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AOA: A to Z Drug Facts
Alphabetically organized drug monographs include pharmacological and patient care considerations, indications, dosages, and side effects. Provided by the American Optometric Association.
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Approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations. (Electronic Orange Book)

FDA database that allows users to FDA approved drugs to determine therapeutic equivalence.  Users may search by active ingredient, proprietary name, applicant holder, or application number, or patent.

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CenterWatch: Drug Directories
Comprehensive list of drugs approved by FDA from 1995 to present arranged by year and indication. List of drugs currently in phase II or III clinical trials in U.S. and Canada. Database of clinical trials results reported since January 2000.
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Doctor's Guide to New Drugs or Indications
Searchable database of articles on recently approved drugs and indications.
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Drug Information Resources: A Guide for Pharmacists
Index to reference resources for pharmacist categorized by resource type or topic. Produced by Dalhousie University.
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DrugInfoNet
Includes links to news on new drugs, as well as information on recalls, and corrections. Official and patient package inserts for selected agents.
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Drugs.com
Drug information provided in multiple formats: consumer, advanced consumer, Spanish-language, and USPDI Professional Information. Site also provides care guide for specific medical conditions, drug interactions database, pill identifier, and image database. Free registration required.
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Epocrates Online Drug Lookup
Free limited online version of the Epocrates drug reference. Contains dosing, contraindications, adverse reactions, drug reactions, and cost information. Registration required.
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Current information on food, drugs (human and animal), biologics, cosmetics, medical devises/radiological health, toxicology, research and more.
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Glossary of Terms and Symbols used in Pharmacology
Reference tool for definitions of pharmacology-related terms and symbols. From the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University.
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InteliHealth: Drug Resource Center
Patient-oriented information includes USP DI Information for Patients on specific drugs, Ask A Pharmacist section, condition-specific drugs, and basic information on prescription medications.
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Johns Hopkins Antibiotics Guide
“Decision support tool intended to provide clinicians with concise, digested, timely information about the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases.”
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Martindale's "Virtual" Pharmacy Center
Index website linking to online journals, conferences, reference tools, tutorials, and drug information databases.
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Medscape: DrugInfo
Drug information for health professionals compiled from the American Hospital Formulary Service and the National Drug Data File from First DataBank. Free registration required.
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PharmGKB
Information about the relationships among drugs, diseases and genes, including their variations and gene products.  A key resource for the fields of pharmacogenomics and pharmacogenetics.
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PhRMA: New Medicines Database
Database containing information about medicines in development, searchable by drug, indication, company, and status. Provided by Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).
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RxList: The Internet Drug Index
Index of 4000 drugs by brand and generic names. Information includes description, pharmacology, indication, dosage, and adverse reactions. Searchable by name or imprint. Also contains patient education information in English and Spanish and side effects/interactions information.
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RxMed
Drug monographs for health care professionals plus patient education materials.
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safemedication.com
Information for consumers with information on using medications safely and effectively. Answers commonly asked questions on specific drugs: why is this medicine prescribed, how should this medicine be used, etc. From the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
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TOXNET

Cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas, including HSDB, IRIS, ITER, GENE-TOX, CCRIS, Multidatbases, TOXLINE, DART/ETIC, TRI, ChemIDPlus.  Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, through the Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program of its Specialized Information Services Division.

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Virtual Library: Pharmacy
Links to pharmaceutical companies' websites.
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