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DailyMed
(National Library of Medicine)
Covers information about currently marketed drugs. Contains the most recent drug labeling information from the Food and Drug Administration. Full text. Available from your MUSC Library through the National Library of Medicine. NLM regularly uploads this information from the FDA.
Dietary Supplements Labels Database
(National Library of Medicine)
Covers ingredients information for over 2000 brands of dietary supplements. Full text. Available from your MUSC Library through the National Library of Medicine.
Drug Identifier from MUSCHealth
(MUSC Drug Information)
Allows one to search for drugs by a specific color, shape, and/or marking. A picture of drugs meeting the criteria are displayed.
Drug Information Portal
(National Library of Medicine)
Covers over 12,000 drugs from clinical trials through the marketplace. Mostly full text. Provided by the National Library of Medicine.
Drugs @ FDA
(U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
Covers official information about FDA approved brand name and generic drugs and therapeutic biological products including prescription and over-the-counter human drugs and therapeutic biologicals currently approved for sale in the United States, discontinued drugs and "Chemical Type 6" approvals. Contains most of the drug products approved since 1939. Provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Electronic Orange Book: Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Eqivalence Evaluations
Drug Approvals and Databases (FDA)
Provides a list of drug approvals; updated weekly.
IBIDS - International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements
IBIDS is a database of published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals. Designed to assist the public, health care providers, educators and researchers in locating credible, scientific information on dietary supplements. Three versions of the database are available: the Full IBIDS Database, the IBIDS Consumer Database and the Peer Reviewed Citations Only.
LactMed
Covers drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Full text. Available from the National Library of Medicine via TOXNET.
NeedyMeds
This site provides information about patient assistance programs which provide no cost prescription medications to eligible participants. Includes an extensive list of drugs and programs.
PDR.netŪ
This site provides drug information derived from the PDR. Health care professionals must register to get the most extensive information.
RxList, the internet drug index