Calculators; Conversions Calculators; Metabolic Calculators; Respiratory Calculators; etc." For more information see Pediatric Critical Care Medicine IV MEDICATION DRIP CALCULATOR - MCC Paramedic Program, Emergency Medical Services Training, Public Safety Training Center, Monore Community College, Rochester, NY For more information see Paramedics Online Course; MCC Paramedic Program or Emergency Medical Services Training An example of related calculators include Pharmacology Concentration MODEL DOSE FACTORS - RADAR - AVAILABLE PHANTOMS (JAVA APPLET) - M. Stabin, Vanderbilt University & RADAR VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "...a phantom in the context of internal and external dose assessment is a mathematical representation of the human body used to calculate the Dose Factors (DFs) that we need to convert disintegrations in some source region to absorbed dose in a target region..." For more information see RADAR PEDIATRIC DRIP RATE - DOSE RATE CALCULATOR - S. Pon, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Cornell University "Creates a table comparing fluid infusion rate (cc/hr) and medication dosing rate." For more information see Medical Calculators or Pediatric Critical Care Medicine PEDIATRIC PROTOCOL CALCULATORS - J. Welch, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Georgetown Medical Center, Georgetown University VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Pediatric Infectious Disease; Pediatric Subjects; General Pediatrics or NetScut Homepage Some examples from over "7" Calculators include Pediatric Code Med Sheet Generator Intravenous IgG infusion Intravenous Iron Respigam Infusion PHARMACOKINETICS - CALCULATORS - T.V. Elia, Freekinetics.com, Boca Raton, Florida Examples of calculators include Carboplatin AUC Calculator Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) Calculator Levels Concult for Tobramycin, Gentamicin or Vancomycin PLATELET CORRECTED COUNT INCREMENT CALCULATOR - Designed by: D. Dunlap; Programmed by: L.B. Afrin, Hematology/Oncology Division, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Calculators; Hematology/Oncology Division or the Hollings Cancer Center RADAR MEDICAL PROCEDURE RADIATION DOSE CALCULATOR AND CONSENT LANGUAGE GENERATOR - M. Stabin, Vanderbilt University & RADAR VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "This form gives radiation dose estimates for certain radiographic and nuclear medicine procedures, based on literature reported values. Individual organ doses and total body effective doses are given for these specified..." For more information see RADAR RADIOTHERAPY EQUIVALENT DOSE CALCULATOR (JAVA APPLET) - P. Bliltzer and Sponsored by: RTA (Katin-Dosoretz-Blitzer-Rubenstein, Fort Myers, Florida) "This Java Applet is based on the methods deveolped by Dr. J. Fowler and others (see Brief Summary of Radiobiological Principles in Fractionated Radiotherapy in Seminars Rad. Onc. 2:16-21 (1992)." For more information see Radiotherapy VANCOMYCIN PHARMACOKINETICS - CALCULATOR - C. Hu, MedCalc.com, Houston, Texas VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Charlie's Clinical Calculators Examples of other Pharmacy Calculators include Estimated Blood Level Calculations IV Infusion Rate Calculator Narcotic Equivalence Converter

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