Pharmacology Megasites
About.com Pharmacology and Legal Drugs
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: About.com and “expert guide?Mary Ann Elchisak, Ph.D., retired Associate Professor of Pharmacology at Purdue University.
- Drug manufacturers?sites, topics (e.g., analgesia, immune system, anticancer drugs), and recent topical news.
- Handy FAQs on how to find drug information.
- Instructions on finding clinical trials.
American College of Clinical Pharmacology
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: American College of Clinical Pharmacology.
- Professional organization that accredits clinical pharmacologists.
British Association for Psychopharmacology
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: British Association for Psychopharmacology.
- Activities and conferences ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌed by BAP.
- Has a brief page of links to other resources in biological psychiatry and psychopharmacology.
Dr. Bob’s Psychopharmacology Tips
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Robert Hsiung, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry.
- Anecdotal reports and opinions concerning biological psychiatry that were previously posted to a mailing list.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Drug InfoNet, Inc.
- Prescribing information and patient drug information handouts.
- Visitors may submit a question to “Ask the Doctor? past questions and answers appear as FAQs.
- Links to hospitals, health care organizations, and other sources of disease and drug information.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Candor Webtech.
- Information from package inserts of prescription and OTC medications available in South Africa.
HealthSquare Prescription Drugs Reference Page
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: A “woman’s health information center,?operated by New Media Systems LLC.
- Consumer information about medications.
- Medically oriented articles about various conditions from PDR Guide to Prescription Drugs.
International Psychopharmacology Algorithm Project
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Kenneth O. Jobson, M.D.
- Under construction at the time of our visit.
- Proposes to “bring together experts?for the systematic treatment of major Axis I psychiatric disorders.?
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Mediconsult.com, Inc. Has an editorial board and expert panel.
- Easy to locate a drug, either by the name of the drug or by the condition it treats.
- Much of the information here is for technical rather than consumer use.?
- Scientific articles and FAQs about specific drugs.
- Glossary of drug-related and medical terms.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Northern County Psychiatric Associates (MD).
- Concise and well-chosen annotated links to many of the most important Web sites for this topic.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Cenk Tek, M.D., a resident at University of Maryland Department of Psychiatry.
- Links to more than thirty journals, with Dr. Tek’s summaries and comments on the methodology and significance of recently published articles.
RxList - The Internet Drug Index
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: HealthCentral.com.
- Patient information on specific medications and categories of medications. Search engine is effective even when an approximate spelling of the drug’s name has not been entered.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: RxMed, Inc.
- Drug monographs for many medications available in Canada; patient handouts concerning various illnesses. At the time of our visit, a preview link showed the splash page for a much more comprehensive RxMed.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: David Bourne.
- Links to drug companies, online databases, journals, and lists of conferences.
Yahoo! Specific Drugs and Medications
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Yahoo! Inc.
- Directory of medication sites, including both generic and brand name compounds.
- Clicking on “Yahoo! Health: Drugs and Medications?will bring up an alphabetized list of medications, each with an information sheet similar to what pharmacists provide. An extensive list that is frequently updated.
- Particularly useful for the consumer.