Drug Information

Eckerd.com Drug Advisor
Enter either the generic or the brand name to get easy to read patient information and check interactions with the Drug Interaction tool. Also has a link to the full drug monograph for physicians.

MedicineNet.com Medications A-Z
Medications are arranged alphabetically by drug name. Covers over-the-counter and prescription drugs, both by brand name or generic name. Along with information about the drugs, this database offers information about diseases that the drugs are used to treat. Reading level may be difficult for some.

Drug InfoNet
Information on prescription medications and pharmaceutical companies. Also has links to health news, organizations.

RxList
Lots of information on prescription, over-the-counter and natural medicines. Excellent search feature.

Healthtouch Online
The medication guide covers thousands of over the counter, prescription drugs and herbals. This site is easy to use and does not have a lot of confusing advertising banners.

Needy Meds
Many pharmaceutical manufacturers have special programs to assist people who can't afford to buy the drugs they need. The goal of this site is to make this information easily accessible.

Center Watch Drug Directory
Find out more information on drugs currently in clinical research.

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
This site from the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) is a good place to go for information about the newest pharmaceuticals and drugs approved since January 1998. Since these are newly approved drugs, they may not yet be on the market.