Drug References

Use the resources below for information about chemical names, structures, and properties. These resources can be searched by chemical name, CAS Registry Number, molecular formula or weight, InChIKey, or by structure.

• ChemSpider
  A chemical structure database providing fast access to over 34 million structures, properties, and associated information. (Also see SyntheticPages for chemical reactions.)
• PubChem
  PubChem is the National Library of Medicine's database of chemistry information for scientists, students, and the general public.

• Subject area(s):
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Pharmacy
• Nursing & Allied Health

This National Library of Medicine site lets you search a wide range of US government resources for information on over 15,000 drugs. Drug Information Portal searches all of these databases: MedlinePlus, AIDSinfo, Medline/PubMed, LactMed, HSDB, Dietary Supplements Labels Database, TOXLINE, DailyMed, ClinicalTrials.gov, PubChem, NIAID Anti-HIV/OI Database, ChemIDplus, Drugs@FDA, DEA, and USA.gov.

• Subject area(s):
• Nursing & Allied Health
• Pharmacy

Facts & Comparisons provides monographs detailing drug actions, indications, administration and dosage, interactions, adverse reactions, warnings and more. Comprehensive tables compare products of similar formulation, including dose form and strength, distributor name, how supplied, product identification codes and more.

• Subject area(s):
• Pharmacy
• Nursing & Allied Health

The Orange Book identifies drug products approved on the basis of safety and effectiveness by the FDA. (Note that drugs approved only on the basis of safety are not included.) The Orange Book also contains therapeutic equivalence evaluations for multisource prescription drugs. Searchable the Orange Book by active ingredient, proprietary name, applicant holder, or application number.

• Subject area(s):
• Pharmacy
• Nursing & Allied Health

Micromedex provides rapid access to information on drugs, diseases, acute care, toxicology, alternative medicines, and patient education.

• Subject area(s):
• Pharmacy

(Formerly Natural Standard.) This resource aggregates and synthesizes data on complementary and alternative therapies. Information in the Natural Medicines is evidence-based, consensus-based, and peer-reviewed. Natural Medicine's mission is to provide objective, reliable information that aids clinicians, patients, and healthcare institutions to make more informed and safer therapeutic decisions.

• Subject area(s):
• Nursing & Allied Health
• Pharmacy

PubChem is the National Library of Medicine's database of chemistry information for scientists, students, and the general public. PubChem contains information on chemical structures, identifiers, chemical and physical properties, biological activities, patents, health, safety, toxicity data, and much more. PubChem's data comes from government agencies, chemical vendors, journal publishers, and other sources.

• Subject area(s):
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Pharmacy
• Technology

A searchable database of clinically-oriented drug information. Includes RxList Pill Identification Tool, which allows you to identify unknown tablets and capsules by searching for their ID imprint codes.

• Subject area(s):
• Pharmacy
• Nursing & Allied Health

UpToDate is a clinical reference tool that provides current answers to patient care, diagnosis and treatment questions at the point of care. Over 200 journals are regularly scanned and synthesized into topic reviews by clinical experts. The content is peer reviewed and fully referenced.

• Subject area(s):
• Nursing & Allied Health
• Pharmacy
• Kinesiology

• UpToDate with Lexidrug (formerly Lexicomp) includes tools and resources for pharmacists and health professionals, including the following:
  • Drug Information: Concise monographs covering thousands of drugs
  • Interactions: Perform interaction analyses
  • Patient Care Module: Patient education leaflets
  • Drug Identification: Lexidrug ID provides quick identification of unknown medications
  • I.V. Compatibility: Access Trissel's 2 Clinical Pharmaceutics Database
  • Medical Calculations: Calculators to assist with drug dosing, drip rates, and organ function assessment for adults and pediatrics

• Subject area(s):
• Pharmacy
• Nursing & Allied Health

Important instructions for accessing USP-NF Online: Before using USP-NF Online you must create a personal USP Access Point account. Complete this sign-up form to create your account. You must use your SWOSU email address.

The United States Pharmacopeia National Formulary (USP-NF) is an online reference of public pharmacopeial standards. It contains standards for medicines, dosage forms, drug substances, excipients, medical devices, and dietary supplements. You'll need to disable your browser's pop-up blocker when using the USP-NF.

• Subject area(s):
• Pharmacy

WebCSD offers fast searching of the Cambridge Structural Database. Search facilities include 2D substructure, molecular similarity, text/numeric and reduced cell searching. Text, chemical diagrams, and 3D structural information can all be studied in the results browser using entry summaries and an embedded three-dimensional viewer.

• Subject area(s):
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Pharmacy
• Physics