September 1, 2003

Drug Information

MedlinePlus provides drug information from two different sources: USP DI Advice for the Patient from the United States Pharmacopeia at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
and MedMaster from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html

See the following Web sites for additional drug identifier and drug interaction databases.


Drugs.com
This Web site has a Pill Identifier database, that lets the user search three ways: form/shape of the pill, imprint code on the pill, and drug name. The Image Search database allows the user to input the brand name or generic drug name, and the search results screen provides images of the pills. The Drug Interactions database allows the user to list each of their medications and check for a possible drug interaction. http://drugs.com/

RxList
Use the Basic Search to search for a drug name. Use the Advanced Search to look for drug names, keywords, imprint codes, NDC, and medical terminology from a single page. This Web site also contains Taber's Medical Encyclopedia, and a Medical Abbreviations Finder database. http://www.rxlist.com

National Drug Code Directory
The National Drug Code System was originally established as an essential part of an out-of-hospital drug reimbursement program under Medicare. The NDC serves as a universal product identifier for human drugs. The directory consists of prescription and selected over-the-counter, insulin, domestic and foreign drug products that are in commercial distribution in the United States. http://www.fda.gov/cder/ndc/database/default.htm

MediResource Drug Library
The Prescription Drug Library is a database that contains easy-to-use information on Canadian prescription drugs. Find out about the following: how your medication works, the right way to take it, when you shouldn't take it, possible side effects, what drugs shouldn't be taken together and more. http://www.mediresource.com/e/health/drug.asp

International Drug Information
This Web page contains links to free drug information Web site for the following countries or regions: Australia, Canada, European Union, South Africa and the United Kingdom. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/drug_intl.html

 


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