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 The Renal Drug Database is now available to all UHNM staff! What is the Renal Drug Database? The Renal Drug Database is an online drug reference tool providing additional drug detail relevant to renal patients, on renal dialysis or with kidney transplants. Each of the over 900 monographs provides guidance on Clinical Use, Dose in Normal Renal Function, Dose in Renal Impairment, Important Drug Interactions, Metabolism and Administration, with information validated under the governance of the UK Renal Pharmacy Group. How do you access the Renal Drug Database? You will need an individual username and password to access this resource. Note it is not an NHS OpenAthens authenticated resource. Request your username / password either by completing our online form or contacting librarian Cheryl at the Health Library c.kent@keele.ac.uk. Link directly to the Renal Drug Database or via the link on our NHS Resources page . Key Features RDD has a simple search interface to enter the drug you ...

Have you tried one of our most popular resources? Medicines Complete gives you online access to a wide range of specialist drug reference ebooks, including: BNF & BNFc Handbook on Injectable Drugs Herbal Medicines Martindale: the complete drug reference Stockley’s Drug Interactions Kucers The Use of Antibiotics And others You can browse the individual titles or search across all publications. Access Medicines Complete using either your Keele computer username / password or your NHS Athens username / password. The list of ebooks available to you will depend on the organisation you belong to. Find a link to Medicines Complete from our Healthcare Resources page  (NHS) or Medical Databases page  (Keele). For help, guidance and tutorials see here.

The Ian Smith Drug Reference Library bulletin focusing on substance misuse is now available to view by clicking here . This issue cover the latest government documents and reviews from the Cochrane Collaboration.