Drug Information & Pharmacology Resources

Adverse Effects

AHFS Drug Information  
Clinical Pharmacology
Micromedex  
UpToDate

DailyMed
Manufacturers’ web sites
PubMed

Bioequivalency

FDA Electronic Orange Book

AHFS Drug Information

Chemical Data

AHFS Drug Information
NLM PubChem

Micromedex

Clinical Calculators

Clinical Pharmacology

UpToDate

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov

 CenterWatch

Comparative Information

AHFS Drug Information  
Clinical Pharmacology
Micromedex

EMBASE  
PubMed

Contraindications

AHFS Drug Information  
Gold Standard (Clinical Key)
Micromedex  

Manufacturers’ websites
NLM PubChem
PubMed

Cost

UpToDate

Commercial websites such as GoodRX.com

Disease State Information

DynaMed Plus
MedlinePlus
Stat!Ref  
UpToDate

Clinical Key
Micromedex  
Natural Medicines  

Dosage Recommendations

AHFS Drug Information  
Clinical Pharmacology
Gold Standard (Clinical Key)
Micromedex  

DailyMed
Manufacturers’ websites

Drug Administration

AHFS Drug Information  
Clinical Pharmacology
Gold Standard (Clinical Key)
Micromedex

Manufacturers’ websites 
NLM PubChem

Drug Class Overviews

Clinical Pharmacology

Drug Interactions (drug-drug, drug-food, drug-lab tests, drug-disease, etc.)

Clinical Pharmacology
Micromedex
Natural Medicines
UpToDate (LexiComp) Drug Interactions

Gold Standard (Clinical Key)
PubMed

Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation

Clinical Pharmacology
Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation (Briggs)
LactMed
Micromedex
TERIS

AHFS Drug Information  
Gold Standard (Clinical Key)  
Natural Medicines

Herbal, Natural & Homeopathic Products, Dietary Supplements

Natural Medicines

CINAHL Complete  
EMBASE  
Micromedex  
Product websites

Identification (foreign)

European Medicines Agency (EMEA)
Micromedex (Martindale’s)

EMBASE

Identification (domestic)

Clinical Pharmacology
Micromedex

Product websites (see How Supplied section of package insert)

Immunizations – Schedules, Vaccine Information Statements

CDC – Immunization Schedules
CDC – Vaccine Information Statements

AAP Red Book
Immunize.org
UpToDate

Industry

BCC Research     

CenterWatch 

IV Compatibility

Clinical Pharmacology

Manufacturer’s Information, i.e. addresses, phone numbers, etc.

Clinical Pharmacology

 Manufacturer's web site

Non-proprietary and Proprietary Names

AHFS Drug Information  
Drugs@FDA
Micromedex
UpToDate

DailyMed
Product websites
PubMed

Nursing Considerations

Davis' Drug Guide for Nurses 

Over-the-counter Products

Micromedex

Product websites

Patient Counseling/Education

Clinical Pharmacology
MedlinePlus
Micromedex
Natural Medicines
UpToDate

FDA for Consumers

Pharmacokinetics

AHFS Drug Information  
Clinical Pharmacology
Micromedex

DailyMed 
EMBASE  
PubMed
Product websites

Pharmacology

AHFS Drug Information
Basic & Clinical Pharmacology Textbook
Goodman & Gilman's
Micromedex  

EMBASE  
NLM PubChem
Product websites 

Regulatory/Legal Information

FDA web site

LegalSource
USA.gov

Therapeutic Use (approved indications)

AHFS Drug Information   
Micromedex

DailyMed
FDA web site

Therapeutic Use (off-label uses)

AHFS Drug Information  
Micromedex

PubMed

Toxicology/Poisoning

Clinical Pharmacology / ToxEd
Micromedex

NLM PubChem

Current News

Daily Med (NLM)
U.S. Newstream

EurekaAlert
News sites