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Compendium of Pharmaceutical Products
http://www.info.gov.hk/pharmser/
Active ingredients of all pharmaceutical products
registered and available in Hong Kong are listed at this website.
The website is published by the pharmaceutical Service of Department
of Health. It can be a very useful website for family physicians
to identify what medication a patient may be taking. Health education
materials on use of medications are also incorporated at the website
which is very useful for patients.
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British National Formulary
http://www.bnf.org
Highly regarded by doctors
and pharmacists in UK, British National Formulary (BNF) is now
available online. It is jointly published by the British Association
and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. A searchable
drug interactions database is also available at this website.
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Rxlist
http://www.rxlist.com
This is a free, searchable, database
of drug products on the web. The search engine employs 'fuzzy'
logic which enables search with partial or misspelt name. The
output gives detail of the drug including clinical pharmacology,
dosage and indications, side effects and drug interactions, warning
and precautions, and contraindications.
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DrKoop.com
http://www.drugs.com/data/channel/md/drkoop.cfm
This website has a user-friendly search engine for drug information.
One can also search for drug interactions, identify pills and
find drug images with the image database. Search engine allows
partial name search. The drug interaction database allows users
to check on drug interactions between two or more drugs
with any list of medicines, for possible drug-drug and drug-food
interactions.
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FDA/Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/default.htm
The mission of Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
(CDER) of FDA is to assure that safe and effective drugs are available
to consumers. The website tells how CDER relates to new drug development
and review, generic drug reviews and post drug approval processes.
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About.com: Herb/Drug Interaction
http://herbsforhealth.about.com/cs/herbinteractions/
index.htm
A pioneer site exploring this important issue
of Herb/Drug Interaction which is going to affect our everyday
practice. The website has a lot of links covering Herb/Drug Interactions.
Although the herbs covered may not be the TCM herbs that we encounter,
it serves a good starting point for family physicians who wish
to know more about the issue.
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InteliHealth: Drug Resource Centre
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8124/8124.html?k=menux408x8124
The Drug Resource Centre of InteliHealth provides drug information
from sources including Harvard Medical School and University of
Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. The information provided
by the website includes drug index, drug interactions, check the
basics and safety.
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