Tools for Pharmacists   

Assistive Tools for Disabilities:   

• ASL Phrases (Sign Language) (select Conversational Phrase, “Health”)
• Guidelines for Prescription Labeling and Consumer Medication Information for People with Vision Loss (PDF) (American Society of Consultant Pharmacists Foundation/American Foundation for the Blind)
• Medication Management (AFB Senior Site)

Cardiovascular Calculators:   

• ABCD for risk of Stroke
• Cardiovascular Risk Calculator (University of Edinburgh)
• CHADS2 Score for Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Risk
• Framingham Risk Score
• Reynolds Risk Score : Calculating Heart and Stroke Risk for Women and Men
• Risk Assessment Tool for estimating 10-year Risk of Having a Heart Attack (National Cholesterol Education Program)
• Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation Risk Calculator (SPARC)

Critical Appraisal:   

• CI Calculator (Rob Herbert, Excel format)
  
• Effect Size Calculator (Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring)
  
• Online NNT Calculator (Visual Rx)
• Quickcalcs (Graphpad)
• Sample Size Calculators (Rollin Brant)

Drug Interactions:   

• Drug Interactions Checker (Drugs.com)
• Herbal-Drug Interaction Chart (PDF) (RxFiles)
  

Fractures & Osteoporosis:   

• Bone Mineral Density Testing in Canada (Osteoporosis Canada)
• Calcium Calculator (Osteoporosis Canada)
• FRAX: WHO Fracture Risk Assessment Tool for calculating 10 year probability of fracture (University of Sheffield)
  
• QFracture (ClinRisk)

Immunization Tools:   

• Adult Immunization Screening Tool - Do I Need Any Vaccinations Today? (PDF) (Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion)

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Miscellaneous:   

• Opioid Manager (Centre for Effective Practice)
• Bugs and Drugs 
• Bristol Stool Chart
• Measurement Conversion Tables
• Medication Infoshare (Mental Health)
• Ovulation Calculator (WebMD) 
• Therapeutic Drug Levels (MedlinePlus)

Pronunciation of Drug Names:   

• Drug List (University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, with audioclips)
•  Lexi-Comp Online (Search results for Lexi-Drugs Online, with audioclips) - $
• Medical Dictionary (MedlinePlus, with audioclips)
• Pronunciations (Merck Manuals, with audioclips)

Renal Function:   

• Cockcroft-Gault Calculator (with SI units)
• Creatinine Clearance, Dosing Weight and BSA Calculator (RPhWorld)
• GFR Calculators (National Kidney Disease Education Program)
  
• MDRD GFR Calculator (with SI units)

Tool Chests:   

• Epocrates MedTools
• Medical Calculators (GlobalRPh.com)
• Online Clinical Calculators (MedCalc)
• Therapeutic Tools (Vancouver Coastal Health)