Top Websites Used By Pharmacists around the World

 Top Websites Used By Pharmacists Around The World

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Pharmacology Websites

These sites can be used to locate drug information, plus physical and chemical properties of specific drugs such as adverse effect, dosage form, molecular formula, solubility, structure, etc.

These sites are librarian-approved.

• AHRQ Pharmacy Health Literacy Center

  Pharmacy health literacy is the degree to which individuals are able to obtain, process, and understand basic health and medication information and pharmacy services needed to make appropriate health decisions.
• CDC Vaccines & Immunizations

  Hub for vaccine information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
• ChemIDplus

  A registry and results database of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers.
• Clinical Calculators

  A sensibly arranged set of formulae and medical calculators.
• Clinical Trials.gov

  ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry and results database of publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants conducted around the world.
• Common Prescription Abbreviations

  Common prescription abbreviations used in writing prescriptions.
• Disease Classification

  Downloadable version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9 & ICD-10). Conversion tools are included on this site.
• Drug Bank

  "[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."
• Drug Information Portal

  The NLM Drug Information Portal gives users a gateway to selected drug information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and other key U.S. Government agencies. At the top of the page are links to individual resources with potential drug information, including summaries tailored to various audiences. Resources include the NLM search systems useful in searching for a drug, NLM research resources, resources organized by audience and class, and other NIH and government resources such as FDA and CDC.
• Drugs.com

  A commercial web site that offers a handy "pill identifier" option, along with other useful information about individual drugs.
• DrugWatch.com

  Another good commercial web site that gives a lot of useful information, including latest news about drugs and drug lawsuits.
• FDA-- Drugs

  U.S. FDA web site that gives all kinds of information about drugs-- including recently approved drugs, drugs recalled, The Orange Book, and the National Drug Code Directory.
• FDA- Vaccines

  Hub for vaccine information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
• FirstGov Science

  This database searches over 42 databases and over 2000 selected websites from 14 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information including research and development results
• Household Products Database

  This database links over 16,000 consumer brands to health effects from Safety Data Sheets (formerly Material Safety Data Sheets), provided by manufacturers and allows scientists and consumers to research products based on chemical ingredients.
• Lab Tests Online

  Helps patients and care givers understand lab tests.
• Mayo Clinic

  Provides scientifically verified information on prescription and over the counter
  drugs as well as information on herbs and supplements.
• MedCal Tutorial

  Medication errors are avoided by competent practitioners!
• MediLexicon

  This helpful site allows you to search medical abbreviations, medical terminology and information about drugs.
• Medline Plus-- Drug Information

  Patient level information on medications.
• Merriam Webster Medical Dictionary

  A good online medical dictionary, courtesy of Medline Plus and the National Library of Medicine.
• NIH-ClinicalTrials.gov- COVID-19

  Trial registry from clinicals studies related to COVID-19
• Orange Book (FDA Approved Drugs)

  A good resource for finding a list of the latest drugs approved for consumer use by the FDA. In order to provide timely consumer information on generic drugs, the Electronic Orange Book is updated daily
• Pharmacist's Manual

  This manual has been prepared by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control, as a guide to assist pharmacists in their understanding of the Federal Controlled Substances Act and its implementing regulations as they pertain to the pharmacy profession.
• RxList

  Professional level drug information. The advanced search function permits searches on side effects, drug interactions, patient information etc.
• U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention

  Standards, drug database, patient information, drug problem reporting form.