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Vancouver Referencing

Instructions and links for Referencing support

Pamphlets, brochures & package inserts

In-text citation:

As listed in the pamphlet by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia.1

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Reference list:

Author. Title of brochure/pamphlet [pamphlet]. Place of publication: Publisher; Year of publication.

  1. Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. Medicines and driving [pamphlet]. Sydney (AU): Pharmaceutical Society of Australia; 1998.

In-text citation:

One of the side effects listed included headache.2

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Reference list:

Name of medicine [package insert]. Place of publication: Publisher/Manufacturer; Year of publication.

Note: Package inserts are the printed material about the use and effects of the product contained in the package.

  1. Lamasil [package insert]. East Hanover (NJ): Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corp; 1993.

In-text citation:

Ventolin3 usage ...


Reference list:

Name of medicine [package insert on the Internet]. Place of publication: Publisher/Manufacturer; Year of publication [updated date; cited date - day month year]. Available from: URL

  1. Ventolin CFC-free inhaler [package insert on the Internet]. Abbotsford (AU): GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd; 2017 [updated 2017 Jun 26; cited 2017 Oct 10]. Available from: https://au.gsk.com/media/394804/ventolin_inhaler_cmi_au_008_approved.pdf

Citing medicine: the NLM style guide for authors, editors, and publishers (2nd edition) and AMA manual of style provide detailed guidance in formatting bibliographic citations in Vancouver referencing style.