PIER© is a collection of over 490 evidence summaries published by the American College of Physicians. Each module provides authoritative guidance to improve the quality of care. Important features of PIER include:

• Truly evidenced-based
• Defines the current standard of care
• Frequently updated (Monthly Content Updates and Module Additions)
• Consistently structured for rapid access
• Search or browse by organ system
• Integrated drug reference (AHFS DI Essentials)

Topics are selected by ACP based upon prevalence in clinical settings. Evidence is then gathered by literature review and evaluated based on formal criteria. The level of evidence for each recommendation is displayed clearly within the application. PIER also includes topics in complementary and alternative medicine, ethical and legal issues, and procedures. Pediatric modules are now included.

AHFS DI® Essentials™ by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists® (ASHP) is designed to offer health professionals easy access to knowledge that is critical at the point of care. Essentials™ monographs draw on the meticulously evidence-based guidelines in the full AHFS DI® database, distilling for the health professional the essential information on prescription and key over-the-counter (OTC) drugs in an easy-to-use, highly structured outline format.

• Comparative pricing for most Rx and OTC monographs.
• 'Compatibility' sub-heading under the ‘Stability’ section within a monograph features Admixture and Y-Site and is perfect for nurses who administer drugs.
• Essentials™ includes a subset of drugs from the full AHFS DI® database. Drugs were selected from those most widely used in hospital (including most parenteral drugs) and outpatient (including key OTC products) settings, new molecular entities (NMEs) introduced into the US market over the past 6 years, and drugs requiring particular attention for safe use (e.g., those with boxed warnings).

This title updates: Monthly. See what's updated and new modules here.

American College of Physicians (ACP)

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists® (ASHP)