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NURS 309

Drug Information Resources


Scenario

A friend of yours has been complaining of feeling tired and drowsy all the time ever since she was started on Xanax for general anxiety symptoms. She has heard that there is a similar drug BuSpar that may not be as sedating.

The questions you ask yourself might be:

What is the incidence of fatigue and drowsiness with BuSpar?
Compared to Xanax (Alprazolam)?


You decide to look it up.

  1. MICROMEDEX
  2. Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide

Or, she wonders, is there a safe herbal supplement that she could take?

  1. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
  2. Natural Standard Online (available through MedlinePlus)

Find it all on the HealthLinks Nurse Toolkit
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/nurse



Additional Drug Information Resources: PDA Resources

Library Liaisons to the UW School of Nursing

Janet Schnall,MS,AHIP
schnall@u.washington.edu 		Joanne Rich,MLIS,BS(Pharm)
jrich@u.washington.edu
Updated October 10, 2006