Pharmacy: Finding books and e-books

The QUB subscription to MedicinesComplete enables you to access key e-books including:

• AHFS Drug Information
• BNF
• BNF for children
• Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons
• Dale and Appelbe's Pharmacy and Medicines Law (2021)
• Dietary Supplements
• Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation
• Handbook of Drug Administration via Enteral Feeding Tubes
• Kucers' the Use of Antibiotics
• Martindale: The complete drug Reference
• Palliative Care Formulary
• Stockley's Drug Interactions
• The Green Guide
• The Orange Guide

Many print books relevant to pharmacy are held in the Biomedical Library (MBC).  Here you will find books on different pharmacy-related topics in the following shelf locations.  If you are looking for a specific book, it is recommended that you use Library Search to check if it is available and where it can be found.

RS – Pharmacy 

• RS1-441 General works on pharmacy
• RS75-78 – Pharmaceutical education
• RS91-98 – Pharmacognosy (study of medicinal drugs derived from plants or other natural sources)
• RS122-125 – Pharmaceutical chemistry
• RS130-189 – Pharmaceutics (formulation, manufacture, and dispensing of drugs)
• RS190-191 – Prescription writing
• RS199-200 – Extemporaneous pharmaceutical preparations
• RS201-441 – Special drugs and proprietary medicines

RM – Therapeutics. Pharmacology

• RM1-950 – Includes:
• RM138-258 – Pharmacology
• RM300-666 – Drugs and drug therapy
• RM671-671.5 – Biopharmaceutics
• RM700-950 – Physical medicine and rehabilitation (may include drug therapies)

RA – Public aspects of medicine

• RA401-790.95 – Public health, which may include pharmaceutical policy, drug regulation, and access to medicines
• RA1001-1171 – Medical records and statistics, possibly including pharmacovigilance data

QD – Chemistry

• QD26-441 – General and organic chemistry, relevant for pharmaceutical chemistry and drug design
• QD415-436 – Organic chemistry, especially important for medicinal chemistry

QH – Natural History – Biology

• QH301-705.5 – Biology, including pharmacognosy and biotechnology applications in pharmacy

QP – Physiology

•  Covers biochemical and physiological processes relevant to pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics

K – Law

• KF (U.S. Law) or KD (UK Law) – For legal aspects of pharmacy, such as drug regulation, intellectual property, and pharmaceutical law

HF – Commerce

• HF5410-5417.5 – Marketing, including pharmaceutical marketing and sales

This short video will show you to find and access books, both print and electronic, via the Library.  You can access Library Search via the link below.