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Health Policy and Legislation
Medical Journals
Consumer Information

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Drug and Chemical Identification
Pediatrics
Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
Psychopharmacy
Toxicology
Pharmaceutical Organizations
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers


Internet Search Engines & Indexes

Google - quick, accurate, uses popularity of site in ranking Yahoo! - search index, webpage searches

PubMed - National Lib of Med - Search MEDLINE - user-friendly free text searches
Go.com - accurate searches MSN.com - search index, webpage searches HubMed - An alternative interface to searching the PubMed medical literature database - can show results in clusters
a9.com - Search engine developed by Amazon dmoz - search index Firstgov.gov - Search U.S. Federal websites (aka USA.gov)
Alta Vista - extensive text searches Dogpile.com - Metasearch engine - searches multiple engines at once Mooter.com - Search engine that clusters results - different perspective
Ask.com - merged with Teoma.com - accurate searches (formerly AskJeeves) Webcrawler - Metasearch engine - searches multiple engines at once Switchboard - find people/businesses
Excite - extensive, customizable resources Metacrawler - Metasearch engine - searches multiple engines at once infoUSA.com - find businesses/people
HotBot -   quick and accurate Kartoo.com - Metasearch engine that clusters results - quirky 411.com - find businesses/people
Lycos - finds web pages Search.com - choice of >250 search engines  

News Sources


Governmental Healthcare Resources

Center for Disease Control Government Printing Office National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Food and Drug Administration Health Services Technology Assessment Text HSTAT) - Evidence-based medicine guidelines from the National Library of Medicine NIH Consensus Statements
FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - Drug Shortage Website Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) National Library of Medicine (NLM)
FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutition - Dietary Supplement Page International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) - dietary suppl. database
from NIH Office of Dietary Suppliments & USDA		 NLM - PubMed - Search MEDLINE with user-friendly free-text search engine
FDA - Electronic Orange Book (New Drug Applications, etc.) The Joint Commission (JC) [formerly JCAHO] World Health Organization (WHO)
FDA Opinion on Internet Medical Advice Morbidity and Mortality Weekly CancerNet - National Cancer Institute (NIH)
Federal Register National Guideline Clearinghouse Quackwatch - Great source for debunking quackery
Global Initiative for Asthma National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and AIDS Information National Fraud Information Center


Medical Information Resources

CancerTrials - list of cancer studies from NCI Doctor's Guide to the Internet - MEDLINE Oncolink
CenterWatch - Search clinical trials GrantsNet - grant process assistance Quackwatch - Info source on health fraud
Chemocare.com  - Information about chemotherapy for patients, families & caregivers. Sponsored by Scott Hamilton with content provided by Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center Mayo Clinic Health O@sis All the Virology on the WWW - extensive
ClinicalTrials.gov  - Federal listing of clinical trials in the U.S. Medscape - MEDLINE, online pubs, newsletter Virtual Hospital - - Patient information from University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
MedWeb @ Emory University  


Pharmacy Resources


Drug and Chemical Identification

Drugs@FDA - New FDA brand and generic drug approvals FDA - Electronic Orange Book (New Drug Applications+) MedlinePlus - from NLM & NIH, Pt Drug Info from Micromedex, Dictionaries, etc.
RxList - Neil Sandow's Drug List - package insert format Pharmacist.com - Pharmacist drug information resource from APhA SafeMedication.com - Consumer oriented drug datbase from ASHP
ePocrates Online - drug monographs Where to find MSDS on the Internet - great list of sources FDA - Drug Information Index
LexiComp - Short monographs on new drugs The Internet Mental Health Page - psychotropic drug monographs Drugs.com - Drug information, Drug-Drug Interactions, and pill/tablet identification tools (Note: Take care. Make sure medication information matches the drug you entered.


Pediatrics

Cochrane Collection on Neonatal reviews GeneralPediatrics.com - curated by Donna M. D'Alessandro, M.D. Neonatology on the Web
Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto, Canada) Immunize.org - immunization information DermAtlas - dermatology information from Johns Hopkins Univeristy
Childeren's Hospital of Michigan - Pediatric Health Content Library Immunofacts.com - immunization information  


Pharmacoeconomics and Outcome Research Resources


Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamic

Basic Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics - from Pharmaceutical Journal - Royal Pharmaceutical Society Pharmacokinetics and Pharmcodynamic Resources
 


Psychopharmacology


Toxicology

 

Health Policy and Legislation

 

Pharmaceutical Organizations

 

Medical Journals

AMA Archives Specialty Journals of:  Includes Archives of Internal Medicine, Dermatology, Family Medicine, General Psychiatry, JAMA, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Pediatrics, Surgery British Med Journal Nature
American Academy of Family Physicians Journals - including: American Family Physician, Family Practice Management, Annals of Family Medicine, Caring for Hispanic Patients, and Obesity Management. Circulation New England Journal of Medicine
Am J Clin Nutrition Drug Topics P&T
Am Med News - An AMA Publication Formulary Pharmacy Times
Am J Nursing Hospital Pharmacy US Pharmacist
Am J Psychiatry JAMA WWW Virtual Libraries - Pharmacy - Excellent resource
American College of Physicans Publications: Ann Int Med & ACP Journal Club Lancet PubMed list of Medline journals
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Morbidity and Mortality Weekly (MMWR) WebMedLit - tracks medical journals on the web
British Med Journal  

 

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association

 

Consumer/Patient Information

 
Detroit Medical Center - Health Information Resources for Consumers Chemocare.com - Information about chemotherapy for patients, families & caregivers. Sponsored by Scott Hamilton with content provided by Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center
FDA Opinion on Internet Medical Advice Quackwatch - Info source on health fraud
Mayo Clinic Health O@sis SafeMedication.com - Medication database sponsored by ASHP
Medline Plus - from National Library of Medicine USP - Children and Medicine Page
MedicineNet.com FDA - Consumer Drug Information
Mediconsult


Childeren's Hospital of Michigan - Pediatric Health Content Library		 Virtual Hospital  - Patient information from University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

WebMD

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