Drugs

Drug Information Systems


Lexi-Comp Online  - Contains comprehensive drug information supplemented by specialized databases on pediatric and geriatric drugs, natural products, and drug-induced nutrition depletion.


Micromedex Healthcare Series - Contains full-text databases on chemical, pharmaceutical, and related biological substances used in clinical patient care, teratogenicity, toxicology, alternative medicine, pharmaceutical and patient information. Summary information can be downloaded to your PDA.

         Requires login. Review Micromedex User Agreement and Password Request and email Library for ID and password



MD Consult
- Contains drug info from Gold Standard, drug news, and the latest FDA approvals.

PDA Resources


LexiComp 

MedCalc

MerckMedicus

MicroMedex summaries only. Requires login. Review Micromedex User Agreement and Password Request and email Library for ID and password)

Shots 2008

Reference Books


AHFS Drug Information

DrugPoints System

Goldfrank Toxicologic Emergencies

Goodman & Gilman Pharmacology

Katzung Basic & Clinical Pharmacology

Olson Poisoning & Drug Overdose

Shannon: Haddad & Winchester's Clinical Management of Poisioning & Drug Overdose - MD Consult

Clinical Trials Sites


AIDSinfo - HIV - AIDS Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials - National Cancer Institute

Centerwatch Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov

Vaccinations


ACP-ASIM Adult Immunization Initiative

CDC Immunization Schedules  

Web Sites


Drug Information Portal (National Library of Medicine)

AIDSinfo - HIV - AIDS Information

ABX Guide - from Johns Hopkins University provides current information about using antibiotics for the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. Free registration required. PDA format available.

Antibiotic Utilization Guidelines-1997, Medical College of Wisconsin - intended to promote selective, cost effective use of antimicrobials, and to serve as Drug Use Evaluation criteria for antibiotic audits.

DrugDigest - a noncommercial, evidence-based, consumer health and drug information site.

Drugs in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding - from the Harbor UCLA Medical Center Ob/Gyn department, this guide ategorizes common drugs and drug classes by risk to pregnancy.

Electronic Orange Book - approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations.

FDA - news, drug approvals, recalls, laws, federal regulations, clinical trials information.

Hazardous Substances Data Bank - from the National Library of Medicine, focuses on the toxicology of potentially hazardous chemicals and contains information on human exposure, industrial hygiene, emergency handling procedures, environmental fate, regulatory requirements, and related areas. HSDB is organized into over 4,500 individual chemical records.

HerbMed - providing hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health, this site is an "evidence-based information resource for professionals, researchers, and general public."

Household Products Database - from the National Institutes of Health, this database contains health and safety information on more than 2,000 ingredients in more than 4,000 common household products. It identifies products that pose health risks if they are ingested or inhaled, or if they come in contact with eyes and skin.

Lexi-Comp- New Drugs Reference Library - timely, concise, and unbiased drug information on medications recently approved by the FDA or those likely to be FDA approved within the next year.

MEDLINEplus Drug Information - this guide for consumers contains information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications.

TOXNET - Toxicology Data Network National Library of Medicine site devoted to databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas.