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Pharmacology
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Tufts Resources
Acronyms/
Abbreviations/
Symbols
Code of Federal Regulations
Drug
Gov't Offices & Programs
Natural Products
News
Patient Handouts
Pharmaceutical Companies
Safety, Alerts & Reporting
Statistical Info
Dietary Supplements

Acronyms/Abbreviations/Symbols

Code of Federal Regulations Title 21 Food and Drugs

Drug Abuse/Controlled Substances

Drug & Biologics Approvals - FDA

Drug Costs

Drug Development

  • Medicines in Development
    Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
    Database searchable by disease, drug name, or company.

Drug Identification - US

  • Mosby's drug consult (STAT!Ref)
    Organized alphabetically by generic name
  • Drug facts and comparisons
    Reference QV 772 D7924
    Organized by color and shape. Only commonly prescribed drugs are listed.

Drug Identification - International

  • Index Nominum
    Reference QV 740 GS9 I4
    Provides synonyms, formulas, and therapeutic classes for drugs and derivatives for 133 countries. Edited by the Swiss Pharmaceutical Society.
  • Martindale, The Complete Drug Reference
    Reference QV 738 FA1 M3E

Drug Monographs/Drug Information References

  • American hospital formulary service drug information (STAT!Ref)
    • Produced by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, it is a comprehensive, authoritative, and unbaised source for drugs available in the United States.
    • Organized by a therapeutic and pharmacologic classification system and updated annually.
    • Drug monographs include: drug interactions, adverse reactions; cautions and toxicity; therapeutic perspective; specific dosage and administration information; preparations, chemistry, and stability; pharmacology and pharmacokinetics; contraindications; and more.
  • Drug facts and comparisons (via ClinicalResource@Ovid) see Rx Drug Information tab
    Unbaised, comprehensive source for U.S. drugs including nutrients and nutritional agents.
  • Mosby's drug consult (STAT!Ref)
    Excellent reference for U.S. prescription (generic and brand) drugs and foreign drug guide. Monographs include cost of therapy and drug ID with photos
  • USP drug information for the health care professional (STAT!Ref)
  • Approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations (Orange Book)
    US FDA
    Searchable by active ingredient, proprietary name, applicant holder and number. "Lists approved drug products that are bioequivalent, including new drugs, generic drugs, and antibiotics... approved nonprescription products" and information about patents and marketing exclusivity.
  • National drug code directory
    Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US FDA
    Searchable database of prescription drugs and selected OTC products. Information on prescription drugs and insulin products that have been manufactured, prepared, propagated, compounded, or processed by registered establishments for commercial distribution. Entries include the NDC number.
  • Package Inserts
    Check specific manufacturers' websites for product information which usually include the complete package insert.
  • United States pharmacopeia
    Reference QV 738 AA1 P536
    Describes and defines approved therapeutic agents, and sets standards for purity, assay, etc.

Drugs, Non-Prescription

  • Handbook of non-prescription drugs
    Reference QV 772 H236

Drug Shortages/Discontinuation

Center for Drug Evaluation & Research, US FDA

Government Offices/Programs

Medicare - Prescription Drug Coverage

Natural Products

  • See Complementary and Alternative Medicine subject guide
  • NAPRALERT
    University of Illinois, Chicago College of Pharmacy, Program for Collaborative Research in the Pharmaceutical Sciences
    Database of natural products, including ethnomedical information, pharmacological / biochemical information of extracts of organisms in vitro, in situ, in vivo, in humans (case reports, non-clinical trials) and clinical studies. Similar information is available for secondary metabolites from natural sources. There is a fee to retrieve a list of citations and a summary of the relevant information.

News

  • FDA RSS feeds
  • Pharmafocus.com
    Pharmaceutical and healthcare news
  • Pharmalicensing.com
    Latest pharmaceutical and biotech licensing industry developments.
  • RegSource.com
    Pharmaceutical company news
  • LexisNexis Academic
    Includes articles from major national and regional newspapers, statistical information, and country and state profiles. Major source for federal case law and statutes, the U.S. Code, law reviews, and state legal research.

Patient Handouts/Information

Pharmaceutical Companies/Manufacturers/Assocations

Safety/Alerts/Reporting - FDA

Statistical Information

  • Top 300 Prescriptions for 2005
    Ranking of US drugs by number of prescriptions dispensed. Includes yearly list from 1995-2005.
  • IMS Health
    Preeminent for-profit company specializing in the rigorous collection and analysis of pharmaceutical information. Although their reports are fee-based, the website includes free and useful statistics and tables, particularly for the major therapeutic classes.
  • Prescription drug trends a chartbook, 2001
    Kaiser Family Foundation
    Information about the trends in prescription drug coverage, spending, prices, use, and industry structure. Some statistical information.

Dietary Supplements

Tufts Resources