Upcoming Library Classes
Questions? Get in touch!
Drug Information Databases
US Government Drug Information Resources
- DailyMedDailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts). This website provides a standard, comprehensive, up-to-date, look-up and download resource of medication content and labeling found in medication package inserts.
- Drug Information Portal (National Library of Medicine)The NLM Drug Information Portal is a free resource that searches U.S. government agencies, including the National Library of Medicine, FDA and CDC. Includes current information regarding consumer health, clinical trials, AIDS–related drug information, MeSH® pharmacological actions, PubMed® biomedical literature, and physical properties and structure. The portal covers drugs from the time they are entered into clinical trials through entry into the U.S. marketplace.
Green Book (Approved Animal Drug Products) by The Approved Animal Drug Products, or Green Book, includes most FDA-approved animal drugs in this publicly available list of approved animal drug products. Besides containing information about patents and exclusivity periods, various sections of the Green Book sort approved animal drugs alphabetically by trade name, numerically by application number (lowest to highest), and alphabetically by active ingredient.
Orange Book by The Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations (also known as The Orange Book) identifies drug products approved on the basis of safety and effectiveness by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Purple Book by The Purple Book is a database that contains information about all FDA-licensed biological products regulated by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), including licensed biosimilar and interchangeable products, and their reference products. The Purple Book also contains information on all FDA-licensed allergenic, cellular and gene therapy, hematologic, and vaccine products regulated by the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER).
- PubChemPubChem is the world's largest collection of freely accessible chemical information. Search chemicals by name, molecular formula, structure, and other identifiers. Find chemical and physical properties, biological activities, safety and toxicity information, patents, literature citations and more.
Toxicology Information
- Consumer Product Information DatabaseDatabase of the health effects of consumer products. Formerly Household Product Safety under ToxNet.
- Drug and Lactation Database (LactMed)This evidence-based and peer-reviewed databases contains information on drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. It includes information on the levels of such substances in breast milk and infant blood, and the possible adverse effects in the nursing infant. Suggested therapeutic alternatives to those drugs are provided, where appropriate.
- EPA Chemicals and Toxics TopicsInformation from the Evironmental Protection Agency (EPA) about chemicals and potentially toxic substances.
- LiverToxLIVERTOX®, produced by the NIDDK and the NLM, provides information on the diagnosis, cause, frequency, patterns, and management of liver injury attributable to prescription and nonprescription medications, herbals and dietary supplements.
Drug Pricing
- Medicare Part B Drug Spending DashboardInteractive tool & downloadable data for spending over the last 5 years on Medicare Part B drugs
- Medicare Part D Drug Spending Dashboard & DataInteractive tool & downloadable data for spending over the last 5 years on Medicare Part D drugs
- Medicaid Drug Spending DashboardInteractive tool & downloadable data for spending over the last 5 years on drugs paid for through the Medicaid program.
- Veterans Affairs Pharmaceutical Pricing DataContracted pricing data on medications paid for through the U.S. Veterans Benefits and Health Care program.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Historical DataAccess to historical records for drug spending as part of Medicare and Medicaid. Data is organized in zip files by year and program.
- GoodRxGoodRx is a commercial website that shows current pricing and discounts for prescription medications.
Drug Information Apps
- Clinical Pharmacology
This link opens in a new window
This link opens in a new window
Drug information for prescription, over-the counter (OTC), and investigational drugs, as well as neonatal and pediatric-specific monographs. Tools: drug identification, interactions, IV compatibility, patient ed, and drug comparisons.
NOTE: This resource is also available as a mobile app. Click on phone icon to learn more. - Micromedex
- This link opens in a new window
Databases of summaries and detailed monographs for drugs and drug interactions. Includes Drug Interactions, Drug Identification, IV Compatibility, Drug Comparisons, and RED BOOK online.
NOTE: This resource is also available as a mobile app. Click on phone icon to learn more. - NatMed Pro
- This link opens in a new window
- This link opens in a new window
Evidence-based reviews of dietary supplements, natural medicines, and complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies. Includes safety, effectiveness, and interaction ratings, patient handouts, consumer education, and CE center.
NOTE: This resource is also available as a mobile app. Click on phone icon to learn more.
