A curated list of resources for practitioners
Websites Useful In Finding Drug Information
Pharmacy Support
For Our Patients
- American Hospital Formulary Service
Gives therapeutic classifications for new medications, and lists classification changes for older medications.
- DailyMed
Provides current package inserts for over 4,000 FDA-approved prescription drugs. Also links to MedLine Plus patient information for each product.
- Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed)
Information on medications and lactation, also provides American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendation.
- DrugWatch.com
Drug news and product recalls are listed, along with links to health information and news. Suitable for patients and healthcare professionals. Funded primarily by patient advocacy groups.
- PhRMA's Medicine Assistance Tool (MAT)
Ssearch engine designed to help patients, caregivers and health care providers learn more about the resources available through the various biopharmaceutical industry programs.
- RxList.com
Provides basic drug information and links to tablet ID and NDC numbers. Lists of alternative medications and top 200 drugs for the previous year are listed.
2021-07