Drugs and Medications

Allexperts Pharmacy - Professional pharmacists and others answer submitted questions about drugs and medicine for free.
http://www.allexperts.com/el/1407-9/Pharmacy/

RxList - Searchable cross index of US prescription products providing links to full prescribing information as well as patient education material.
http://www.rxlist.com/

Thomas J. Moore: The Drug Safety Problem - Shows how the drug safety system may and may not protect consumers from adverse effects. Includes articles about the FDA, antidepressants, and nutritional supplements.
http://www.thomasjmoore.com/

Drug Ratings and Reviews - Users can post and read reviews of prescription drugs. Ratings include effectiveness, side effects and value.
http://www.drugratingz.com/

DrugInfoZone - Medicine information for UK healthcare professionals. It contains pharmacy, medical and drug related publications, news and current awareness.
http://www.druginfozone.nhs.uk/

Revolution Health: Drugs & Treatments - Find treatments and medications information, covering symptoms, causes, risks, treatments and types. Discuss treatments and medications issues with others in forums, blogs, personal stories and recommendations.
http://www.revolutionhealth.com/drugs-treatments

American Cancer Society Guide to Cancer Drugs - Covers a diverse variety of medications. Look up by generic or brand name.
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CDG/CDG_0.asp

drugscontrol.org - Indian Drug Laws.
http://www.drugscontrol.org/

TostePharmD.net - Information on pharmacy, medicine and health topics for the professional and consumer.
http://www.tostepharmd.net/pharm/

Personal Health Zone: Drug Interactions - Information on potential interactions between prescription drugs and herbs, vitamins and supplements.
http://www.personalhealthzone.com/pg000059.html

Clinical Pharmacology 2000 - Electronic drug reference and drug therapy management site. Requires registration.
http://www.clinicalpharmacology.com/

Farmamondo.com - Provides pharmaceutical information to Health professionals but can be of interest to the public as well. It provides instant information on some of the most innovative recently released international medicines, the moment they are put on the market anywhere in the world, and makes possible their immediate distribution.
http://www.farmamondo.com/

Medicomm Pacific, Inc. - Provides relevant medical information to doctors, patients and pharmaceutical companies. Gives licensed medical practitioners information on drugs in the Philippine market.
http://www.e-medicomm.com/

DrugDigest - Includes details about trade name and generic prescriptions, vitamins, herbs, supplements, over-the-counter medications, drug safety and side effects, health conditions and treatment tips, medication interactions and other pharmaceutical-related topics.
http://www.drugdigest.org/

Safe Medication - Medication search engine, information on safety and useful content on how to take medicines most effectively.
http://www.safemedication.com/

MedicineNet: Medications and Over the Counter Drugs - A complete list of commonly prescribed medications with a user friendly food and drug interaction tool.
http://www.medicinenet.com/medications/focus.htm

Web-ADC Pharma News - Web-ADC delivers current pharmaceutical news links via RSS. [RSS]
http://web-adc.com/rss/hotnews.rss

BNF for Children - Provides healthcare professionals with information on the use of medicines for treating children. Some areas of the site are only available to UK residents or subscribers.
http://bnfc.org/

Mental Health Medications Index - Profiles of medications prescribed for mental disorders.
http://www.support4hope.com/medications/index2.htm

MJ Powers and Co. - Offers a number of drug alert newsletters dealing with the safety and efficacy of drugs and therapies in that particular discipline. [Requires Java]
http://alertpubs.com/

Drug Overdose - Information from Fasthealth.com, including guidance on first aid.
http://www.fasthealth.com/dirs/em_drugoverdose.php

Drugs.com - Online drug information in an A to Z format. Includes information about clinical trials, latest news, drug interactions, and a pill identifier.
http://www.drugs.com/

Mayo Clinic Drug Information - Database of prescription and over the counter drugs. Includes medication directions and side effects, reference articles on uses, and the latest pharmaceutical research.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DrugHerbIndex

Electronic Medicines Compendium - This site provides the UK approved information sheets for prescription medicines. It is the up-to-date, official and source of information about medicines prescribed in the UK.
http://emc.medicines.org.uk/

New Medicines in Development for Women - Dr. Donnica discusses the different types of ongoing research for women's health and how women can become involved in clinical trials.
http://www.drdonnica.com/articles/00000148-001.htm

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) - 2003 CERCLA Priority List of Hazardous Substances which are determined to pose the most significant potential threat to human health due to their known or suspected toxicity and potential for human exposure.
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/cercla/

Facts and Comparisons - Includes resources for pharmacists and health care professionals, comparative data, drug interaction guides, and patient counseling resources.
http://www.factsandcomparisons.com/

Avoiding the Hazards of Medical Gases - FDA Consumer magazine feature article on medical gases, the most frequently administered drugs in the U.S.
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2000/400_gas.html

Meds-Help.com - Prescription drug information and news for professionals and consumers.
http://www.meds-help.com/

Mosby's Drug Consult - Complete guide to prescribing information on generic and brand name drugs. Available as a book, CD-ROM, or internet subscription.
http://www3.us.elsevierhealth.com/genrx/

Healthtouch - Find information about more than 7,000 prescription and over-the-counter medications, including common uses of a drug, the proper ways to use the medicine, possible side effects, and other helpful information.
http://www.healthtouch.com/level1/menu.htm

The Parkinson List Drug Database Index - Patient information from this collection of 140 drug definitions. Consumer fact sheet provides drug description, explains the medicine's mechanism of action, and lists side effects and drug interactions including relative risk of using with Parkinson's medications.
http://www.parkinsons-information-exchange-network-online.com/drugdb/drugdb.html

Drug Information for the Healthcare Professional - Drug dosing tools including pharmacokinetic and infusion rate calculators, drip rate charts, and protocols.
http://prodruginfo.com/

King Guide to Parenteral Admixtures - IV drug compatibility and stability reference. Updated quarterly in print, CD-ROM, HTML and Palm OS formats.
http://www.kingguide.com/

Drugs-about.com - Drug information online resource for consumers and healthcare professionals. Includes News, pharmaceutical manufacturers, links, and a medical search engine.
http://drugs-about.com/

PatientsVille - Interactive site with detailed information on post-market drug site effects.
http://www.patientsville.com

Drugs@FDA - A searchable catalog of FDA approved drug products both prescription and over the counter. The database includes information such as therapeutic equivalents and links to documents relating to approval.
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/

HealthSquare - HealthSquare provides access to high quality drug, disease and wellness information written by healthcare professionals specifically for the layperson. The site contains the complete PDR Family Guide to prescription drugs, as well as the Guide to Women's Health and the Encyclopedia of Medical Care. Together these resources provide in depth coverage all the healthcare issues confronting women and their families today.
http://www.healthsquare.com/

Yahoo! Health - Drug Guide - Detailed information on prescription and over-the-counter medications including description, use, dosage, storage, precautions, and side effects.
http://health.yahoo.com/drug/

Ask A Pharmacist - A pharmacist emails answers to questions about medicines, drug interactions, new drugs, foreign drug equivalents - chat by appointment.
http://www.geocities.com/hotsprings/8953/

VirtualMedicalgroup.com - Internet site for patient-physician interaction.
http://www.virtualmedicalgroup.com/

Learning How to Swallow a Pill - Why children have trouble swallowing pills and what you can do about it.
http://www.ncpamd.com/swallowing_pills.htm

eMedicine Health: Prescription Medicine - Information about prescription medicine, including what questions to ask your doctor and what to do at the pharmacy.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/prescription_medicine/article_em.htm

HealthLink MCW - Offers a question and answer about the pharmaceutical companies sponsorship of drug studies. It questions whether information presented is compromised by a profit motive.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1002819649.html

British National Formulary - Compiled with the advice of clinical experts this essential reference provides up-to-date guidance on prescribing, dispensing and administering medicines.
http://www.bnf.org/bnf/

Erowid Psychoactive Vaults - Library of information about psychoactive plants and drugs.
http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/psychoactives.shtml

Dear Pharmacist - Medical advice and tips on medications.
http://www.dearpharmacist.com

Prescription Drug Watch - News, commentary, and information about the pharmaceutical industry. Visitors can also record their side effects with certain drugs.
http://drugs.healthdiaries.com

Keep Kids Healthy: Children's Medicine Cabinet - A guide to using medications safely in children, including a description of common ingredients, lists of new medications and treatments and dosages for common over the counter medicines.
http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/medicine_cabinet/index.html

Extant Medical Clinic - Providing medical legal evaluation of neurologic symptoms thought due to adverse events from medication and vaccines.
http://ahe6.tripod.com/extantclinic/

Swallowing Difficulties - Practical advice for patients who can’t swallow tablets, their carers and healthcare professionals who administer medicines to patients with swallowing difficulties.
http://www.swallowingdifficulties.com/

Pfizer Consumer Healthcare - International pharmaceutical company presents a searchable database of its products, as well as FAQ and a list of conditions treated.
http://www.pfizerch.com/

MedLibrary.org - Provides free access to a medication database covering roughly 500 drugs, plus a regularly-updated selection of the latest medical news headlines.
http://medlibrary.org/

Painhealth - Medical References - Browsable database of medical products, manufacturer, therapeutic categories, indication, contra indication, side effects, drug and food interaction.
http://www.painhealth.com

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada - Our Products - Offers a complete list of Novartis' prescription products in Canada, linking to the requisite patient and prescribing information
http://www.pharma.ca.novartis.com/products/en/pharma.shtml

NCPA: Medication and Side Effects - This article, written by Glenn Brynes, M.D., explains why medications can cause both beneficial and unwanted effects.
http://www.ncpamd.com/side_effects.htm

Pharmer.org - Provides product identification, pharmaceutical news, and an online forum (Registration required).
http://www.pharmer.org/

Lothian Joint Formulary - Site provides guidance on first and second choice drugs for the Lothian, Scotland hospitals. It also contains prescribing notes, key messages on best practice, and guidance on appropriate and cost-effective prescribing.
http://www.ljf.scot.nhs.uk/

European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC) - If you want to know what's going on with antibiotics in Europe, this is a pretty good place to start.
http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=*ESAC2

USPharmD.com - Drug information resources directory for consumer and pharmacist.
http://uspharmd.com/

Prescription Drug Safety - General safety information on prescription drugs for consumers and health care professionals presented by Ortho McNeil Neurologics.
http://www.rxforsafety.com

South African Electronic Package Inserts - Prescribing information for drugs available in South Africa.
http://home.intekom.com/pharm/

Drug Identity Information, Inc. - A subscription service which provides drug product identification based on a products size, shape, color, and imprint.
http://www.drugid.info/

DrugResearcher - Daily news on drug discovery and development. Free access to news on drug research , screening, genomics/proteomics and molecular biology in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.
http://www.drugresearcher.com/

RXmed - Prescribing information for physicians, patient handouts on over 400 illnesses and health resource links.
http://www.rxmed.com/

Natural Hormone Replacement - NHRT resources, information, author's personal experience.
http://www.angelfire.com/fl/endohystnhrt/nhrt.html

CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service - Designed to be a resource for both patients and research professionals, this site includes a variety of information related to clinical trials.
http://www.centerwatch.com/

Internet Mental Health: Medications - Canadian monographs about psychiatric medications, covering: phramacology, indications, contraindications, precautions, adverse effects, overdose, dosage and research.
http://www.mentalhealth.com/p30.html

VuMed Services - A reference facility created to address public demand for information regarding common medication and drug concerns.
http://www.vumed.com/

Cyto-Pharma - Offers company, VitaminB17, amygdalin, and Cyprenil information. A Cancer Cure with alternative medicine. Includes contact details for pricing.
http://www.cytopharmaonline.com/

Medications in the Pediatric ICU - Doctor's reference sheet on medications administered to infants and children in a hospital setting.
http://www.ohsu.edu/academic/picu/Medications.htm

Medication Wizard - Educates people about different types of medicine for people and pets.
http://www.medicationwizard.com/

Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. - Pharmaceutical manufacturer's site provides information for UK patients and health care professionals.
http://www.novonordisk.co.uk/

German Pharmaceutical Database - Includes German, European and international drug databases and drug related information.
http://www.pharmazie.com/dacon32/index_e.htm