Guides, Montgomery College Libraries

Drug Information for Patients

Mayo Clinic.com -
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DrugHerbIndex
Provides scientifically verified information on prescription and over the counter
drugs as well as information on herbs and supplements.
Medline Plus Drug Information - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
Provides reliable information on prescription, over the counter medications and herbal supplements for patients.

Drug Information For Health Care Professionals

Common Prescription Abbreviations -
http://www.emcp.com/college_resource_centers/resourcelist.php?GroupID=1644
Drug Calculations - http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/8517/Quiz/quiz.htm
Quizzes, some free, some requiring a small fee, which help health care practitioners develop drug calculation skills.
DrugBank - http://redpoll.pharmacy.ualberta.ca/drugbank/
"[A] unique bioinformatics and cheminformatics resource that combines detailed drug (i.e. chemical, pharmacological and pharmaceutical) data with comprehensive drug target (i.e. sequence, structure, and pathway) information."
Drugs.com - http://www.drugs.com/
A good drug database includes new drugs, interactions, a pill identifier and FDA drug alerts.
Edmund's Home Page - http://www.edhayes.com/
An excellent list of links compiled by a Pharm D., covering all aspects of pharmacology.
Medilexicon - http://www.pharma-lexicon.com/
This helpful site allows you to search medical abbreviations, medical terminology and information about drugs.
Rx List - http://rxlist.com/
Detailed information about drugs for both the practitioner and the patient.
U.S. Pharmacopoeia- http://www.usp.org/
Standards, drug database, patient information, drug problem reporting form.