Try the new PharmD guide!
This Pharmacy Students: Year 1 guide is no longer updated. Please visit the new PharmD Program guide for links to useful books, databases, and other information resources to support your pharmacy education at USC, and instruction provided by librarians from the Norris Medical Library in the School's curriculum, for students in all years of the USC PharmD program.
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks for this course. Examine the Additional Resources box on this page for some texts suggested by your faculty as useful reference materials. Course faculty may mention additional materials in class; these are also likely licensed by the USC Libraries and available to all USC students. Contact the library's reference service for help getting access to materials.
Citation Style for Pharm Ds
The Pharm D program has adopted AMA style, 11th ed., for references and citations in written work, unless otherwise specified. Read the Quick Guide for formatting in-text references and citations for commonly used publication types. For more help, view the full AMA Manual of Style or contact the library.
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Quick Citing Reference- AMA 11th ed2 page handout covering the basics of using AMA style, 11th edition
Books recommended for group project
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Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials
Publication Date: 2015 -
Drug Delivery Systems
Publication Date: 2019Drug Delivery Systems examines the current state of the field within pharmaceutical science and concisely explains the history of drug delivery systems, including key developments. -
Targeted Drug Delivery
Publication Date: 2022 -
Drug Delivery
Publication Date: 2016 -
Smart Biomaterial Devices
Publication Date: 2016 -
Polymers for Biomedicine
Publication Date: 2017 -
Particulate Technology for Delivery of Therapeutics
Publication Date: 2017 -
Angiotensin: From the Kidney to Coronavirus
Publication Date: 2023 -
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Handbook on Incretin Therapies
Publication Date: 2016 -
Alzheimer's Disease and Advanced Drug Delivery Strategies
Publication Date: 2023
Additional Resources
Texts recommended as resources to consult during the course by course faculty
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Ansel's Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems, 12th ed
ISBN: 9781975171773Publication Date: 2021 -
Shargel and Yu's Applied Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics, 8th Edition
Publication Date: 2022 -
Basic Physical Pharmacy
Call Number: Norris Medical Library, Reserve, QV 744 M111b 2013 -
Controlled Drug Delivery: Fundamentals and Applications
Call Number: Norris Medical Library, Upper Level or Reserve, QV 785 C7595 1987 -
Goodman and Gilman's the Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 14th Edition
ISBN: 9781264258079Publication Date: 2022 -
Modern Pharmaceutics (4th ed)
Call Number: Norris Medical Library, Reserve, QV 785 M689 2002Publication Date: 2002
Databases useful for group projects
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Protein Data Bank (PDB) This link opens in a new windowA repository of 3D and 2D structure data of biomolecules, proteins, and nucleic acids.
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Molecule of the Month from Protein Data BankThis learning feature of PDB provides brief overviews of molecular structure and functions.
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AccessPharmacy This link opens in a new windowTextbooks, drug monographs, quizzes, flashcards, videos, cases, and calculators, selected for relevance to Pharmacy education.
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AccessMedicine This link opens in a new windowProvides access to a wide range of medical textbooks, board review books and clinical support books. In addition, there are self-assessment modules with case studies and multiple choice questions. Good for study and review of basic medical topics.
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Biosis Citation Index This link opens in a new windowLife sciences and biomedical research database covering pre-clinical and experimental research, methods and instrumentation, animal studies, and more.
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ClinicalTrials.gov This link opens in a new windowRegistry and results database; includes information about publicly & privately funded studies including; completed & ongoing trials, research design, results, and contact information.
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Patents Database Search patents from the following databases: USPTO Patent Full-Text and Image Database (PatFT) ,USPTO Patent Application Full-Text and Image Database (AppFT), Global Dossier, Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR), Public Search Facility, Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRCs), Patent Official Gazette, Common Citation Document (CCD),Search International Patent Offices, Search Published Sequences, Patent Assignment Search, Patent Examination Data System (PEDS)
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Embase This link opens in a new window
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SciFinder This link opens in a new window
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Web of Science This link opens in a new window
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Drugs@FDA This link opens in a new windowSearch for prescription and over the counter drugs approved for sale in the United States; find approved labels, original application documents as submitted by the drug company, and replies from the Food and Drug Administration.
