Clinical Guidelines
This member-created resource provides convenient access to clinical guidelines to help pharmacists find useful information quickly.
Select a category to view available clinical guidelines.
Cardiovascular Disorders
- 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
- 2019 AHA/ACC/HRS Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
- 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
- 2016 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update on New Pharmacological Therapy for Heart Failure: An Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
- 2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
- 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults
- 2018 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol
- 2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidemias: lipid modification to reduce cardiovascular risk: The Task Force for the management of dyslipidemias of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS)
- 2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults
- 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention,
Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults - 2019 NICE Guideline: Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management
- 2020 International Society of Hypertension Global Hypertension Practice Guidelines
- 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes
Dermatologic Disorders
Dermatologic Drug Reactions
Endocrine Disorders
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan – 2015
- Consensus Statement by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology on the Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm – 2018 Executive Summary
- 2019 AACE Algorithm
- Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan
- Care of Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
- Statement 13. Children and Adolescents: ADA Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2019
- American Diabetes Association (ADA): Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes – 2017
- ADA Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes 2020
- Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes, 2015: A Patient-Centered Approach
- Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes, 2018
Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Guideline on the Use of Thiopurines, Methotrexate, and Anti–TNF-a Biologic Drugs for the Induction and Maintenance of Remission in Inflammatory Crohn’s Disease
- ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Crohn's Disease in Adults
- Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (2013)
- Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease - American College of Gastroenterology/Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (2015)
- American Gastroenterological Association Medical Position Statement on the Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (2008)
Desprescribing PPIs
Geriatric Guidelines
Gynecologic and Obstetric Disorders
- Diagnosis and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline
- AACE/ACE and Androgen Excess and PCOS Society Disease State Clinical Review: Guide to the Best Practices in the Evaluation and Treatment of PCOS - Part 1
- AACE/ACE and Androgen Excess and PCOS Society Disease State Clinical Review: Guide to the Best Practices in the Evaluation and Treatment of PCOS - Part 2
Hematologic Disorders
- Management of Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Guidelines for the management of iron deficiency anaemia - British Society of Gastroenterology (2011)
- Clinical Practice Guide on Anti-Thrombotic Drug Dosing and Management of Anti-Thrombotic Drug Associated Bleeding Complications in Adults (ASH, 2014)
- American Society of Hematology 2018 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: optimal management of anticoagulation therapy
Immunization Guidelines
Infectious Disease Guidelines
- Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults
- Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria: 2019 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America
- Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents with HIV (2019)
- Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States- 2017 Update
Neurologic Disorder Guidelines
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) – Epilepsies: diagnosis and management
- Practice Guideline Update Summary: Efficacy and Tolerability of the New Antiepileptic Drugs I: Treatment of New Onset Epilepsy
- Practice Guideline Update Summary: Efficacy and Tolerability of the New Antiepileptic Drugs II: Treatment-resistant Epilepsy
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) – Multiple sclerosis in adults: management
- Practice guideline recommendations summary: Disease-modifying therapies for adults with multiple sclerosis
Nutritional Guidelines
Oncologic Disorders
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ACRS) - Practice Parameters for the Management of Colon Cancer (2012)
- NCCN Clinical Practce Guidelines in Oncology - Colon Cancer (2019)*
- Systemic Therapy for Stage IV Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update (2015)
- NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology - Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (2020)*
- Cancer of the pancreas: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up (2015)
- NCCN Clinical Practice Guideliens in Oncology - Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma*
Ophthalmic and Otolaryngological Disorders
- American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery – Clinical Practice Guideline: Allergic Rhinitis (2015)
- Practice Guideline: Treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis: An evidence-based focused 2017 guideline update
- Diagnosis and management of chronic open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension
- Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Preferred Practice Pattern (2015)
Opioid and Chronic Pain Guidelines
Psychiatric Disorder Guidelines
- American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines
- World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: diagnosis and management
- AAFP Diagnosis and Management of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults (2012)
Renal Disorder Guidelines
Respiratory Disorder Guidelines
- 2018 GINA Report, Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention
- Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma; Expert Panel Report-3 (EPR-3) Summary Report 2007
Rheumatologic Disorder Guidelines
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists/ American College of Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guidelines For The Diagnosis And Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis— 2020 Update
- Osteoporosis in Men: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline (2012)
Urologic Disorder Guidelines
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APhA thanks the APhA-APPM Medication Management SIG's Clinical Committee and the following members for their contributions in creating and maintaining these resources: George Amin, PharmD; Javier Baez, PharmD; Catherine Black, PharmD; Ambre Camp, PharmD; Denise Clayton, BSPharm; Robin L. Cooke, BSPharm, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP; C. Nicole Groves, PharmD; Steve Hiemenz, BSPharm; Shelby Holstein, PharmD Candidate; Sara Louise Joe, PharmD; Catherine Kuecker, PharmD; Samantha Landolfa, PharmD, BCPS; Antonia Matulj, PharmD; Zachary Pape, PharmD; Kristen Pate, PharmD, BCACP; Niki Patel, PharmD; Hai Pham, PharmD; Marissa C. Salvo, PharmD, BCACP; Nicole Scovis, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP; Michael Sreshta, MS; Rachel Stafford, PharmD; Patty Taddei-Allen, PharmD, BCACP; Isabella Villegas, PharmD, AAHIVP; Terri Wensel, PharmD, BCPS, TTS; Tosin David, PharmD, BC-ADM; Maria Teresa Ambrosini, B.S., PharmD, BCPS; Tanya Abraham, PharmD; Sophie Dietrich, PharmD; Kathy B. Doane, PharmD, RPh, RDN; Robin Curtis, PharmD, FMPA; Alyssa Wozniak, PharmD, BCPS.
Medication Management Clinical Committee Chair(s): 2020 - 2021: Tosin David; 2018 - 2020: Kristen Pate, PharmD, BCACP; Nicole Groves, PharmD.