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This is the source of official FDA label information (package inserts), containing information about marketed drugs in the United States. The information is presented in a standardized, comprehensive, up-to-date format and is maintained by the National Library of Medicine.

The Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) contains the full label contents from a sample of dietary supplement products marketed in the U.S. It is maintained by NIH’s Office of Dietary Supplements and the National Library of Medicine.

Prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medication information for the general consumer. Data from AHFS; available through MedlinePlus, the National Library of Medicine’s consumer health information website.

You can search by drug name, active ingredient, or application number.

A database of current and resolved drug shortages and discontinuations reported to the FDA.

Created by Edward W. Pelikan, M.D, Boston University School of Medicine, 2004.

A good resource for basic information on: Medical Topics (ex: Infectious diseases); Drug Information (Drugs by Name, Generic and Brand, Drug Interactions, Pill Identifier); and Procedures & Exams, etc.

A part of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Its mission is the prevention of disease, disability, and death through immunization and by control of respiratory and related diseases.

A directory of NDCs (unique product identifiers) used in the U.S. for human use. All registered drug companies are required to provide the FDA with a current list of all drugs manufactured, prepared, propagated, compounded, or processed for commercial distribution.

A non-profit corporation that provides online and print resources for people who are unable to afford their medications.

Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations. This database can be searched to determine if a drug is already available as a generic or when a drug might become available in generic form. It is searchable by: active ingredient; proprietary name; applicant holder; application number; and patent.

A visual search and identification (photo album) tool for solid oral medications. Searches can be sorted by color, shape, size, scoring, or by text printed on the pill.

Published by the CDC, the 13th edition (2015) of “Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases,” a.k.a. the “Pink Book,” provides physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and others with the most comprehensive information on routinely used vaccines and the diseases they prevent.

Provides normalized names for clinical drugs and links them to many of the drug vocabularies commonly used in pharmacy management and drug interaction software. Acts as a mediary between systems not using the same software and vocabulary. Maintained by the National Library of Medicine.

A guide to more than 9,000 prescriptions and over-the-counter medications provided by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) in the USP DI Advice for the Patient.