Welcome to the Calder Portal for Drug Information Navigate to: Drug Databases and Monographs Drug Terminology Drug Images Drug Dosing and Administration Drug Interactions/Side Effects Investigational/Off Label Comparative Efficacy IV Compatibility Storage/Stability International Drug Names Precautions in Pregnancy/Lactation Drug Toxicity Alternative Medicine Drug Cost Consumer/Patient Information Vaccines FDA Alerts and Approvals Resources for PDA Downloads

Drug Databases and Monographs     DynaMed Evidence-based resource for use at the point-of-care; offers quality, well-organized information on nearly 3000 clinical topics. Updated daily. MICROMEDEX A collection of drug databases with up-to-date information offered on drugs, diseases, acute care, toxicology, alternative medicine, and more. Daily Med This NIH website supplies high quality information on prescription drugs from medication package inserts as well as from various, comprehensive resources. Access Medicine - Drug Monographs Provides drug images and full length drug monographs. Also presents easy to read, patient friendly medication handouts. Medline Plus - Drugs, Herbs and Supplements Comprehensive information source on drugs, supplements, herbals and medical conditions offered by the National Library of Medicine. Encyclopedias, dictionaries, medical news, and directories of associations are some of the many resources provided to consumers and health care providers. UpToDate Clinical decision support tool designed to answer clinical questions that arise in daily practice.   Drug Terminology     MICROMEDEX A collection of drug databases with up-to-date information offered on drugs, diseases, acute care, toxicology, alternative medicine, and more. ChemIDplus Chemical dictionary file for over 350,000 compounds of biomedical and regulatory interest. Many records include information on toxicity, physical properties, molecular weight and chemical structures. National Drug Code Directory Database produced by the FDA with a current list of all prescribed drugs that have been manufactured for commercial distribution. Provides a complete list of dosage forms, route of administration, active ingredients, strength, units, major drug class and FDA approved application number. NIDA (National Institute of Drug Abuse) Provides street names of illicit drugs with brief descripitions and statistics. Offers information on the health effects and consequences of drug abuse and addiction. Portal of interest to health professionals, researchers, parents, teachers and students.

Drug Images     MICROMEDEX - Drug Identification A collection of drug databases with up-to-date information offered on drugs, diseases, acute care, toxicology, alternative medicine, and more. Access Medicine - Drug Monographs Provides drug images and full length drug monographs. Also presents easy to read, patient friendly medication handouts. Drugs.com Drug information and pill identification are offered to consumers and healthcare providers on more than 24,000 prescription drugs and over the counter medicines. Database includes more than 107,000 medical terms and detailed notes on the pharmacologic aspects of drugs.   Drug Dosing and Administration     DynaMed Evidence-based resource for use at the point-of-care; offers quality, well-organized information on nearly 3000 clinical topics. Updated daily. MICROMEDEX A collection of drug databases with up-to-date information offered on drugs, diseases, acute care, toxicology, alternative medicine, and more. Access Medicine - Drug Monographs Provides drug images and full length drug monographs. Also presents easy to read, patient friendly medication handouts.

Drug Interactions/Side Effects     DynaMed Evidence-based resource for use at the point-of-care; offers quality, well-organized information on nearly 3000 clinical topics. Updated daily. MICROMEDEX - Drug Interactions A collection of drug databases with up-to-date information offered on drugs, diseases, acute care, toxicology, alternative medicine, and more. Access Medicine - Drug Monographs Provides drug images and full length drug monographs. Also presents easy to read, patient friendly medication handouts.   Investigational/Off Label     DynaMed Evidence-based resource for use at the point-of-care; offers quality, well-organized information on nearly 3000 clinical topics. Updated daily. MICROMEDEX A collection of drug databases with up-to-date information offered on drugs, diseases, acute care, toxicology, alternative medicine, and more. Access Medicine - Drug Monographs Provides drug images and full length drug monographs. Also presents easy to read, patient friendly medication handouts.

Comparative Efficacy     MICROMEDEX A collection of drug databases with up-to-date information offered on drugs, diseases, acute care, toxicology, alternative medicine, and more. Access Medicine - Drug Monographs Provides drug images and full length drug monographs. Also presents easy to read, patient friendly medication handouts. FDA Electronic Orange Book Updated daily, this FDA database lists by dosage and route of all generic approved drugs and their active ingredients. Drugs@FDA An FDA database of prescription and over the counter drug products. It provides detailed information that includes active ingredients, manufacturers, chemical types, dosage forms and therapeutic equivalents.   IV Compatibility     DynaMed Evidence-based resource for use at the point-of-care; offers quality, well-organized information on nearly 3000 clinical topics. Updated daily. MICROMEDEX - IV Compatibility A collection of drug databases with up-to-date information offered on drugs, diseases, acute care, toxicology, alternative medicine, and more. Access Medicine - Drug Monographs Provides drug images and full length drug monographs. Also presents easy to read, patient friendly medication handouts.

Storage/Stability     MICROMEDEX A collection of drug databases with up-to-date information offered on drugs, diseases, acute care, toxicology, alternative medicine, and more. Access Medicine - Drug Monographs Provides drug images and full length drug monographs. Also presents easy to read, patient friendly medication handouts. DynaMed Evidence-based resource for use at the point-of-care; offers quality, well-organized information on nearly 3000 clinical topics. Updated daily.   International Drug Names     DynaMed Evidence-based resource for use at the point-of-care; offers quality, well-organized information on nearly 3000 clinical topics. Updated daily. MICROMEDEX A collection of drug databases with up-to-date information offered on drugs, diseases, acute care, toxicology, alternative medicine, and more.

Precautions in Pregnancy/Lactation     DynaMed Evidence-based resource for use at the point-of-care; offers quality, well-organized information on nearly 3000 clinical topics. Updated daily. MICROMEDEX A collection of drug databases with up-to-date information offered on drugs, diseases, acute care, toxicology, alternative medicine, and more. Access Medicine - Drug Monographs Provides drug images and full length drug monographs. Also presents easy to read, patient friendly medication handouts. LactMed A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database on drugs and lactation. Current information is available on maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects of drugs on infants and on lactation and alternate drugs to consider when breastfeeding.   Drug Toxicity     MICROMEDEX - Toxicology and Drug Product Lookup A collection of drug databases with up-to-date information offered on drugs, diseases, acute care, toxicology, alternative medicine, and more. HSDB (Hazardous Substance Data Bank) Focusing on the toxicology of potentially hazardous chemicals, this peered reviewed toxicology data file provides records for more than 5,000 chemicals. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it offers information on human exposure, emergency handling procedures, guidelines, regulatory requirements, etc. At the HSDB site, users can conduct a search on important toxicology databases, such as TOXLINE, HAZ-MAP, Household Products, GENE-TOX, and more. ChemIDPlus Chemical dictionary file for over 350,000 compounds of biomedical and regulatory interest. Many records include information on toxicity, physical properties, molecular weight and chemical structures.

Alternative Medicine     MICROMEDEX A collection of drug databases with up-to-date information offered on drugs, diseases, acute care, toxicology, alternative medicine, and more. Dietary Supplements Label Database Provides information on labeled ingredients in more than 2,000 brands of dietary supplements. Also provides information on health benefits claimed by manufacturers. For users wanting additional information on pharmacokinetics, research or adverse effects, this database links ingredients to PubMed and to MedlinePlus. MedlinePlus - Drugs & Supplements Comprehensive information source on drugs, supplements, herbals and medical conditions offered by the National Library of Medicine. Encyclopedias, dictionaries, medical news, and directories of associations are some of the many resources provided to consumers and health care providers. Natural Standard Alternative medicine portal offering evidence based information on dietary supplements, foods, and herbals.   Drug Cost     DynaMed Evidence-based resource for use at the point-of-care; offers quality, well-organized information on nearly 3000 clinical topics. Updated daily. Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics Peer-reviewed and nonprofit, this publication provides high quality evaluations of most new drugs. Older drugs are evaluated as well if new information is revealed on their usefulness or adverse effects.

Consumer/Patient Information     DynaMed Evidence-based resource for use at the point-of-care; offers quality, well-organized information on nearly 3000 clinical topics. Updated daily. AccessMedicine Provides drug images and full length drug monographs. Also presents easy to read, patient friendly medication handouts. MedlinePlus Comprehensive information source on drugs, supplements, herbals and medical conditions offered by the National Library of Medicine. Encyclopedias, dictionaries, medical news, and directories of associations are some of the many resources provided to consumers and health care providers. DailyMed This NIH website supplies high quality information on prescription drugs from medication package inserts as well as from various, comprehensive resources.   Vaccines     CDC Vaccines & Immunizations - Recommendations & Guidelines Drug portal from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), with information, guidelines, requirements, and statistics on vaccine administration to children and adults. MICROMEDEX - Calculators A collection of drug databases with up-to-date information offered on drugs, diseases, acute care, toxicology, alternative medicine, and more.

FDA Alerts and Approvals     FDA - Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts Lists action taken by firms or the FDA in the last 60 days on products that might pose a risk of substantial harm or cause severe adverse health consequences. Approvals of FDA- Regulated Products FDA reviews results from companies that want to introduce new animal or human drugs, biologics, biotechnology products, gene therapies, food and color additives or complex medical devices.   Resources for PDA Downloads     Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics Peer-reviewed and nonprofit, this publication provides high quality evaluations of most new drugs. Older drugs are evaluated as well if new information is revealed on their usefulness or adverse effects.

Portal by Jenny Garcia-Barcena, MSLS, ygarcia6@med.miami.edu. Last updated 8/29/2011

Calder Library’s drug information portal offers a varied selection of medical and drug-related information for the benefit of a wide and diverse audience: healthcare professionals, researchers, students and the public at large. This list is not comprehensive. It serves the function of a little black bag of essential resources for drug information. For assistance with any of these resources, or to find out about other available research and searching options, you can browse the library's full web site, come by the library's Reference Desk or call the Reference, Education & Outreach Services department at (305) 243-6648

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