www.Drugs.com with pill identifier and reviews online
drugswww.drugs.com is a website, based in the United States but also with UK
and international databases, that contains all kinds of information on
prescription drugs. Their home page is highly structured: The top element is an alphabetical
list of all the drugs available, which can also be searched for
"phonetically" or browsed by class, consumer, professional, or natural
products. Under "classes," for instance, one finds analgesics,
antifungals, benzodiazepines, glucocorticoids, interleukins, medical
gas, psoralens, skeletal muscle relaxants and others. Under each
category is contained a list of drugs of that kind, giving the following
information about each: its brand name, its generic name, the number of
reviews it has received, and its rating by customers (more on the last
two below).
By clicking on the drug name, one can find what types of
conditions it is used to treat, when to avoid using it, and what
information to give one's doctor or pharmacist if given a prescription
for the drug, as well as what questions to ask. It is also possible to
click on "Pro" to get information about the drug that is relevant for
health care professionals, and on "More" for links to other pages in the
site that tell about it. The visitor to the site can also click on the
number of reviews to see what customers and professionals have to say
about a medication, and can give his or her own rating.
Elsewhere on drugs.com, one can click on "side effects," "dosage,"
"pregnancy," and other categories, to find out what data on them is
relevant to specific drugs. Under each is given, not only an
alphabetical listing of medicines, but also a list of the top 20
searches for that category. And there are apps available, many of them on sale at iTunes. These
include the pill reminder My Pills (available "for a limited time
only"), ePMR (Personal Medication Record), and the highly expensive Drug
Reference for Consumers.
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