LibGuides: Pharmacology: Dictionaries & encyclopedias

Key online reference source

The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology
This website is an authoritative source of pharmacological information developed by The British Pharmacological Society (BPS) and the International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR).

Useful reference works

BNF
Call Number: 615.1-BNF
ISBN: 9780857114327
Publication Date: 2022
The latest version of the BNF can be found through the MedicinesComplete database. It is also possible to access it free online via the NICE website https://bnf.nice.org.uk/ or download the app for Apple and Android. Print and online.
British Pharmacopoeia by British Pharmacopoeia Commission
Call Number: LARGE--F 615.1142-BRI
ISBN: 9780113230006
Publication Date: 2015
Full-text access to the latest edition of The British Pharmacopoeia (BP), the leading collection of standards for UK medicinal products and pharmaceutical substances. Print and online.
Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons by Anthony C. Moffat; M. David Osselton; Brian Widdop; Jo Watts
ISBN: 9780857110329
Publication Date: 2011
Online only.

Glossary of pharmacology
Produced by the Canadian Society of Pharmacology & Therapeutics this glossary of pharmacological terms is endorsed by the British Pharmacological Society. It contains peer-reviewed definitions of commonly used terms in pharmacology that include clinical relevance, examples, illustrations, teaching tips, and more.

Martindale: the complete drug reference by Alison Brayfield (Editor)
Call Number: LARGE--F 615.11-MAR
ISBN: 9780857113092
Print only.
The Merck Index by Maryadele J. O'Neil (Editor)
ISBN: 9781849736701
Online only

OpenMD Medical Dictionary
Definitions for 11,000 terms and 5,000 acronyms aggregated from leading medical institutions. Includes illustrations, phonetic pronunciations, and related terms.

Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine by Ian B. Wilkinson; Tim Raine; Kate Wiles; Anna Goodhart; Catriona Hall; Harriet O'Neill
Call Number: 616-WIL
ISBN: 9780199689903
Publication Date: 2017
In print and online.

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Pharmacology: Dictionaries & encyclopedias

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