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© 2026, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc.
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Pharmacy/Pharmacology, Drug Information, Point of Care, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Public Health
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AHFS Drug Information® contains the most dependable drug information available—all in one place. It is the most comprehensive evidence-based source of drug information complete with therapeutic guidelines and off-label uses.
With expanded and revised content supported by more than 97,000 references and incorporating the advice of numerous subject matter experts, AHFS DI helps you protect your patients and your practice.
Monthly Updates Include:
- Clinical perspective sections that include place of therapy discussions and recommendations from therapeutic guidelines
- Expanded coverage of specialty medications used to treat a variety of complex, chronic conditions that often require special handling and administration and may require careful oversight to manage severe adverse effects and dosage adjustments
- Contemporary topics such as vaccines and treatments for mPox disease, new RSV treatments and vaccines, safety issues associated with the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists, novel orphan drugs, biosimilars, and more
- Expanded content on new and emerging gene therapies
- Pharmacogenomic considerations in drug dosing and selection
- Updates to a variety of vaccine monographs including the influenza, COVID-19, pneumococcal, and RSV vaccines with the latest recommendations from the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
- Expanded content on off-label uses, real world data and long-term clinical data
- MedWatch alerts, Standardize4Safety concentration standards for IV and oral liquid medications, REMS data, and focused updates based on FDA safety findings
- New content on over 200 new molecular entities (NMEs) or new therapeutic biological products and substantive revisions on approximately 265 medications
- Oncology off-label determinations based on reviews by the AHFS Oncology Expert Committee
This title updates: Monthly
According to the publishers (i.e., the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists), the audience is primarily healthcare professionals involved in medication use and decision-making. This includes pharmacists, especially clinical and hospital pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who prescribe, dispense, or monitor medications. Learners may also benefit, including pharmacy students, medical and nursing students, and residents and trainees. The reference is meant for professionals who need authoritative, unbiased information, as well as support for clinical decision making. The book also offers these users guidance on safe and effective medication use, including off-label therapies. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), a well-established, nonprofit professional organization representing pharmacists and advancing medication-use safety publishes the book. Clinical pharmacists, drug information specialists, and subject-matter experts in pharmacotherapy develop and review the content. The reference is known for its rigorous editorial process; the information is evidence-based, peer-reviewed and continuously updated.
The book is written for pharmacists and other healthcare providers to access specific guidance needed to prescribe and monitor drug therapy safely and effectively. It includes over 97,000 cited references linked to 735,000 statements with 70,000 supporting evidence sources. Using an independent, evidence-based evaluative process, the drug monographs incorporate information from pertinent references in the literature and expert therapeutic guidelines. This point-by-point analysis and evaluation of the literature make this reference comprehensive, evaluative, and unbiased.
Doody's Core Titles (DCT)
Specialty Score: 2.7 Pharmacology/Pharmacy
Doody's Review
Score: 100/100
Stars: 5
"This book is widely regarded as a "gold standard" drug compendium with rigorous review and expert input. It contains comprehensive, unbiased, and evaluated drug information supported by thousands of references and is designed specifically to help clinicians prescribe and monitor drug therapy safely and effectively. It is recommended for pharmacist clinicians, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacy, medical and nursing students, and healthcare institutions."
-- Melissa Potts, BS, PharmD (Temple University School of Pharmacy)
"This book is a valuable reference to access drug information, from current therapeutic guidelines to off-label uses. The updates in the 2023 reference contain the latest information about COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics, contemporary treatment topics, Standardized 4 Safety concentration standards for IV and oral liquid drugs, breakthrough oncology drugs approved through the FDA's accelerated approval program, and pharmacogenomic considerations. The updates also contain clinical perspective sections that include place of therapy discussions and recommendations from therapeutic guidelines."
-- Yen Dang, PharmD (University of Maryland Eastern Shore) Doody's Review - previous edition
"This book succeeds in offering an updated drug compendium of evidence-based drug monographs, meeting the needs of today's healthcare professionals. The reference continues to be trustworthy, relying on the most prestigious and knowledgeable drug experts in the medical field. Current topics are incorporated, such as breakthrough oncology drugs, pharmacogenomics, off-label drug uses, and opioid use disorder. It is a worthy addition to the personal library of physicians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and other prescribers."
-- Melissa Potts, BS, PharmD (Temple University School of Pharmacy) Doody's Review - previous edition
"This reference is widely used and trusted for its established record in refuting unfounded efficacy claims, its rigorous science-based editorial process, and its independence from the influence of pharmaceutical manufacturers."
-- Jennifer Colon, PharmD, MS, MBA (Temple University School of Pharmacy) - previous edition
"You cannot be a pharmacist without this book. For clinical pharmacists especially it is the standard..."
-- Miriam Klein, Pharm.D. R.Ph. (Woodhull Medical Center) - previous edition
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