Drugs
(See Also Health & Wellness/Disease Treatments)
Indications, Efficacy, Approvals | Costs | Prescribing Patterns | Rankings
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
www.fda.gov/cder/drug/default.htm
HerbMed: Herbal Medication List
www.herbmed.org
Massachusetts Independent Pharmacists Association
Pharmacy Sites on the Web for Drug and Disease Information
http://www.mipanet.org/mipa/
MedlinePlus Health Information: Drug Information
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
The Orange Book
www.fda.gov/cder/ob/default.htm
Physician's Desk Reference
www.pdrbookstore.com
Thomson Drugs in Clinical Trials ($$)
www.centerwatch.com/professional/cwpipeline/
Thomson PDR Health Drug Information
www.gettingwell.com/drug_info/index.html
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
www.fda.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Association (PHRMA)
HHS/HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care
Office of Pharmacy Affairs Electronic Data Retrieval System (EDRS)
bphc.hrsa.gov/opa/drugquery.cfm
Prices
Prescription Drug Use, United States, by age group
- Health, United States, 2004, with Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans
www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus04chart.pdf (see Data Tables for Figures 26-36, pages 76-84 in the PDF)
Numbers of Prescriptions by State
- The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
statehealthfacts.org (view Health Costs & Budget)
PharmaLive Special Reports ($$)
www.pharmalive.com/specialreports/index.cfm
This page last updated June 20, 2005
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