Drug Info and Therapeutics Products

Collection of drug info references available for purchase. Latest information on newly approved drugs from the FDA, critical updates on drug safety (FDA MedWatch alerts), etc.

Clinical Trials Information

Provides regularly updated info about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. Trials are listed by disease/condition, sponsor and recruitment status. Develop by the National Library of Medicine.

Clinical Trial Summaries

Collection of clinical trials listed by their acronyms. Provides  clinical applications, populations studied, trial results and where to locate copies of the trial.  Collection is put together by the American Society of Medication Safety Officers.

Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

The CDC is a component of the Department of Health and Human Services.  Site offers news and updates on efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, hazards, and environmental health threats.

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

News and information about controlled substances laws and regulations.  Online access to the Controlled Substances Act.

Drug Information Resource

Drug and disease info for healthcare professionals and consumers.  Free package inserts, drug database, health news, and medical references.

Pharmacy News, Trends, and Developments

Covers industry news, merchandising trends and pharmacy developments. Presents statistics, A.C. Nielsen Reports, Gallup consumer studies, and the IRI Annual Report of the Chain Drug Industry.

Online News Magazine for Pharmacists

News reports cover professional issues, managed care trends, new drugs, government activities, marketing, and more.

Innovative Clinical Tools

Leading-edge technologies and products provide clinical reference information.  Services and products support patient safety and health care efficiency.  Offers a web-based drug and formulary reference for personal digital assistants (PDAs).

Drug Info Source

Unbiased, accurate and comprehensive drug information. Requires registration/membership.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration  (FDA)

Oldest consumer protection agency in the United States.  FDA's mission is to promote and protect the public health. The site provides health and medical information to consumers and health professionals.

Monthly Clinical Journal

Peer reviewed clinical articles, clinical news, meeting "pearl" reports, formulary trends, clinical experience briefs, and more.

Free Online Medical Journals

Many medical journals available online, free and in full text.

Clinician's Ultimate Reference

One-stop reference: drug tables, disease topics, medical news, clinical guidelines, table of therapeutic levels, lab values, medical calculators, medical supplies, PDA software, and much much more. This site is operated and updated by GlobalRPh Inc. located at the VA Medical Center in Detroit.

Industry News and Reports

Free online journal with news on IT products and services, business and legal issues, and industry trends.

Health Scout Network

Consumer health site. Provides medical news, health alerts, newsletters, drug information, drug recall updates, family health pages, health and management tools.

Health Scout Network

Herbal Directory Index.  Search for herbs by its scientific or common name and view uses, dosages, and adverse effects.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Health info, Grants & Funding Opportunities, Medical News, Research Resources

Innovative Solutions for Safe Patient Care

Provides info on medication errors and adverse effects, with the intention of improving patient care by promoting prevention and continuous quality assessment.

Trusted Health Information

Offers extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, health news and access to government agencies and organizations.

Provided by: U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP).

National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine

A component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) dedicated to researching complementary and alternative healing practices.  Browse health topics, medical news, clinical trials, and training opportunities.

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

News and updates on laws and regulations. E-Tools and various training instruments to assist in assuring the safety and health in the workplace.

New Developments in Drug Therapy

Subscription service.  Provides short, concise updates and news on new developments in drug therapy and trends in pharmacy practice.  Access to charts, patient handouts, and continuing education.

Practical Information for Pharmacists

Clinical information pharmacists can use in everyday practice when counseling and interacting with other healthcare professionals. Recently expanded to include pharmacy technology and health-systems pharmacy.

Resource for P&T Decision Makers

Access to formulary kits, drug trials, managed pharmacy trends, pharmacy policies/procedures guidelines, cost calculators, health news, and peer-reviewed publications. 

Internet Drug Index

A database of drugs searchable by brand name, generic name and pharmacologic category.  Provides both professional and patient oriented monographs.  Also offers the full Taber's Medical Encyclopedia (more than 55,000 medical terms).

Internet Drug Index

Up-to-date, peer reviewed clinical articles relevant to contemporary pharmacy practice.  

U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP)

Official public standards-setting authority for all prescription and over the counter medicines. Browse healthcare information, reference standards, news and updates

Free Full Service Continuing Education Solution

Convenient source of quality accredited CE activities.

Free Professional Continuing Education and Learning

Quality continuing education programming in a personalized setting.  Site is supported by a grant from Merck & Co, Inc.

Free - Quality Education for Quality Care

Free CE for healthcare professionals with online and automated statements of credit.

Professional Educational Needs

Provides CE activities to enhance professional development.

Pharmacy Continuing Education

Unlimited access to online continuing education requires subscription. However, free bonus continuing education lessons are also available for pharmacy professionals.

Free Online Education for Healthcare Professionals

Free continuing education programs approved by accredited providers.  All programs include online testing, grading and certificate completion.  If a free program is not available, a link to a similar program is offered for a nominal fee.

Free Continuing Education on Women's Health

Free online tools and continuing education on women's health topics.

Free Internet Continuing Education

Convenient and relevant continuing education in healthcare.  Convenient instruction, on-line testing, evaluation and certification.  There is no cost to register, read articles or take exams.

Free Online Education for Medical Professionals

Free online continuing education activities for healthcare professionals. This site is supported by an educational grant from Novo Nordisk Inc.

Pharmacy Continuing Education

Enables pharmacy professionals to select CE lessons published within the last three years.  Prepayment of $5 required for each test request.

Over 100 Online CE's

APhA members may access these programs without charge as a benefit of membership.  There is a CE fee of $10 for nonmembers, though occasionally select CE programs are free of charge to the entire pharmacy community.

Free Continuing Professional Education

Practical, authoritative, information with the goal of improving patient care.  Full spectrum of continuing education.

Free Education Programs for Healthcare Professionals

Ongoing continuing education activities for all medical personal and pharmacists.  Both live and enduring material lessons are available to maintain and improve knowledge and skill.

Free Pharmacy Continuing Education

Online source for ACPE accredited continuing education and review courses.  Registration is required for free access to online learning tools and continuing education.

Free Pharmacy Continuing Education

Most of the online CE lessons offered to pharmacy professionals are free.  Simply read a lesson and submit answers to exam questions. Grading is instantaneous. Exams may be retaken once.