Drug Information: A Guide for Pharmacists, Eighth Edition

By Patrick M. Malone and Benjamin A. Witt

Everything you need to navigate drug information--all in one place

The go-to resource for mastering drug information in today's fast-paced healthcare environment, Drug Information: A Guide for Pharmacists provides students and practitioners with the tools they need to research, interpret, evaluate, collate and disseminate drug information in the most effective and efficient manner possible.

Featuring high-yield bullet points, highlighted key concepts, and real-world case studies, the content is streamlined and easy to navigate. The trusted text covers the topics pharmacists rely on most: developing effective responses and recommendations, evaluating drug literature, evaluating biostatistics, improving medication and patient safety, improving/guiding formulary management within a hospital/health-system, and understanding investigational drugs.

This eighth edition addresses professional challenges, such as legal and ethical responsibilities, best practices for responding to drug information requests, and guidance on determining what information is appropriate to share. New to this edition is the coverage of artificial intelligence throughout the book and the addition of materials on non-traditional drug information roles.

Drug Information: A Guide for Pharmacists, Eighth Edition features:

-Valuable learning aids, including key concepts at the beginning of each chapter, learning objectives, discussion points, multiple-choice questions, and suggested readings
-Case studies and practical examples throughout the text and appendices
-New emphasis on the use of artificial intelligence throughout
-New materials on non-traditional drug information roles (e.g., consulting, pharmaceutical industry, poison control)
-Updated and expanded chapters on drug literature evaluation covering newer concepts, such as adaptive clinical trials
-Chapters on peer review and media relations
-Information on the most commonly used references and apps for practitioners
-Essential coverage of the legal and ethical aspects of drug information practice
-Evidence-based medicine, clinical practice guidelines, and much more

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1264973454
• ISBN13: 9781264973453
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: McGraw Hill / Medical
• Length: 912 Pages