Public Health Nursing

Drug Information/Toxicology

A Collaboration with OHSU

 

Drugs

Drugs@FDA
Approved and tentatively approved prescription, over-the-counter, and discontinued drugs.

Drugs.com
Prescription drug information for professionals and consumers information.

Effective and Safe Prescription Drugs
Information from the Drug Effectiveness Review Project of OHSU's Center for Evidence-based Policy.

MedlinePlus: Drug Information
Information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications is provided through two drug resources -- MedMaster, a product of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), and the USP DI® Advice for the Patient®, a product of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).

RxList
A comprehensive drug guide for health professionals and consumers.

Toxic Substances

ATSDR - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Information on harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances.

Household Products Database
Potential health effects and safety and handling of household substances.

Oregon Poison Center
Poison emergency information and resource center.

TOXNET
Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases.

TOXTOWN
Graphically rich, interactive resource providing an "introduction to toxic chemicals and environmental health risks you might encounter in everyday life, in everyday places," including town, city, farm, and the U.S.-Mexico border.

 


Last Updated: March 2, 2006.
For questions or comments about this page, please contact Dolores Judkins, judkinsd@ohsu.edu.