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Drug and Medication Databases

RxFiles RxFiles is an independent Canadian comparative drug information resource.
UpToDate -- Drug interactions
Ignore REGISTRATION.
Click on "Drug Interactions" and then enter a name. Examples: grapefruit, dronedarone...
Drug Product Database (DPD) - Health Canada Search the DPD to find drugs authorized for sale by Health Canada. It is updated nightly and includes: availability of the drug in Canada, (PM) product monograph for human drugs. labels for animal drugs
HealthLink BC, medications
Drug Information Portal Information available for 71,924 drugs. By name and by category
Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) Pregnancy/Lactation -- A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Among the data included are maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects on breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider.
LiverTox This database provides "information on the diagnosis, cause, frequency, patterns, and management of liver injury attributable to prescription and nonprescription medications, herbals and dietary supplements." It also includes a case registry
Medscape Medscape membership is free for healthcare professionals and gives you unlimited access to the entire network of sites and services.Drug interaction checker, Pill Identifier, Drugs, OTCs and Herbals
Pill Identifier useful to identify a pill by input of a few identifying clues.
WebMD: Drugs & Medications A-Z

Daily Med
find drug monograph, click "Ingredients and Appearance"
FDA Inactive Ingredient
The risk of inactive ingredients in everyday drugs
article in Harvard Health Letter
Gluten, lactose in drugs?
CTV news report

Heart Medications channel -- A collection 40 short videos on heart medications curated from the Alexander Street database.

CTC 2019 - Compendium of Therapeutic Choices
Call Number: RM 121.5 T54 2018
Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses
Call Number: ebook
Publication Date: 2022
Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses Canadian Version
Call Number: ebook
Publication Date: 2020
2022 on order
Mosby's 2024 Nursing Drug Reference
Call Number: RM 301.12 M67 2024 and 2023 on RESERVE
Mosby's Canadian Nursing Drug Reference
ISBN: 9781771720847
on order
Nursing 2022 drug handbook
Call Number: ebook
Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice by Kara Sealock; Cydnee Seneviratne; Linda Lane Lilley; Julie S. Snyder
ISBN: 9780323694803
Publication Date: 2020-11-04
on order
Dosage calculations made incredibly easy!
Call Number: ebook
Publication Date: 2016
Drugs for the Heart by Lionel H. Opie; Bernard J. Gersh
Call Number: RM 345 D784 2013