ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) Priority List of Hazardous Substances

Prioritization of substances based on a combination of their frequency, toxicity, and potential for human exposure at National Priorities List (NPL) sites. Format: Website Provider: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

Clinical Alerts

Clinical alerts are provided to expedite the release of findings from clinical trials funded by the National Institutes of Health, where such release could significantly affect morbidity and mortality. The National Library of Medicine began offering clinical alert notices online in January 1991. Format: Website Provider: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

First Do No Harm: A Practical Guide to Medication Safety and JCAHO Compliance

Profiles organizations that are putting landmark thinking into patient safety. Includes a section on reporting programs for adverse drug events from MedWatch. Format: Book WB330 F51 Provider: Opus Communications

The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network

Provides consumer health tips for allergy sufferers. Answers common questions about allergy issues and gives product alerts. Has a section titled "Daily Tips" which gives brief information on an allergy topic. Format: Website Provider: Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network

Food and Drug Interactions: A Guide for Consumers

A summary of food and drug interactions that have appeared in articles and references from medical and health literature. Format: Book Ref.12 QV38 H74f

Haz-Map

HazMap is an occupational medicine toxicology database for physicians, PAs, occupational health nurses, and industrial hygienists to assist with recognition of occupational illnesses caused by hazardous chemicals in the workplace. Also available at http://www.haz-map.com/. Format: Website Provider: National Library of Medicine

Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)

A nonprofit organization educating the healthcare community about safe medication practices. The institute tracks published medical dosage errors. The link, "Textbook Errata," lists corrections when a medication dosing error or other serious error has been identified in a published article or textbook. This site also links to medication safety alerts which are listed by date since 1996 Format: Website Provider: Institute for Safe Medication Practices

A Manual of Adverse Drug Interactions

Presents the major interactions that are likely to be encountered in practical therapeutics. Format: Book Ref.12 QV38 G87m Provider: Griffin, J.P.

Material Safety Data Sheets

List of resources on where to find material safety data sheets on the Internet. Includes general sites, government sources, chemical manfacturers and suppliers, pesticides and others. Format: Website

Medication Errors

Publication of the American Pharmaceutical Association dealing with the prevention & control of medication errors. Format: Book QZ42 M46 Provider: American Pharmaceutical Association

Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs

A general reference work on the adverse reactions to (and interactions of) drugs. Meyler's can be used independently or with it's companion: Side Effects of Drugs Annual. Side Effects ... provides a critical survey of the latest developments in the field with extensive references. Format: Book Ref.12 QV38 Si13 Provider: Excerpta Medica Foundation

Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs: An Encyclopedia of Adverse Reactions and Interactions

General reference on the adverse reactions to (and interactions on) medicinal substances. Each chapter presents one or more monographs, which may discuss a group of related drugs and all that is known about its side effects. Format: Book Ref.12 QV38 Si13 Provider: Excerpta Medica; M.N.G. Dukes, ed.

NIH Clinical Alerts

Clinical alerts are provided to expedite the release of findings from clinical trials funded by the NIH (National Institutes of Health), where such release could significantly affect morbidity and mortality. Format: Website Provider: National Library of Medicine

Occupational Exposure Limits Worldwide

Data on the occupational exposure limits of air contaminants on a global scale. Format: Book WA465 C77o

Potentially Inappropriate Medications for the Elderly According to the Revised Beers Criteria

Inappropriate medication use in older adults. Please cite: Fick DM, Cooper JW, Wade WE, Waller JL, Maclean JR, Beers MH. Updating the Beers criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults: results of a US consensus panel of experts. Arch Intern Med. 2003;163:2716-2724. Format: Website Provider: Duke Clinical Research Institute

Side Effects of Drugs Annual

A yearly worldwide survey of new data and trends in adverse drug reactions and interactions. Complements Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs. Format: Book Ref.12 QV38 Si13e Provider: Excerpta Medica

USP Medication Errors Reporting Program

The nationwide program makes it possible for health professionals who encounter actual or potential medical errors to report them online to the USP. Format: Website Provider: United States Pharmacopeial Convention

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WebWISER

WISER is a system designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents. WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression advice. Format: Database Provider: National Library of Medicine

When is a Medical Product Too Risky?

An interview with FDA's top drug official. Format: Website Provider: Food and Drug Administration