RxTx, formerly known as e-Therapeutics, is the most comprehensive Canadian solution to drug information and therapeutics. The Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) provides two main sources of information; drug information through the well-known Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties (CPS), and therapeutics through the Compendium of Therapeutic Choices (CTC) and the Compendium for Minor Ailments (CTMA).
Many alumni and CAO members already take advantage of access to RxTx provided by the Witer Learning Resource Centre at the School of Optometry and Vision Science.
For Alumni and CAO member access to RxTx contact wlrc@uwaterloo.ca
Rx – Drug Information
Need information about a particular drug? With the CPS, available through RxTx, the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) creates a value added resource by managing, reviewing and compiling drug product monographs, developed by manufacturers and approved by Health Canada.
Tx - Therapeutics
Need help choosing a drug for therapies? With the CTC, CTMA and its companion resource, the Compendium of Products for Minor Ailments (CPMA), the CPhA creates an evidence-based drug therapy resource by reviewing (by external peer-review and editorial review) and compiling each therapeutic topic, written by an expert author. There are currently over 250 common medical conditions included.
More in RxTx:
- Guidelines
- Patient info sheets
- Evidence-based decisions
- Quick Reference
- Directories
- Glossaries
Practical Tools for Clinicians
Looking for dosing information, drug interactions, or identifying a mystery drug?
Clin-Info Tool – provides a handy dosing calculator, drug and food interactions, and clinical topics (such as drug use during pregnancy).
Lexi Drug Interaction – search for drug-drug, drug-allergy, and duplicate therapy interactions. This search tool provides an additional drug interactions reference to the drug monographs in the CPS.
Production Identification Tool – enter characteristics of an unknown drug and this tool will help you match them up with a product through photos and descritions.
RxTx Mobile
All current students and staff of the University of Waterloo have access to the RxTx Mobile App.
The mobile app is also available for download depending on the subscription. Drawing from the RxTx online resources, it provides the following tool: Monographs (CPS), Drug Choices (Therapeutics, Tx), Advisories, Calculators, Manufacturers, Acronyms, and Microbe Abbr.
Searching and Navigating
Searching and navigating the RxTx interface is now easier with recent upgrades to the online interface. Still, exploring the CPS drug monographs thru searching drugs by brand, generic, class name etc. is a great way to discover what RxTx has to offer and how it can be useful in your clinical practice. There is also a RxTx User Guide outlining how to search the new interface.
Further resources
- RxTx (Access to UWaterloo members)
- RxTx (Access for Alumni and CAO members)
- RxTx User Guide
- Optometry Research Guide – Ocular Pharmacology
- Information for Practicing Optometrists from the Witer Learning Resource Centre
