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Freely Available, Drug and Alternative Medicine Databases and Monograph Collections http://www.unmc.edu/library/pharm/freedata.html: This web page lists some of the web sites that provide freely available, drug information. A short statement next to each web site name indicates whether professional- and/or consumer-oriented information is available at the site.

Clinical Pharmacology -- UNMC/NMC-affiliated users only https://library1.unmc.edu/login?url=http://www.clinicalpharmacology-ip.com?id=852776: Clinical Pharmacology provides patient-oriented, drug information and patient-oriented, drug interaction information. Click on the "Patient Education" tab to access the patient-oriented resources.

MICROMEDEX Care Notes-- UNMC/NMC-affiliated users only https://library1.unmc.edu/login?url=http://www.thomsonhc.com/hcs/librarian/PFPUI/5x4T5aI11S27yJ: The MICROMEDEX Care Notes System provides patient-oriented, drug and disease information. Click on the "Patient Education" tab to access the "Care Notes System."

DynaMed-- UNMC/NMC-affiliated users only https://library1.unmc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=dynamed: Most DynaMed "topics" include links to one or more consumer-oriented handouts.

MICROMEDEX Care Notes-- UNMC/NMC-affiliated users only https://library1.unmc.edu/login?url=http://www.thomsonhc.com/hcs/librarian/PFPUI/5x4T5aI11S27yJ: The MICROMEDEX Care Notes System provides patient-oriented, drug and disease information. Click on the "Patient Education" tab to access the "Care Notes System."

UpToDate-- available on the UNMC/NMC campus only http://www.utdol.com/application/search.asp: Many patient information handouts are available through UpToDate.

MedlinePlus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/: MedlinePlus was developed by the National Library of Medicine to provide consumer health information. The site includes guides to health topics, as well as drug information, dictionaries, directories, and information on organizations.

eMedicine http://www.emedicine.com/: eMedicine provides review articles concerning a wide variety of diseases and health issues. The articles are updated frequently. Both patient-oriented and professional-level reviews are available. Free registration or the use of the Library's subscription (authorized users only) is required. Additional, freely-available, patient-oriented content is available at http://www.emedicinehealth.com.

Healthfinder http://www.healthfinder.gov/: Healthfinder was developed by the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in collaboration with other government agencies. It's mission is to serve as a gateway to consumer health and human services information on the World Wide Web. The site contains links to "selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public."

InteliHealth - professional and consumer level http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8124/8124.html: InteliHealth is supported by Aetna. Much of the content is produced and/or reviewed by the faculty of the Harvard School of Medicine. The site offers a variety of consumer-oriented services and information. The drug information sheet content is from MICROMEDEX. The"Index of Herbal Medicines and Supplements" provides a large number of thoughtful, well-organized, and adequately referenced herb and supplement monographs.

New York Online Access to Health http://www.noah-health.org/: NOAH provides links to consumer health information and is produced and maintained by the librarians of the New York Public Library.

WebMD http://my.webmd.com/medical_information/drug_and_herb/default.htm: Consumer level, drug information sheets, disease information sheets, drug news, and other consumer-targeted services.

contact a librarian: Last updated: December 18, 2007