Friday, June 17, 2011

Pillbox: A Useful Pill Identification Tool


The National Library of Medicine (NLM), in partnership with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is in the process of developing a website that will provide a visual reference system to aid identification of unknown pharmaceuticals. Currently in beta, it is envisioned that this resource will provide valuable assistance to emergency physicians, first responders, health care providers, poison control center staff, as well as concerned citizens. Users are able to search by imprint, shape, colour, size and scoring of medications in tablet or capsule form.

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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Drug Digest

DrugDigest is a noncommercial, evidence-based, user-friendly health and drug information site dedicated to empowering consumers [& valuable for the nurses who care for them] to make informed choices about drugs and treatment options.
Accredited by HON the site includes some very handy features such as a tool for checking drug and herbal interactions, treatment options, pill images; care path and drug and side-effects comparisons; etc.
Create your own 'Medication Card' in the "Interactive Tools" section, or check yourself for health risks, and find available, cost-saving, generic drugs for popular brand-named medications.

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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

NLM Drug Information Portal


NLM announces the release of the NLM Drug Information Portal, designed to provide the public, healthcare professionals, and researchers a gateway to current, accurate and understandable drug information from the National Library of Medicine and other key government agencies.

Included are more than 12,000 drug records and links to the following resources: MedlinePlus®, AIDSinfo®, Medline/PubMed®, LactMed, HSDB®, Dietary Supplements Labels Database, TOXLINE®, DailyMed®, ClinicalTrials.gov, PubChem, NIAID Anti-HIV/OI Database, ChemIDplus®, Drugs@FDA, DEA, and USA.gov .
[The permanent link has also been added to the sidebar.]

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