PubChem

Title:  PubChem

Access: Freely available online

Producer: National Library of Medicine

Category: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Kinesiology and Health Studies; Nursing and Health Sciences

Contents: Provides information on over 45,000 prescription and non-prescription drugs including dietary supplements and some investigational medicines. It covers drugs from clinical trials to U.S. FDA approval and also includes some drugs from other countries.

Notes: The search results page gives the name(s) of the drug, a summary of the drug's actions, and provides links to other government sources for additional information.

Help: Search and Tools, as well as Tutorials, are available by clicking on About at the top of the home page. A list of features appears on the left screen.

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