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FAQ: Drug Formulations and Interactions
Printer-friendly VersionQuestion: 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:
- FDA Orange Book, US Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
http://www.fda.gov/cder/orange/default.htm - Drug & Food Safety Organizations - By Country, US FDA
http://www.fda.gov/oia/agencies.htm - International Organizations and Foreign Government Agencies, US FDA
http://www.fda.gov/oia/agencies.htm - FAQ:International Drug Information
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/drug_intl.html - Drug Digest
http://www.drugdigest.org/wps/portal/ddigest - World Health Organization, Medicines
http://www.who.int/medicines/en/ - National Electronic Library for Medicines (NeLM)
http://www.nelm.nhs.uk/en/ - British National Formulary (BNF)
http://www.bnf.org/bnf/index.htm
NOTE: BNF is available for free ONLY to residents of the UK and selected developing countries.
The list of developing countries is at http://www.bnf.org/bnf/extra/current/450070.htm - The FDA Green Book: FDA Approved Animal Drug Products
http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/Products/ApprovedAnimalDrugProducts/UCM042847
Organizations
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
http://www.ashp.org/ - International Pharmaceutical Federation (IPF)
http://www.fip.org/www2/ - Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
http://www.phrma.org/
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.
- Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) (http://www.pdr.net/login/Login.aspx)
Access to PDR.net and Thomson Clinical Xpert is free to US-based MDs, DOs, Dentists, Optometrists, NPs and PAs in full-time patient practice, and to US medical students, residents and other select prescribing allied health professionals. - PDR for Herbal Medicines
- PDR Guide to Drug Interactions, Side Effects and Indications
- The United States Pharmacopeia. The National Formulary (USP, NF)
- Martindale Complete Drug Reference
- USP DI: Drug Information for the Health Care Provider
- Merck Index
- Evaluations of Drug Interactions
- Index Nominum
- WHO Model Formulary, World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/medicines/en/)
- The Complete German Commission E Monographs
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Last reviewed: 01 October 2009
Last updated: 01 October 2009
First published: 18 April 2008
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