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Nursing & Health Sciences: Drug Information Resources
A guide for resources such as books and articles about nursing and health science
Drug Resources
Library Databases:
Lippincott Advisor contains a large drug encyclopedia easily searched or browsed by indication, generic name, or brand name.
- Lippincott Advisor This link opens in a new windowFull Text
Lippincott Advisor is the single source for immediate, evidence-based, online nursing clinical-decision support. It delivers instant, 24/7 access to the latest evidence-based information that clinicians need at the point of care with over 17,000 monographs and patient teaching handouts. - NatMed Pro This link opens in a new windowFull Text
NatMed Pro (formerly Natural Medicines) provides high quality, evidence-based information on dietary supplements (including herbs, vitamins, and minerals), functional foods, diets, complementary practices (modalities), exercises, and medical conditions. Grades reflect the level of available scientific data for or against the use of each therapy for a specific medical condition.
Library ebooks:
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Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2025
ISBN: 9780443121579
Online Resources:
- Daily Med This link opens in a new windowDailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts). This Web site provides a standard, comprehensive, up-to-date, look-up and download resource of medication content and labeling found in medication package inserts. At the present time, this Web site does not contain a complete listing of labels for approved prescription drugs.
- Dietary Supplement Label Database This link opens in a new windowThe Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) is a joint project of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) and National Library of Medicine (NLM). The DSLD contains the full label contents from a sample of dietary supplement products marketed in the U.S.
- Drug Information Portal from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) This link opens in a new windowThe NLM Drug Information Portal gives users a gateway to selected drug information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and other key U.S. Government agencies. At the top of the page are links to individual resources with potential drug information, including summaries tailored to various audiences. Resources include the NLM search systems useful in searching for a drug, NLM research resources, resources organized by audience and class, and other NIH and government resources such as FDA and CDC.
- Drugs@FDA This link opens in a new windowBrowse or search FDA approved drug products by drug name, active ingredient or application number.
- LactMed (Drugs & Lactation Database) This link opens in a new windowThe LactMed® database 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. All data are derived from the scientific literature and fully referenced. A peer review panel reviews the data to assure scientific validity and currency.
- LiverTox This link opens in a new windowLiverTox® provides up-to-date, unbiased and easily accessed information on the diagnosis, cause, frequency, clinical patterns and management of liver injury attributable to prescription and nonprescription medications and selected herbal and dietary supplements.
LiverTox is produced by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. - Orange Book This link opens in a new windowThe publication "Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence", commonly known as "The Orange Book", identifies drug products approved on the basis of safety and effectiveness by the FDA.
- Pill Box from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) This link opens in a new windowIdentify and search for a pill by imprint, shape, color or size.
- RxClass from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) This link opens in a new windowThe RxClass Browser is a web application for exploring and navigating through the class hierarchies to find the RxNorm drug members associated with each class.
