PHARMACEUTICAL RESOURCES

 

  

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Biotechfind - A biotech search engine

 

LITERATURE  DATABASES     

        PubMed - National Library of Medicine's search service MEDLINE - free abstracts and simple search

        TOXNET - Hazardous Substance Data Bank, Mutagenicity Test Data, 2D and 3D Information from NCI

        MEDLINE Plus Health Information

        ChemIDplus - Chemical structures and nomenclature (needs Chime plug-in)

        Agricola - Agricultural Online Access (need to search for IACUC protocol)

        Full-Text and Bibliographic Databases of US Patents - US patent and Trademark Office

        Europe's Network of Patent Databases - Worldwide, European, US and Japan

        Beilstein Abstracts - Titles, abstracts and citations from top journals of organic chemistry

        Sigma-Aldrich Technical Library

        BioMedNet - An online biological and medical research community

        The Library of Congress - Details of published texts

        Code of Federal Regulations

        Pharmaceutical Century - Ten Decades of Drug Discovery

 

CLINICAL  MEDICINE        

        WebMD - A comprehensive updated text of internal medicine

        Doctor's Guide - Latest information !

        Merck Medicus - An excellent internet clinical resources for physicians and pharmacists

        Medscape CME Center - An excellent collection of Continuing Medical Education programs (papers and streaming video)

        VIRTUAL Hospital -   Educational materials for healthcare providers by University of Iowa Health Care

        Recently Approved Drugs/Indications

        Clinical Pharmacology 2000

        Lab Tests Online

        Lab Tests and Interpretive Guide - Lab Corporation of America, one of the world's largest clinical lab

        DrugFacts.Com - A comprehensive and easy to understand information source by the publisher of Facts and Comparisons

        Online Clinical Calculator -  Medical College of Wisconsin

        New Guidelines for Cholesterol

        WHO Guide to Good Prescribing

        Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation - Harbor UCLA Medical Center - Harbor UCLA Medical Center

        Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy

        Alphabetical List of Specific Diseases/Disorders - Karolinska Institute

        Merck Manual of Geriatrics

        RxList - Comprehensive drug name cross index and TOP 200 Rx Drugs

        Mosby's GenRx

        ACHOO ! Healthcare Online - A great source of information for doctors and patients - also links to thousands of health-related sites across the net

        Emergency Medicine - Hundreds of chapters in searchable format

        Emergency Medicine Informatics - National Center for Emergency Medicine Informatics

        Journal Club on the Web - An interactive medical literature reviews

        Stayhealthy.com   - One of the best sources of monographs with photographs of dosage forms

        Illegal Drugs - Office of the National Drug Control Policy

        New Guidelines for Cholesterol

        World Health Organization

        Merriam Webster Medical Dictionary

        Medical Matrix - Ranked, peer reviewed, annotated, updated clinical medicine resources

        Doctors' Guide - Medical and professional information of diseases and drugs

        UpToDate - Current information on several disease states

        Pharmacometrics (Mathematical treatment of biological data)

        A brief anatomy and physiology of human body

        History of Diseases - by Karolinska Institutet

 

 

        Cardiovascular Pharmacology

         ECG Library

         Introduction to Cardiothoracic Imaging - Overview of chest and cardiac diagnostic imaging

         Cadiovascular and Autonomic Pharmacology - The virtual lab is great!

         Cardiovascular Pharmacology - A programmed text

         Cardiovascular Imaging

         Heart Surgery - Quick time videos of heart surgery

 

 

        Clinical Trials

         New Medicines in Development - PhRMA

         Office of the Human Research Protection

         Protection of Human Subjects (45 CFR Part 46)

         Clinical Trials Listing Service - Listing of more than 35,000 clinical trials and recently approved drug therapies

         ClinicalTrials.gov - Latest clinical trial listing by NIH and NLM

         Seeking a Perfect Protocol - An article on study design

 

        Medical Immunology & Infectious Diseases

         Antibiotic Guide - by Medical College of Wisconsin

         Clinical Antibiotics Tutorial - An excellent site for self-learners

         Infectious Disease Services - AZ Dept of Health

         John Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases Antibiotic Guide - including Palm antibiotic guide

         Dr Stuart's Immunology Lecture

         Medical Microbiology

         Bacteriology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

         Infection & Immunity - University of Leicester

         Virtual Bacterial ID Lab - Howard Hughes Medical Institute

         Traveladvice - Center for Disease Control and Department of Health, UK

 

        Neuropharmacology and Alzheimer's Research

         Neuroscience on the Internet

         Alzheimer Web Page

         Beta Amyloid as a Potential Target

         The Whole Brain Atlas

         Explore the Brain and Spinal Cord

         Actions of Drugs on CNS - Very resourceful

         CNS Pharmacology

         Neurotransmitters and Chemical Signaling Agents - A brief compilation

         Neurosciences on the Internet

         Combating Alzheimer's - A news story

         MRI of Brain - Animated GIF

         Neurological Disorders - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

         Neuroguide

 

        Nuclear Medicine and Radiology

         Radiopharmaceutical Drug Information - University of Kansas, School of Pharmacy

         Nuclear Medicine Case Study

         Indiana University, Department of Radiology

         Journal of Nuclear Medicine

 

        Oncology

         Apoptosis - A general scheme

         Advanced Body Surface Area Calculator

         Cancer Track -  A compilation of valuable links on Cancer, Signal Transduction and Gene Expression by Dr. Appu Rathinavelu

         OncoLink - Disease oriented menus, medical specialty oriented menus

         ONCOLOGY.COM - A comprehensive source of neoplastic diseases and drugs in use

         A brief cancer tutorial

         Understanding Angiogenesis - A simple site on basics of angiogenesis

         Anti-Angiogenesis

         Recent Trends in Cancer Care

 

         Methods of administering liposomal encapsulated taxane

         Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

         List of Approved Oncology Drugs with Approved Indications - by FDA

         Naturally Ocuring Rodent Carcinogens in human diet

 

        Pediatrics

         Pediatrics Emergency Manual

         Pediatric e-Medicine

         FDA's Pediatric Information

         Monthly Review of Pediatric Pharmacotherapy

 

        Pharmacology

         Medical Pharmacology Modules - Lecture handouts and QuickTime audio

         Study Questions for Pharmacology

         Nuclear Receptor Resources - A short overview of receptors

         Autonomic Pharmacology - A programmed text

         Lecture notes of Autonomic Pharmacology

         Endocrine Systems Lectures

         Active Learning in Pharmacology - Test your knowledge of pharmacology !

         Pharmacology Self-Assessment Exam

         Virtual Pharmacology

         Osteoporosis and Bone Physiology

         11th Hour - A great site for last minute exam preparation

 

        Poison control

         Poison information monographs

         Poisonus plants

         Chemical safety information

         Canadian poisonous plant information system - Information on over 250 plants that are poisonous in livestock, pets and human.

 

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PHARMACY  PRACTICE     

 

        PDR (Physicians' Desk Reference) - Searchable database of prescription drugs, multiple drug interaction checker trusted by the physicians - Searchable database of prescription drugs, multiple drug interaction checker trusted by the physicians - Searchable database of prescription drugs, multiple drug interaction checker trusted by the physicians

        PharmaLexicon - A dictionary of pharmaceutical medicine

        Drug Information - by Drug facts and Comparisons

        US Drug Identification List - 600 color photographs of tablets and capsules

        BioDefinitions - A collection of commonly used terms in pharmacy and biotechnology

        Electronic Orange Book - AUTHENTIC info on approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence

        VIRTUAL Pharmacy - Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

        Drug Doses of Commonly Prescribed Medications - University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook

        Tablet/Capsule Imprint Code

        FDA's MedWatch - Safety notifications, labeling changes, recalls and legal notifications

        Consumer Web Site of American Pharmaceutical Association

        Top 200 Prescriptions in 2001 by number of US prescriptions dispensed

        Top 200 Brand-Name Drugs by Retail Sales in 2001

        Top 200 Generic Drugs by Retail Sales in 2001

        Buying Medical Products Online ? Is it safe ?

        BioSpace.com - Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology news

        Measuring Units Conversion Tables

        A Guide to Biotechnology Company products

        Pharmaceutical Companies

        Drug Interactions

         Cytochrome P 450 Interactions -  An excellent compilation

         Grapefruit Juice and Drug Interactions

         Food and Drug Interactions - by FDA and National Consumers League

         Online Interaction Checker - Drug facts

 

        Statistics

         Statistical Calculation Pages - Interactive pages on all statistical tests, from analysis to experimental design

         Statistical Calculators - interactive calculators on which you can run your stats

         Statistical Analysis Tools

         Web Pages that Perform Statistical Calculations

         Introduction to SPSS for Windows

         SPSS Introductory Tutorial

         SPSS 10.0 Tutorial

 

        Pharmacokinetics

         Acid - Base Tutorial - An excellent page biopharmaceutics and clinical aspects of acid - base physiology and pharmacology

         A First Course in Pharmacokinetics & Biopharmaceutics - Dr. David Bourne, University of Oklahoma

         Basic Pharmacokinetics on the Web - Creighton University

         Online Pharmacokinetic Simulations

         Pharmacokinetics Case Studies

         Basic and Clinical Pharmacokinetics Handouts - Purdue University

         A Short Course on Clinical Pharmacokinetics - University of South Carolina; Logon : Any name, Password : ps676

 

        Extemporaneous Compounding

         Secundum Artem - Techniques and procedures for extemporaneous compounding

         The Practice of Pharmacy Compounding - FDA regulations on compounding practice

         Professional Compounding Centers of America (PCCA)

         PharmacyOneSource - Drug info, career resources, student resources, directories, surveys etc

         Vaginal Excipients - A comprehensive source of vaginal excipients

         Compounding Formulas from Recent Journal Literature

         FLAVORx - To make the medicines a lot less yucky !

 

        ONLINE CONTINUING EDUCATION

         Pharmacists' Learning Assistance Network (PLAN) - by ACPE

         American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

         Inet Continuing Education

         National Community Pharmacists Association

         A Compilation of Continuing Education by USPHS - Pharmacy Programs

         US Pharmacist - FREE CE

         Free C E - Free CE

         POWER PAK C.E. - Free CE

 

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ALTERNATIVE   MEDICINE       

        Alternative Medicine Center - A comprehensive collection of most popular alternative medicines

        HerbMed - Evidence based herbal database - an excellent source with PubMed links

        Basic Principles of "Ayurveda" - A holistic system of healing which evolved some 3000-5000 years ago in India

        Ayurvedic Institute and Incompatible Food Combinations

        Ayurvedwebline.com - The art of living

        National Center for Complimentary & Alternative Medicine at NIH

        A Modern Herbal by Mrs. M. Grieve -  The HTML version of the text first published in 1931

        Alternative and Complimentary Medicine Center -  Lists herbal remedies specific to each disease state

        Herbal Doctor

        Medherb.com - Information on pharmacology and adverse effects of herbs

        American Herbal Pharmacopoeia

        Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia Convention of the US

        Homeopathic Pathophysiology and Therapeutics 

 

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS        

        International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDIS) Database

        Nutrition and Dietetics Interactive site

        Mayo Clinic Health Oasis

        Food and Nutrition Information Center - National Agricultural Library and USDA - links to 70 sites on herbal substances, vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements

        Nutrition Table for Foods

        Vitamins and Mineral Information - Links to authentic sites on vitamins and minerals

        Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition - Sponsored by Food and Drug Administration

        Health Finder - A service of the US Department of Health and Human Services

 

        Dr. Koop.com - Fronted by Dr. C. Everett Koop - former surgeon general

        Medscape - By doctors for doctors

        Netwellness - "Ask an expert" feature

        Healthwell - Log on to a healthier life

        Delicious-Online - Natural doctor and delicious kitchen

        Drug InfoNet - Information and links concerning healthcare and pharmaceutical topics

        Public Health Resources

        YAHOO Health

        Nutrition.Gov

 

ONLINE   PHARMACEUTICAL/MEDICAL  JOURNALS  (.pdf or .html   files)

 

        Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Medicine Journals - most journals offer full .pdf texts

         Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics - Abstracts

         American Family Physician - Includes a series of clinical quizzes !

         American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

         Annals of Internal Medicine

         Annals of Oncology - Kluwer E-Journal abstracts

         Annals of Pharmacotherapy

         Breast Cancer Research & Treatment - Kluwer E-Journal abstracts

         Cancer Causes and Control - Kluwer E-Journal abstracts

         Colorectal Disease - Abstracts

         Drug Topics

         FDA Consumer - A magazine of the US FDA

         Helicobacter - Abstracts 

         International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding

         Investigational New Drugs - Kluwer E-Journal abstracts

         International Journal of Cosmetic ScienceAbstracts

         Journals of the American Medical Association - Including JAMA, Archives of Internal Medicine, Archives of Family Medicine, Archives of Neurology etc.

         Journal of Gastroenterology and HepatologyAbstracts

         Liver - Abstracts

         New England Journal of Medicine

         Pediatrics

         Pharmacy and Therapeutics

         Pharmacy Times - You can ask a compounding question !

         Pharmacy World and Science - Kluwer E-Journal abstracts

         Substance Abuse - Kluwer E-Journal abstracts

         The Journal of Pharmacy Technology

         The Lancet

         The Pfizer Journal -  Perspectives on Health Care and Biomedical Research

         US Pharmacist


 

        Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Journals

         Adsorption - Kluwer E-Journal abstracts

         Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews – Abstracts

         Advanced Performance Materials - Kluwer E-Journal abstracts

         Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin - Free full texts

         Biomaterials – Abstracts

         Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin - Free full texts

         Colloid Journal - Kluwer E-Journal abstracts

         Colloids and Surfaces A : Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects - Table of contents only

         Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems - Table of contents only

         Drug Delivery - Abstracts

         Drug Delivery Technology

         Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy - Abstracts only

         Encyclopedia of Materials - Trial subscription

         European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics - Abstracts

         European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Abstracts

         International Journal of Pharmaceutics - Abstracts

         Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Abstracts

         Journal of Chromatography B : Biomedical Sciences & Applications

         Journal of Controlled Release - Abstracts and my personal subscription

         Journal of Drug Targeting – Abstracts

         Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine - Kluwer E-Journal abstracts

         Journal of Microencapsulation - Abstracts

         Journal of Nanoparticle Research - Kluwer E-Journal abstracts

         Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Abstracts

         Journal of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Analysis - Abstracts

         Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics - Kluwer E-Journal abstracts

         Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology – Abstracts

         Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Online journal of Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences - Free full texts  

         Journal of Polymer Research - Kluwer E-Journal abstracts

         Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - Kluwer E-Journal abstracts

         Pharmaceutical Development and Technology - Abstracts only

         Pharmaceutical Research - Kluwer E-Journal abstracts

         Pharmaceutical Science & Technology Today - Abstracts

         Pharmacy & Pharmacology Communications - Abstracts

         PharmSci - Online journal of AAPS - Free full texts Free full texts

         Thermochimica Acta - Table of contents only


 

        Pharmacology/Molecular Biology/Biotechnology Journals

         BioTechniques - A journal of molecular biology and biotechnology

         BioTechnology Journals on the Web

         Biotechnology Letters - Kluwer E-Journal abstracts

         Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research - Full articles .pdf files

         Cancer and Metastasis Reviews - Kluwer E-Journal abstracts

         Cancer Research

         Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology - Kluwer E-Journal abstracts

         Clinical Biochemistry - Abstracts

         European Journal of Neuroscience - Abstracts

         European Journal of Pharmacology - Abstracts

         FEBS Letters - Abstracts

         Journal of Neurochemistry - Abstracts

         Journal of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics - Abstracts

         Molecular Biology - Kluwer E-Journal abstracts

         Molecular Immunology - Abstracts

         Nature Reviews - Cancer - Table of contents and summary

         Nature Reviews - Drug Discovery - Table of contents and summary

         Nature Reviews - Genetics - Table of contents and summary

         Nature Reviews - Immunology - Table of contents and summary 

         Nature Reviews - Molecular Cell Biology - Table of contents and summary

         Nature Reviews - Neuroscience - Table of contents and summary

         Neurochemical Research - Kluwer E-Journal abstracts

         Pain - Abstracts

         ReCap Signals - Online magazine of biotechnology industry analysis

         The Scientist - Full articles .pdf files


        Trade Journals

         American Pharmaceutical Reviews

         Bio-IT World

         BioPharm

         Genetic Engineering News

         LC-GC

         Modern Drug Discovery

         Pharmaceutical Formulation & Quality

         Pharmaceutical Technology

         PharmaGenomics

         Spectroscopy

         Today's Chemist at Work

 

E-MAIL   HEALTH/DRUG  ALERT  SERVICES        

        Contents Direct - Free e-mail service that delivers Elsevier Science book and journal tables of contents

        Medscape's Medpulse - An alert service for latest drug news

        Doctor's Guide E-Mail Edition - An alert service for health professionals

        Publications E-mail Alert Service of American Medical Association

 

FEDERAL  HEALTH  &  GUIDELINE  RELATED  RESOURCES        

        Food and Drug Administration - Take a Virtual Tour of FDA

        Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) - Guidelines

        Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) - Hand-book contains info on new, generic and OTC drugs as well as interactive flow charts describing review process        Guidance Documents

 

        21CFRPART11.com - Information on FDA guidelines

        Center for Veterinary Medicine

        Center for Devices and Radiological Health

        Code of Federal Regulations - Title 21- Food and Drugs

        Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act - As amended by the FDA modernization act of 1997

        National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

        Bureau of the Census

 

        The European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal products

        U S Agency for Health Care Administration

        U S Department of Health and Human Services

        U S Government Information Exchange

        US Agency of Health Care Policy and Research

        National Women's Health Information Center

 

        Federal Trade Commission

        Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

        Better Business Bureau

 

DRUG   DELIVERY        

        Membrane Transport and Bioelectric Activity - An excellent coverage on physicochemical basis of transport processes

        GLP Manual - World Health Organization

        What is DMSO ?

        Articles Published in Drug Delivery Technology

        From Test Tube to Patient : New Drug Development in the United States

        Biomaterials at Texas A & M University

        Biomaterials Network - Links related to biomaterials, biomedical engineering & medicine

        Gene Therapy - A valuable source of gene therapy links

        Polymers in Controlled Drug Delivery - by Dr. Lisa Brannon-Peppas

        Laboratory of Liposome Research - by Dr. R. A. Schwendner, University of Zurich

        Dissolution Test Development for Pharmaceuticals

        Dissolution Discussion Group - by Vankel Corporation

        Lipid Bank for Web - An excellent compilation of lipid physicochemical and biopharmaceutical properties of lipids

        Transdermal Patch Anatomy - an animation by 3M

        Lipid Analysis Library

        Structural Parameters of Aqueous Phospholipid Mixtures

        Membrane Lipids

        Lipid-DAT - Lipid database

        The Surfactants Virtual Library

        Elan Corporation's Drug Delivery Technologies

 

        Drug Discovery Online - A virtual community for the drug development industry

        ChemCenter - A comprehensive source of drugs and chemicals

        Drug Discovery Online - A comprehensive source of Drug Discovery Industry

        Companies having drug delivery based products

        PharmWeb - Worldwide pharmaceutical information in the internet

        Product Quality Research Institute - Scientific information to support regulatory policy

        PharmaPortal.com - Informative articles, buyers guide and career services published in BioPharm, Pharmaceutical Technology and Applied Clinical Trials

        Pharmaceutical and Biotechnological Companies

        Pharmaceutical Processing Online

        Pharmalicensing - Latest news of pharmaceutical industry

        Pharmaceutical Formulation & Quality

        BioSpace - Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industry News

        Excipient Sources and Oral Drug Delivery Companies

        Malvern Online Seminars

        Drug Delivery Companies

 

PREFORMULATION AND SOLID STATE STUDIES       

        A Guide to Log P and pKa Measurements and their Use

        Calculation of Log P

        ClogP for 140 common drugs and QSAR

        Current Good Manufacturing Practice for Finished Products

 

        National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Microgravity Crystal Research

        Biological Crystal Growth in Space

        Leading Generic Manufacturers

        High Throughput Screening

        International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council of the Americas

 

REFERENCES ON PREFORMULATION AND DRUG DELIVERY       

        Macrogalleria - A wonderland of polymer - An excellent collection of introductory polymer topics

        Polymer Data Handbook - A comprehensive resource on polymer physical and chemical data

        Biopharmaceutics Classification System - An article

        E Pluribus Product - How can we optimize selection of drug development candidates ?

        Sustained Release and Enteric Coated NSAIDs - Are they really safe ? - J. Pharm. Pharmaceut. Sci.

        Biotech Pharmaceuticals and Biotherapy- An Overview - J. Pharm. Pharmaceut. Sci.

        Multiple Modes of Drug Delivery - Modern Drug Discovery

        Are Lipid Emulsions the Drug Delivery Solution - Modern Drug Discovery

        Lymphatic Transport of Drugs

        Polymorphic Predictions - Modern Drug Discovery

 

        Implantable Slow-Release Chemotherapeutic Polymers for Treatment of Malignant Brain Tumors

        Polymeric Drug Delivery

 

PHYSICAL & ORGANIC CHEMISTRY       

        General Chemistry Resources

        General Chemistry Handouts - Thermodynamics, Chemical Equilibrium, Chemical Kinetics, Acids & Bases, Properties of Solutions, Applications of Aqueous Equilibria

        Visual Periodic Table

        Chemical Databases

        Luminaries in Chemical Science

        Chemistry Resources - Incredible collection of college level chemistry

        Chemical Information Online - by National Library of Medicine

        Organic Chemistry Resources - An excellent organic chemistry resource

        Biophysical Textbook Online - by Biophysical Society

        Surfactants Virtual Library - An organized source of surfactant information on the web

        Simulation of Self-Assembled Polymers and Surfactants - Dissertation abstract

        FAQ on Colloids and Emulsions

        Colloidosomes - Self-assembled colloidal composite structure

        Colloidal Forces, Interaction and Stability

        Spectroscopy.now - An online resource for all spectroscopy applications

        FT-IR Information and Tutorials

        Entropy and The Second Law of Thermodynamics

 

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