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October 24, 2008
BehindTheMedspeak: DrugSimple.com — 'The fast track to correct drug information'
Full disclosure: this site offers access to the official product information provided by pharmaceutical makers to the FDA, pretty much what you'll find in the Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR).
The difference?
The PDR costs serious money ($65.79) if you're not a physician (we get it in the mail free every year), whereas the website's free as well as being a heckuva lot easier to use than the monster dead tree iteration.
I happened on the site in an ad in the latest Anesthesiology News, which said, "Simply go to DrugSimple.com, type in the generic or brand name of a drug, and there it is, a hyperlink to the PI [Product Information]. No wasting time with search engines, poking around huge corporate sites, and sorting through long product lists."
Fair enough.
October 24, 2008 at 10:01 AM | Permalink
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Don't forget that your local library might have a dead tree version. You've already paid for it, you might as well use it.
Posted by: Rocketboy | Oct 25, 2008 11:19:29 AM
Yes, thanks. But if you want good info on a drug, search its name + "side effects" or "withdrawal." Then you find out what actual people have experienced, all bad of course.
Posted by: Jeanne | Oct 24, 2008 6:03:47 PM
Awesome find!
Posted by: Jill | Oct 24, 2008 10:35:14 AM
