Life After the U
Now that you are leaving the University of Washington, you may have questions on how to access some of the health sciences resources that you have used while here at the University of Washington.
Drug and Herbal Information
- DailyMedProvides access to package inserts and labels for over-the-counter, herbal, and prescription drugs. Includes a Product Identification section
- Drugs.comInformation on over 24,000 prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications and natural products, including side effects, a drug interactions checker, and a Pill Identifier
- Epocrates RxBrand, generic, and OTC medicines information, drug interaction check and pill ID. Free smartphone app available with registration; includes prominent marketing ads.
- FDA (Federal Drug Administration)Includes Drugs @ FDA, a catalog of FDA Approved Drug Products, Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations (Orange Book), National Drug Code Directory and more
- LactMed (Drugs and Lactation Database)A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of research articles on drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Among the data included are maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects on breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider
- MedlinePlus: Drugs, Supplements, and Herbal InformationInformation on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications, herbals, and supplements provided by AHFS Consumer Medication Information, the National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements, and Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
- Medscape ReferenceClinical summaries of diseases, drugs and procedures. Drug reference includes Drugs, OTCs & Herbals, and Drug Interactions Checker
- RxList: The Internet Drug IndexContains current pharmaceutical information on U.S. brand and generic drug products, including Pill Identifier and Drug Interaction tools