Welcome to the Association of Scottish Medicines Information Practitioners (ASMIP)
Medicines Information is an NHS pharmacy based service. Its aim is to support the safe, effective and efficient use of medicines by the provision of evidence-based information and advice on their therapeutic use.
Contact your local Medicines Information Centre
Medicines Information Resources
Scottish MI Enquiry Answering Guidelines
The Scottish MI Enquiry Answering Guidelines (link below) is a comprehensive list of resources available within NHS Scotland. Many resources are freely available, or available with your NHS Scotland email address and password, or OpenAthens account. Note that some resources are only available in MI Centres. The document is intended to be adapted for local use.
Resources to support answering medicines-related questions in primary care for NHS Scotland
A document suggesting resources for use in primary care to answer medicines-related questions.
Training Resources
Introduction to Medicines Information video (link below) is a short video introducing Medicines Information and the Medicines Information Service in Scotland. The video also discusses why learning Medicines Information skills are important for all Pharmacists (originally produced for NES Pharmacist Vocational Training Programme Foundation Framework but useful for any member of the pharmacy team).
The Enquiry Checklist and MI Enquiry Template are tools to ensure enquiries undertaken out with an MI centre have been approached appropriately (originally produced for the NES Pharmacist Vocational Training Programme Foundation Framework).
Guidance on using Medicines Information resources
Resource guides
• Martindale resource guide
• Micromedex resource guide
• electronic Medicines Compendium (eMC) resource guide
• Introduction to core medicines information resources 1
A recording of a live demonstration on how to use some core Medicines Information resources. Resources included are electronic Medicines Compendium, The Knowledge Network, Martindale and Stockley’s Drug Interactions
• Introduction to core medicines information resources – Micromedex
Introduction to core Medicines Information resources – Micromedex (link below) – this is a recording of a live demonstration on how to use Micromedex