Internet Drug Information Resources

A  guided tour of some important drug information sources

Table of Contents

  1. WEB Drug Information (Professional Level)
  2. Patient Drug Information
  3. Drug Interactions
  4. Poison Information
  5. Dental Drug Information
  6. Drug Information for Palm Pilots
  7. General Drug Information
  8. Information Providers (Pharmacology)
  9. Medical Decision Support
  10. University Resources
  11. Government & Laws
  12. Alternative and Complementary Drug Resources

 

(Note: Items in parens represent a particular nice feature, most sites have many features)

Features

WEB Drug Information (Professional Level)

  1. Doctors Guide  (+ New Drug Listings)
  2. Rxlist (+Top 200 Drugs)
  3. Drug Information Technologies (Subscription required)

Patient Drug Information

  1. Atena IntelliHealth (Also at www.safemidication.com)
  2. WebMD Herbal Drug List

Drug Interactions

  1. Dr. Koop's Drug Interaction Computer
  2. Adverse Drug Interactions in Dental Practice
  3. CYP enzyme summary-online,
    Note: While many drug interactions can be traced to cytochome P450 enzmes, there are significant interactions due to other enzyme systems such as monoamine oxidases, etc

Poison Information

  1. American Association of Poison Centers-Click here to find a poison center near you.
  2. Bioterrorism response

Dental Drug Information

  1. Fluoridation and fluoride use ,  Pediatric Flouride Supplement ion Table
  2. Dental Anesthesia
  3. Recommendations for Prophylactic Antibiotic Coverage
    Bacterial Endocarditis, Hip Replacement, American Heart Association Recomendations
  4. Frank Dowd's Creighton U. Dental P'col Web Links
  5. Sergeon General's report on Oral health
  6. Lexicomp Drug Information for Dentistry

Drug Information For Palm Pilots

  1. Palm Pilot Pharmacopeia
  2. Tarescon ePharmacopeia and Medical Calculator Programs for Palm Pilots
  3. Lexicomp packages-Lexi Drugs, 5 Minute Clinical Consult, Apothecarium

General Drug Information

  1. Clinical Trials Website-New Drugs and Clincial Trials
  2. Reports of the Office of the Surgeon General
  3. IOM Report on Medical Errors-A signifcant number of errors are drug related!
  4. National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention
  5. American Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Society
  6. American College of Clincial Pharmacy

Information Providers (Pharmacology)

  1. About (Mining Company) on Pharmacology
  2. medscape.com (Pharmacology)
  3. Gold Standard Multimedia (subscription only) 
  4. WebMD
  5. Intellihealth
  6. Hardin Meta Directory Internet Health Resources
  7. Link  to additional  Pharmacy Information Resources
  8. Palm Pilot Pharmacopeia

 

Medical Decision Support
  • Medical Dictionary
  • Harrison's Online
  • Merck Manual
  • PubMed
  • LRC
  • Noah
  • Medical Adverse Reaction Terminology or Database

    • University Resources

    1. University of Iowa-Virtual Hospital
    2. Internet-Pharmacology Courses
    3. Creighton Department of Pharmacology Med and Health Sites

    Government & Laws

    1. Food and Drug Administration, Laws Enforced by the FDA
    2. CDER Handbook
    3. On line Orange Book (Generic equivalents)
    4. U.S. Dept. of Justice, DEA, Drug Enforcement Agency
    5. DEA: Division of Diversion Control, Controlled Substance Schedules
    6. Prescription Writing Information

     

    Alternative and Complementary Drug Resources (Venture here at your own risk)

     

     

    This site maintained by Dr. Vahn Lewis, Pharm.D. PhD.
    University of Texas, Dental Branch
    Houston, Texas

    email vlewis@mail.db.uth.tmc.edu

    Copyright, Vahn A. Lewis, UTHSC-Houston, Dental Branch, Houston, Texas

    Last revised 05/29/01

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