Drug and Pharmaceutical Information
Drugs, Supplements,
and Herbal Information
Prescription and over-the-counter medication information is from MedMaster™, a product of the American Society
of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). Information on herbs and supplements is from Natural Standard©.
- About Your Medicines
Links to various drug topics provided by MEDLINEplus.
- Drug Digest
A non-commercial, evidence-based site that provides information for making choices about drugs and treatment options.
- New
Medicines in Development
Curious about what new medicines are being tested for a certain illness? This site provides the current status of new drugs
in development.
- Food and Drug Administration
Latest regulatory information on food, drugs, biologics, cosmetics, medical devices, and radiological health.
- Drugs and Lactation Database
"A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Among the data included
are maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects on breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider."
- Buying Medical Products Online
"Thinking of buying prescription or over-the-counter drugs online? Is it safe? How can you tell if a Website that sells medical
products is legitimate? What is FDA doing to stop sites that are breaking the law? What should
you do before you buy medical products online?"
- The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP®)
A professional association that represents the state boards of pharmacy in all 50 United States, the District of Columbia,
Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, New Zealand, nine Canadian Provinces, and four Australian states. In response to public
concern of the safety of pharmacy practices on the Internet, the association developed the
Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites (VIPPS) program in
the spring of 1999. To be VIPPS certified, a pharmacy must comply with the licensing and inspection requirements of their
state and each state to which they dispense pharmaceuticals. In addition, pharmacies displaying the VIPPS seal have demonstrated
to NABP compliance with VIPPS criteria including patient rights to privacy, authentication and security of prescription orders,
adherence to a recognized quality assurance policy, and provision of meaningful consultation between patients and pharmacists.
- RxList
Free drug index with search capabilities, that can be used for brand name, generic name, or category.
- Drugs.com: Drug Information Online
Seeking to be a “trusted information resource for over-the-counter and prescription medicines sold in the U.S.A., Drugs.com
is a HONCode accredited website. This website also features a pill identification section with images.”
ClinicalTrials.gov
“ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human
volunteers. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers
for more details.”
- IFPMA Clinical Trials Portal
The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (“IFPMA”) designed this portal “as a single entry
allowing you to search for comprehensive information on on-going clinical trials (registry) or results of completed trials
(database) conducted by the innovative pharmaceutical industry.”
- Healthy People Library Project’s Recommended Resources: Clinical Trials
The National Institutes of Health and the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Healthy People Library Project
provides information on clinical trials at this website.
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
The Partnership for Prescription Assistance brings together national and local organizations to help low-income, uninsured
patients get free or nearly free medicines. For the Tennessee page of the Partnership for Prescription Assistance,
click here.
- Needy Meds
This site contains information on programs various drug manufacturers have to assist people who can't afford to buy the drugs
they need.
- RxAssist
Allows searching for programs, provided by Pharmaceutical Companies, that help those who can't afford the medications they
need.
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