Library Subject Guides - Drug Literature Evaluation

 

Medical Information: Free Databases

Medical Information: News and Search Engines

Practicing Pharmacy on the Web: Watch Dogs and Regulation

Drug Information

Adverse Drug Reactions

Pharmaceutical Compounding

Foreign Drug Information

Drug Education, Patient Information and Support

Pharmacy as a Profession

 

Medical Information: Free Databases

 

PubMed

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed

Free access to Medline database and tutorials.

 

NLM Gateway

http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov

Available free from the National Lbrary of Medicine. Access point to a variety of databases and resources.

 

CancerNet

http://cancer.gov/

From the National cancer Institute. This site provides access to a database of protocols for cancer treatments, patient information and a database of CancerTrials.

 

Toxnet

http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov

Databases of toxicology information from NLM.

 

 

Medical Information: News and Search Engines

 

Doctor's Guide to the Internet

http://www.docguide.com

Very useful source of medical and drug news. E-mail subscription possible or specialty updates.

 

Scirus

http://www.scirus.com

Search engine developed by Elsevier Science. Indexes over 60 mln. science-related web pages.

 

Intute: Health and Life Sciences

www.intute.ac.uk.healthandlifesciences/medicine/

A searchable catalogue of health and medicine web. Sites evaluated by British information professionals.

 

 

Practicing Pharmacy on the Web: Watch Dogs and Regulation

 

FDA: Buying Medicines and Medical Products Online

http://www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline/

Consumer information on buying drugs and medical devices online.

 

VIPPS

http://www.nabp.net/index.html?target=/vipps/intro.asp&

Program from NABP: a seal of approval from the National Association of the Boards of Pharmacy.

 

 

Drug Information

 

FDA

http://www.fda.gov

Everything from drug news and drug approvals to the Orange book for therapeutic equivalence data and consumer information on drugs.

 

Massachusetts Department of Public Health Drugs Control Program

http://www.state.ma.us/dph/dcp.htm

Many useful resources for MA pharmacists such as the latest rules and regulations, list of interchangable drugs, state standards, etc.

 

RxList

http://www.rxlist.com

Lists over 4,000U.S. products. Access to top 200 drugs listing.

 

DailyMed

http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/about.cfm

Free information on package inserts for drugs marketed in the U.S.

 

LactMed

http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT

A peer-reviewed, fully referenced database on drugs and breast-feeding.

 

CenterWatch

http://www.centerwatch.com

Explains clinical trial process, includes sections on results of recent clinical trials, newly approved drugs. Searchable database of drugs in clinical trials.

 

Clinical Trials Listing

http://www.clinicaltrials.gov

Produced by the National Library of Medicine. Information for patients considering participating in clinical trials. Newly approved drugs section.

 

 

Adverse Drug Reactions

 

WedWatch

http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/

The FDA's adverse drug reporting and information system.

 

Canadian Adverse Drug Reaction Newsletter

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/medeff/bulletin/index-eng.php

Published quarterly. Available in English or French.

 

Australian Adverse Drug Reactions Bulletin

http://www.tga.gov.au/adr/aadrb.htm

Official Australian publication on ADRs. Published quarterly.

 

 

Pharmaceutical Compounding

 

International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists

http://www.iacprx.org

You can search for a compounding pharmacist in different countries and get links to other organizations specializing in pharmaceutical compounding.

 

Dalhouse University College of Pharmacy

http://pharmacy.dal.ca/resources/compounding.php

A formulae site that provides a list of rescent articles on compounding from journal literatute.

 

Pharmacy Times

http://pharmacytimes.com

Compounding Q & A from the Pharmacy Times web site.

 

Secundum Artem

http://paddocklabs.com/secundum_artem.html

An extensive list of articles on compounding topics from Paddock Laboratories.

 

 

Foreign Drug Information

 

Africa

     South African Electronic Package Inserts

     http://home.intekom.com/pharm

 

Asia

     The National Essential Drug List

     http://www.pharmacy.gov.my/html/nedl.htm

     List of Malaysian drugs in PDF format and regulatory information on Malaysian pharmaceutical industry.

 

Australia

     Australian Prescription Products Guide: Incorporating the Non-Prescription Products Guide

     http://www.appgonline.com

     The basic reference on Australian drugs, updated monthly. Requires free registration.

 

Europe

    European Product Index

     http://mri.medagencies.org/mrindex/index.html 

     A database of drugs approved in European Member States by the Mutual Recognition Procedure.

 

     British National Formulary

     http://www.bnf.org

     Updated twice yearly, requires free registration.

 

     Canadian Drug Product Database

     http://hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/prodpharma/databasdon/index-eng.php/

     Search active or discounted products, in English or French.

 

     BIAM France

     http://www.biam2.org//

     Database is available in French only. Free registration required.

 

     Farmamondo: Swiss and International Drug Product

     http://www.farmamondo.com/

     Information and prices on top-selling international drugs for human and veterinary use.

 

     Portal de Farmacia, Spain

     http://www.portalfarma.com

     Database is available in Spanish only.

 

     Russian Federation Database

     http://www.regmed.ru/search.asp

     Database is available in Russian only. Information on drugs produced by the former Soviet Union Republics, as      well as by other Eastern European countries.

 

 

Middle East  

     

     PakMediNet

     http://www.pakmedinet.com

     The database of drugs available in Pakistan. Search by generic or trade name, therapeutic category, or      company name.

 

 

Latin America

 

     Brazilian Medicinal Plants Database

     http://www.ciargi.usp.br/planmedi/planger.htm

     The database has been developed by the Medicinal Plants Laboratory at San Paulo University. Contains      common plant names in Portuguese, Latin names and synonyms, family and therapeutic uses of more than      1000 species.

 

Drug Education, Patient Information and Support

 

    Pharm Web's Patient Information

     http://www.pharmweb.net/pwmirror/pwz/pharmwebz.html

     A site designed to provide information to patients on drugs and medicines, including uses and common      treatments.

 

     Medical Matrix Patient Education

     http://www.medmatrix.org/

     List of patient education resources on the web including rankings and brief descriptions of each site. This site      also provides information on many disease states and medical conditions.

 

     MedicineNet

     http://www.medicinenet.com/

     Information on medications, diseases and conditions, treatments, latest medical news.

 

     Merck & Co.

     http://www.merck.com/

     Includes publications such as The Merck Manual of Medical Information and The Merck Manual of Diagnosis      and Therapy as well as a consumer health education area called Health Inforpark.

 

     HealthFinder

     http://www.healthfinder.gov

     This is a government sponsored Internet resource which offers links to publications, clearinghouses,      databases,      web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and non-for-     profit organizations      that produce reliable information for the public.

 

     MedlinePlus

     http://www.medlineplus.gov

     From the Mational Library of medicine. Includes Health Topics, Drug Information, etc.

 

Pharmacy as a Profession

 

     The Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy

     http://www.state.ma.us/reg/boards/ph

     Read the rules and regulations. Submit an application online.

 

     Virtual Library Pharmacy

     http://www.pharmacy.org

     A great starting point. Global links to colleges of pharmacy, associations, companies, CE providers and more.

 

     Pharmacy OneSource

     http://pharmacyonesource.com

     A good resource for drug information, pharmacy news, joblistings, salary surveys, etc. Registration required,      but most information is free.

 

     Professional Groups and Associations

 

          AMCP: Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy

          http://www.amcp.org

 

          APha: American Pharmaceutical Association

          http://www.aphanet.org

 

          ASHP: American Society of Health System Pharmacists

          http://www.ashp.org

 

          IACP: International Academy of Compounding  Pharmacists

          http://www.iacprx.org

          

          National Community Pharmacists Organization

          http://www.ncpanet.org

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Created by Julie Whelan. This page maintained Mariana Lapidus; last modified September 12, 2008. Copyright © 2008 MCPHS