Clinical Guidelines

Select a category to view available clinical guidelines. For many guidelines, summaries are available to APhA members (login required).

APhA thanks the following members for their contributions in creating and maintaining these resources: George Amin, PharmD; Javier Baez, PharmD; Catherine Bates, PharmD; Catherine Black, PharmD; Ambre Camp, PharmD; Denise Clayton, BSPharm; Robin L. Cooke, BSPharm, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP; Steve Hiemenz, BSPharm; Sara Louise Joe, PharmD; Antonia Matulj, PharmD; Zachary Pape, PharmD; Kristen Pate, PharmD, BCACP; Niki Patel, PharmD; Hai Pham, PharmD; Nicole Scovis, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP; Michael Sreshta, MS; Rachel Stafford, PharmD; Patty Taddei-Allen, PharmD, BCACP; Terri Wensel, PharmD, BCPS, TTS.

Cardiovascular Disorders

• 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
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• 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
  • Guideline Summary

• 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults

• 2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults
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Dermatologic Disorders

• American Academy of Dermatology – Acne clinical guideline
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• American Academy of Dermatology – Atopic Dermatitis clinical guideline
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• American Academy of Dermatology – Psoriasis clinical guideline
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Endocrine Disorders

• Clinical Practice Guidelines for Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan – 2015
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• Consensus Statement by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology on the Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm – 2017 Executive Summary

• Care of Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
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• American Diabetes Association (ADA): Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes – 2017

• Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes, 2015: A Patient-Centered Approach
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• Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hypothyroidism in Adults
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Gastrointestinal Disorders

• American Gastroenterological Association

• 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
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• ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Benign Anorectal Disorders
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• HCV Guidance: Recommendations for Testing, Managing, and Treating Hepatitis C
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• Guidelines for Prevention of NSAID-Related Ulcer Complications
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Geriatric Guidelines

• American Geriatrics Society 2015 Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
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• Guidelines for Improving the Care of Older Adults with Diabetes Mellitus: 2013 Update and Supplemental Information
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• Updated American Geriatrics Society/British Geriatrics Society Clinical Practice Guideline for Prevention of Falls in Older Persons and Recommendations

• Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
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• Pharmacological Management of Persistent Pain in Older Persons
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Gynecologic and Obstetric Disorders

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

• The 2012 Hormone Therapy Position Statement of the North American Menopause Society
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• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Menopause
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• Diagnosis and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline
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• World Health Organization (WHO) Recommendations for Prevention and treatment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
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• Management of symptomatic vulvovaginal atrophy: 2013 position statement of The North American Menopause Society
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Hematologic Disorders

• American Society of Hematology

• Management of Iron Deficiency Anemia
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• Clinical Practice Guide on Anti-Thrombotic Drug Dosing and Management of Anti-Thrombotic Drug Associated Bleeding Complications in Adults (ASH, 2014)
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• NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology-Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
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• The Clinical Management of Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
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• Drug-Induced Hematologic Disorders
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• Guidelines for the Management of Hemophilia
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• Evidence-based Management of Sickle Cell Disease, Expert Panel Report, 2014
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Immunization Guidelines

• General Recommendations on Immunization: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
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• CDC Vaccine-Specific Guidelines

• CDC Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices

• Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2016–17 Influenza Season
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• Prevention of Measles, Rubella, Congenital Rubella Syndrome, and Mumps, 2013 Summary Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
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• Use of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine and 23-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
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• Use of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine and 23-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine for Adults with Immunocompromising Conditions: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

• Prevention of Pneumococcal Disease Among Infants and Children — Use of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine and 23-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
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• Intervals Between PCV13 and PPSV23 Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
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• Updated Recommendations for Use of Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) Vaccine from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, 2010
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• Update on Recommendations for Use of Herpes Zoster Vaccine
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Infectious Disease Guidelines

• Infectious Disease Society of America Practice Guidelines

• Guidelines for Antimicrobial Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis and Pyelonephritis in Women
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• Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults
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• IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children and Adults
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• WHO guidelines for the treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis
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• Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: Guidelines for Management

• WHO guidelines for the treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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• Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: 2014 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America Last Updated April 2017
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• WHO guidelines for the treatment of Treponema pallidum (syphilis)
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Neurologic Disorder Guidelines

• Guideline Watch (October 2014): Practice Guideline for The Treatment of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
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• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) – Epilepsies: diagnosis and management
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• Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) – Diagnosis and Treatment of Headache
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• Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
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• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) – Multiple sclerosis in adults: management

• Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine: Updates in the medical management of Parkinson disease
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Nutritional Guidelines

• Description of the DASH Eating Plan
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• Nutrition Recommendations and Interventions for Diabetes
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• 2016 AACE/ACE Clinical Practice Guidelines for Comprehensive Medical Care of Patients with Obesity
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Oncologic Disorders

• National Comprehensive Cancer Network

• NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology – Breast Cancer
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• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ACRS) - Practice Parameters for the Management of Colon Cancer (2012)
  • Guideline Summary
• NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology – Colon Cancer (2017)*

• NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology – Hodgkin Lymphoma

• Non-Hodgkin's and Hodgkin's Lymphoma
  • Guideline Summary

• Systemic Therapy for Stage IV Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update (2015)
  • Guideline Summary
• NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology – Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (2017)*

• Cancer of the pancreas: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up (2015)
  • Guideline Summary
• NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology – Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (2017)* 

• NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology – Prostate Cancer (2017)
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• 2015 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
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• NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology – Thyroid Carcinoma (2017)* 

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Ophthalmic and Otolaryngological Disorders

• American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery – Clinical Practice Guideline: Acute Otitis Externa
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• American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery – Clinical Practice Guideline (Update): Adult Sinusitis
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• American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery – Clinical Practice Guideline: Allergic Rhinitis
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• Diagnosis and management of chronic open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension
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• Optometric Clinical Practice Guideline Care of the Patient with Open Angle Glaucoma
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• American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery – Clinical Practice Guideline: Tinnitus
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Psychiatric Disorder Guidelines

• American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines
• World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry

• Screening, Referral and Treatment for Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) – Adult – Ambulatory Clinical Practice Guideline
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• ADHD: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents
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• Guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of anxiety disorders, obsessive – compulsive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in primary care
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• The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for the Biological Treatment of Bipolar Disorders: Update 2012 on the long-term treatment of bipolar disorder
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• CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain

• Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement – Depression in Primary Care
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• World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for Biological Treatment of Schizophrenia, Part 1: Update 2012 on the acute treatment of schizophrenia and the management of treatment resistance

• World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for Biological Treatment of Schizophrenia, Part 2: Update 2012 on the long-term treatment of schizophrenia and management of antipsychotic-induced side effects

• World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for Biological Treatment of Schizophrenia. Part 3: Update 2015 Management of special circumstances: Depression, Suicidality, substance use disorders and pregnancy and lactation
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Renal Disorder Guidelines

• Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes – KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
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• Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes – KDIGO 2012 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
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• Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes – KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for Glomerulonephritis (GN)
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Respiratory Disorder Guidelines

• 2017 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
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• Asthma Care Quick Reference: Diagnosing and Managing Asthma

• Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: 2017 Report

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Rheumatologic Disorder Guidelines

• 2012 American College of Rheumatology Guidelines for Management of Gout. Part 1: Systematic Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Therapeutic Approaches to Hyperuricemia
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• 2012 American College of Rheumatology Guidelines for Management of Gout. Part 2: Therapy and Antiinflammatory Prophylaxis of Acute Gouty Arthritis

• American College of Rheumatology 2012 Recommendations for the Use of Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Therapies in Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, and Knee
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• 2015 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Urologic Disorder Guidelines

• American Urological Association (AUA): Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
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