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you will find a host of useful resources that provide
information regarding terminology, drug indications
and administration information as well as other
health related topics that are mentioned on the
Samaritan Pharmaceuticals website. You can also
find very useful information on the stages of clinical
research sourced directly from the FDA in the submenu
to the right. |
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| www.fda.gov/search.html |
| www.fda.gov/cder/ondc/presentations/presentations.htm |
| www.ifpma.org/ich1.html |
| www.rxlist.com |
| www.PDA.org |
www.webmd.com--
consumer level
http://my.webmd.com/medical_information/drug_and_herb/default.htm
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www.pharmacistelink.com/medicaredme
Medicare Part B DME Accreditation
and Competitive Bidding
Resource Center |
www.fda.gov/medwatch
Pharmacists and other healthcare
professionals can assist the FDA in minimizing medication
errors by reporting any actual or potential medication
errors to MedWatch, FDA’s medical product reporting and
safety information program. |
www.fda.gov//cder/ob/default.htm
Electronic Orange Book
Approved Drug Products with therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations |
www.fda.gov/cder/ndc/database/default.htm
National Drug Code Directory |
www.pharmacychoice.com
This site links pharmacy professionals
to a wide variety of sources including State Board of
Pharmacy links and Medicare updates |
www.rxtechschool.com
Offers Pharmacy Technician Certification
training for those wishing to become a Nationally Certified
Pharmacy Technician. |
www.powerpak.com/index.asp
Power-Pak C.E.™ is the source of
continuing education for healthcare professionals. The
accredited programs assist in meeting the requirements
of licensure |
www.freece.com/freece/index.asp
Free continuing education programs
for health professionals |
www.coreynahman.com
This site is a free directory of
databases of prescribing information for thousands of
drugs. |
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DrugBank
-- professional level information
http://redpoll.pharmacy.ualberta.ca/drugbank/
- lists
alternate names for each drug
- provides
each drug's formula, 2-D structural diagram, and rotatable
3-D structural diagram
- provides
each drug's PubChem, CAS Registry, KEGG Compound,
etc. numbers
- lists
physical properties of each drug
- provides
links to clinical information and the FDA label for
each drug
- provides
the protein sequence of the drug's target and information
about the target's function
- provides
drug target SNPs
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Drugs.com
-- professional and consumer level information
http://www.drugs.com
- consumer
information sheets in English and Spanish and "advanced
consumer information"
- consumer
level, disease information sheets
- heavily
referenced professional level monographs
- drug
interactions checker.
- drug
image database searchable by drug name (limited number
of drugs included)
- pill
identifier, searchable by imprint code and color and
shape of pill (limited number of drugs included)
- requires
free registration
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DrugFacts
-- professional level information
http://www.factsandcomparisons.com/
- "Interaction
Alert" from Facts & Comparisons
- "Drug
News" including news concerning the FDA, new drug
approvals, changes in drug information, and immunization
recommendations.
- most
resources linked to this site are accessible to fee-paying
subscribers only.
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Herbmed.org
-- professional level information
http://www.herbmed.org
An
herbal medicine monograph database.
- herbal
medicine monographs composed of brief statements concerning
relevant publications and links to the associated
MEDLINE records.
- "dynamic
updates" section provides links that retrieve the
current results for pre-designed MEDLINE searches.
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InteliHealth
-- professional and consumer level
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8124/8124.html
- patient
information sheets obtained from ASHP.
- "Index
of Herbal Medicines and Supplements" includes herb
and supplement monographs. References are provided
and are relatively current.
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LactMed
-- professional and consumer level
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT
- first
available in April 2006, this resource initially included
information on 450 drugs
- available
information includes drug levels in breast milk, blood
levels in breastfed infants, alternate drugs that
might be used during breastfeeding, etc.
- developed
by a pharmacist who is an expert in the subject of
drug use during lactation and reviewed by three other
recognized authorities who serve as the database's
scientific review panel
- information
provided is referenced
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MedlinePlus
Drug Information -- consumer level
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
- Consumer
level drug monographs from the USP DI : Advice
for the Patient and from MedMaster (ASHP).
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Medscape
DrugInfo -- professional and consumer
level
http://www.medscape.com/druginfo
- drug
monograph database based on information from First
DataBank, ASHP, and FDA's Drug Alert service. Complete
bibliographic information for cited works is provided
in linked pop-up boxes.
- patient
handouts.
- Medscape
requires free registration.
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RxList.com
-- professional and consumer level
http://www.rxlist.com
- drug
and alternative medicine monographs. Click on "Alternatives"
in the horizontal blue bar to reach the alternative
medicine monographs.
- patient
information sheets in English and Spanish for many
drugs and alternative medicines.
- linked
Price information
- imprint
code and NDC code searches through the advanced search
screen.
- access
to a list of the top 200 prescribed medications (link
in horizontal blue bar)
- access
to the online versions of Taber's Medical Encyclopedia
and the Pharma Lexicon of acronyms and abbreviations
(links at the lower end of the vertical green bar).
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Rxmed
-- professional level
http://www.rxmed.com/
- a
browsable collection of pharmaceutical monographs
that includes information on some prescription and
nonprescription drugs, formulas, ointments, etc.
- a
browsable collection of herbal medicine and dietary
supplement monographs.
- a
collection of disease information sheets is also available.
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