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Drug Interactions

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Resources

Web sites

1. Drug Information on MedlinePlus - The National Library of Medicine provides health professionals and consumers with information on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved drugs, supplements, and herbs.

2. Drug Interactions: What You Should Know - Some patients may not know whether certain medications that are taken together can cause serious harm to their health. Health professionals can give this publication to patients to educate them about drug interactions and what they should know about the drugs that they are currently taking.

3. MedWatch - This site, designed by the FDA, is intended to inform health professionals of safety information, including safety alerts and labeling changes, on drugs and other medical products regulated by the FDA.

4. NCI Drug Dictionary - The National Cancer Institute provides this database for health professionals to find current cancer regimens used and drugs that are currently being used in clinical trials.

5. Database of Antiretroviral Drug Interactions (Copyright © USCF Medical Center) - Patients with HIV/AIDS need to inform their health provider of other medications that they are currently using. Some drugs are known to interact with HIV/AIDS drugs. Health professionals can use this database to quickly find information on HIV/AIDS drugs and their interactions with other medications.

6. Drug Digest: Check Interactions (Copyright © Express Scripts, Inc.) - The Drug Digest provides health professionals and consumers with this useful tool to learn about medicines and their interactions with other medicines.

Organizations

1. Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA, HHS

2. Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, HHS

3. Institute for Safe Medication Practices

= Federal government resource

Content last updated December 1, 2008.