Drug Information
This page has been created to help you find drug information in the library and on the Internet. Although these sources have been selected by a librarian, it is strongly advised that you always evaluate and review every source you use - especially Internet sources. For helpful information on how to evaluate Internet Sources, please refer to the library guide titled The A B C Ds of Evaluating Internet Resources
Drug regulation and approval information
Drug facts, handbooks and websites
Nonprescription and alternative medicine
Clinical Trials
Drug regulation and approval information
Food and Drug Administration
The homepage for the FDA is http://www.fda.gov/
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) publishes their regulations the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21: Food and Drugs. This is available online at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html#page1
Drug facts, handbooks and websites
DailyMed - U.S. National Library of Medicine
Provides high quality information about marketed drugs.
Drugs.com
From site: The Drugs.com drug-information database is powered by three independent leading medical-information suppliers: Physicians’ Desk Reference, Cerner Multum and Thomson Micromedex. Individual drug (or drug-class) information content compiled by these sources is delivered complete and unaltered by Drugs.com.
Medscape DrugInfo
Coverage of 200,000 drug products. Search by brand or generic name, as well as disease or condition terms. Registration required
Virtual Pharmacy Center
Links to pharmacy, pharmacology, and toxicology information, including animal and human drug databases.
RxList-The Internet Drug Index
Searchable database of top 200 prescribed pharmaceuticals. Also searchable by imprint code.
Antibiotic Guide
Johns Hopkins University Division of Infectious Diseases. " A decision support tool intended to provide clinicians with concise, digested, timely information about the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases." Registration required.
CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
Useful for to finding information related to clinical trials. Designed as a resource both for patients interested in participating in clinical trials and for research professionals. Also contains a listing of drugs recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration, organized by therapeutic area.
| AHFS Drug Information Science Library Reference -- RS355 .A5 From the publisher: The latest commentary on a wide array of FDA-approved uses and comprehensive coverage of unlabeled uses. Includes: exhaustive analysis of drug interactions, cautions, and toxicity; detailed information on dosage and methods of administration; over 1,200 drug monographs covering tens-of-thousands of drug products. |
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PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook |
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| Nursing rapid-fire drug facts Science Library Reference -- RM301.12 .N885 2005 From the publisher: Covers hundreds of topics in quick scan bullets, tables, algorithms and charts so that time-starves clinicians can find what they need immediately. |
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| The Merck Index : An encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals. Science Library Reserves -- RS356 .M524 2001 -- 1-HOUR RESERVE From the publisher: A one-volume encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals that contains more than 10,000 monographs. Considered to be the standard reference for chemists, biochemists, pharmacologists, pharmacists, and related professionals. |
Nonprescription and alternative medicine
About Herbs, Botanicals and Other Products
From site: This site provides objective information for oncologist's and healthcare professionals, including a clinical summary for each agent and details about constituents, adverse effects, interactions, and potential benefits or problems. Evaluations of alternative or unproved cancer therapies also are given.
The Alternative Medicine Homepage
This site provides information on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) . The page is created and maintained by a medical librarian, Charles B. Wessel, M.L.S., Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Health Center
Produced by the MayoClinic.com Provides information on alternative medicines and alternative therapies.
HerbMed®
From site:
an interactive, electronic herbal database - provides hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health. It is an impartial, evidence-based information resource provided by the nonprofit Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
From site: NCCAM is dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science, training complementary and alternative medicine ( CAM) researchers, and disseminating authoritative information to the public and professionals.
| Handbook of Non-prescription Drugs Science Library Reference -- RS250 .N66 Provides information on over-the-counter and nonprescription drugs. |
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| PDR for Herbal Medicines Science Library Reference -- RM666.H33 P37 Provides information on herbal medicines including a herb identification guide. |
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CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
Provides information about clinical research, including listings of more than 41,000 active industry and government-sponsored clinical trials, as well as new drug therapies in research and those recently approved by the FDA.
ClinicalTrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details.