Agency
for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Information on hazardous substances (ToxFAQs), emergency response,
hazardous waste sites and more.
Buying
Medicines & Medical Products Online
This U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) page offers information
to help consumers determine whether a site that sells drugs and other
medical products is legitimate, how to spot health fraud and explains
the problems associated with using foreign sites.
Center
for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)
The FDA's CDER provides information on over-the-counter medicines
and generic drugs for the consumer. Updated daily.
Daily Med System - FDA
High quality information about marketed drugs. Information includes FDA approved labels (package inserts). This Web site provides a standard, comprehensive, up-to-date, look-up and download resource of medication content and labeling as found in medication package inserts.
Disovery Health - Drug Reference Center
Operated by the Discovery Health Channel. Written in easily understood language, this site offers: most important information about a drug; what to do if you miss a dose; possible side effects; drug interactions, etc.
Family
Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free
Links from the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services site on mental
health and alcohol & drug prevention by kids & teens. Includes
drug facts, advice on talking with children, etc.
Healthsquare.com
Drug information written for the consumer from the publishers of popular Physician's Desk Reference (PDR).
InteliHealth
- Drug Resource Center
Information for consumers on medications; featuring information from
Harvard Medical School.
MayoClinic.com
Well-written and easy-to-understand information on health and medical
topics. There's a large section including Drug Information from the
United States Pharmacopeia (USP).
MEDLINEplus
- Drug Information
This directory site is designed to lead the user to resources containing
information that will help with researching their health questions.
It includes information from the United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
drug database.
National
Criminal Justice Reference Service - (NCJRS)
Facts and figures, legislation, programs,and other information on
club drugs from the NCJRS.
National
Drug Code Directory - (NDC) - FDA
Information from the Food & Drug Administration about prescription drugs and insulin products commercially distributed.
PDR.net
- Getting Well Network
Consumer information from the Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR)
company written in lay terms and based on FDA-approved drug information.
Searchable.
Safemedication.com
The core of the site is a database of medicines. Drug information
may include: Special Warnings; Administering your medication; Precautions;
Side effects; What should I do if I forget a dose?; etc. From the
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).
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Last update: 3/09
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