Medicines and Medications

Web Sites

• AARP Drug Directory
  Browse an A to Z directory of medications for complete information on various drugs.
• AARP Pill Identifier
  Unsure what your pill is? Enter the color and shape and markings to identify it.
• About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products
  This information resource, from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, provides evidence-based information about herbs, botanicals, supplements, and more.
• American Botanical Council
  An independent, nonprofit research and education organization dedicated to providing accurate and reliable information for consumers, healthcare practitioners, researchers, educators, industry and the media.
• Consumer Reports: Best Buy Drugs
  This is a free public education service from the nonprofit Consumers Union that will help you talk to your doctor about prescription drugs, and find the most effective and safe drugs that also give you the best value for your health care dollar.
• Drugs.com
  Comprehensive and up-to-date prescription drug information for consumers & professionals accessible by searching or browsing of over 24,000 approved medications. Provided by Physicians' Desk Reference, Cerner Multum, and Thomson Micromedex.
• DrugDigest.org
  One of the best Internet sites for information on pharmaceuticals, drug interactions and herbal supplements. Includes images of drugs and information for patients.
• MEDLINEplus: Drug Information
  Information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications is provided through two drug resources -- MedMaster™†, a product of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), and the USP DI® Advice for the Patient® ‡, a product of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).
• PDRhealth.com
  This is from the publisher of the Physicians’ Desk Reference. It provides prescription drug information. It also provides information on diseases, conditions and clinical trials, as well as a drug interaction checker and photos of the pills.
• Rxlist
  Owned and operated by WebMD, RxList is an online medical resource dedicated to offering detailed and current pharmaceutical information on brand and generic drugs. This index also has a Pill identifier, where one can search by imprint, color and shape.

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Pittsburgh Resources

• Be Well Pittsburgh!
  This website compiles information about health resources in the Pittsburgh area in order to improve uninsured Pittsburghers' awareness of and access to health care resources.
• PA RX PriceFinder
  This state government site allows you to search for the lowest prices on more than 300 widely used prescription drugs by inputting your zipcode.