|
If you have any questions about your prescription, the best sources of
information are your doctor, your pharmacist and the pamphlet that comes with
your medication. However, there are many good sources of information on the
Internet as well.
Selected drug information sources on the internet
Cleveland Clinic Health Information Center
www.clevelandclinic.org/health/
National Council on Patient Information and Education.
http://www.talkaboutrx.org/
Family Doctor
http://familydoctor.org/druginfo/
Type in your list of medications and it will check for possible
interactions!
National Library of Medicine
National Library of medicine's web site providing health information to the
public
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
Medem
Healthcare information from several medical societies including AMA
http://www.medem.com
Welcome to Drug Information
http://www.mayohealth.org/home?id=SP5.7
Includes information on more than 8,000 prescription and over-the-counter
drugs from the
United States Pharmacopoeia(USP) or read their Weekly Drug Watch for the
latest news and developments. Browse by name or category
United States Pharmacopoeia
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
Browse by first letter of generic or brand name drug. Site also includes
links to newly approved drugs, warnings, recalls, clinical trial information
Herbal medicine and other alternative treatments
NIH Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Included herbal as well as other alternative medicine
www.nccam.nih.gov
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
ods.od.nih.gov/index.asp
|
