Drug Database

Structured information about drugs (Prescription Drug-s and Over The Counter)

• brand name vs generic name

• indications, directions

• contra-indications, side-effects, interaction issues (with food, other drugs, etc.)

Some vendors

• the FDA http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/InformationOnDrugs/

• First Data Bank http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_DataBank

• AHFS http://www.ahfsdruginformation.com

  • used on NLM site? http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html

• Lexi Comp http://www.lexi.com/institutions/online.jsp?id=databases

• Drug Bank http://www.drugbank.ca/about

• Wikipedia ???

  • study on completeness

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Health_Organization_Essential_Medicines

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmaceutical_drug

Drugs typically have Me S H codes (EHealth Standards)