Physical and Chemical Properties
See also
Remington and USP/NF on this page.
The Merck Index by Call Number: Carothers Library Reference - Non Circulating RS51 .M4 2013ISBN: 9781849736701Publication Date: 2013Provides entries on 10,000 drugs, pharmaceuticals, common organic compounds and laboratory reagents, naturally occurring substances and plants, elements, inorganic compounds, compounds of agricultural significance, endogenous substances and biological compounds. Gives a brief bibliography, structure, nomenclature, composition, and molecular weight. Provides CAS registry numbers. Previous edition in Reference, earlier editions in Circulating Stacks.
Official US Compendia
- Orange book: approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluationsLists drug products approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the basis of safety and effectiveness. Standard source for therapeutic equivalency of drug products.
- USP-NF Online This link opens in a new window
- What’s included? Official national standards for drug substances & dosage forms (USP) & pharmaceutical ingredients (NF). Monographs provide information on molecular & structural formulas, molecular weight, chemical name, Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry Number, description, packaging & storage, identification tests, & chemical & physical properties. Combined index to both USP/NF.
- What else should I know? This database is provided to the URI community by the College of Pharmacy.
Nonofficial Compendia
Martindale: The Complete Drug ReferenceCall Number: Carothers Library Reference - Non Circulating RS51 U65Comprehensive British publication providing well-referenced information on pharmacology, toxicology and therapy of foreign and U.S. drugs (prescription, nonprescription, obsolete and investigational drugs and natural substances). Includes non-approved indications and chemical and physical data. International directory of drug manufacturers, general index, to clinical uses.- Remington: the science and practice of pharmacy, 19th ed. by Call Number: Carothers Library Serial Stacks - Non Circulating RS91 R36Comprehensive general reference work on the therapy and practice of pharmaceutical sciences. Section on pharmaceutical and medicinal agents details preparation, description, solubility, uses, dose, dosage forms, chemical name and structural formula for each compound. Illustrated, indexed.
