Use pharmaceutical references and resources.

Use should include

• Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations (the Orange book)
• Red book
• Purple book
• Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR)
• Drug Facts and Comparisons
• Handbook on Injectable Drugs
• United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary (USP-NF)
• online databases.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What documentation can be found in the Orange book?
• What does the USP-NF labeling on a medication mean?
• Which chapters oversee sterile compounding?