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FAQ: Drug Formulations and Interactions


Question: Where can I find information about drug formulations and interactions?


Answer:

Because we can only direct you to very general information, we encourage you to ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have specific questions.

The NLM Drug Portal is a gateway to current drug information from the National Library of Medicine® and other key government agencies. http://druginfo.nlm.nih.gov/drugportal/drugportal.jsp

The US Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) is the US agency with expertise to answer some drug information questions.
http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/CDER/ucm075128.htm

See the CDER Division of Drug Information page at http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/CDER/ucm082585.htm .
A CDER contact form is at http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/email/cder/comment.cfm or write to druginfo@fda.hhs.gov .

You can use the NLM® DIRLINE® database at http://dirline.nlm.nih.gov/ to search for other drug information organizations and their services. Some may do research for you to answer your question(s).

You can also find information about drug formulations and interactions from these sources:

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Books

These are examples of books that you can use. These books are available online (by subscription), and at hospital, university and some public libraries.

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Last reviewed: 01 October 2009
Last updated: 01 October 2009
First published: 18 April 2008
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