Guides: Nursing Research Guide: Drug Information

Online Drug Information Sources

UpToDate This link opens in a new window
Find physician-authored evidence-based information intended to support clinical decision-making at the point-of-care. UpToDate’s decision-support information is integrated with evidence-based drug and drug interaction information from Lexicomp. Use the library link above to register and set up your DePaul UpToDate account. Once your account is created, you will be able to use the mobile app.

UpToDate User Academy
This academy is available to make it easy for you to register, access and get started with UpToDate at your organization. Check out the guides and videos designed to help you quickly learn how to get answers to your clinical questions.
DailyMed (National Library of Medicine)
DailyMed provides information about drugs marketed in the United States, and is the official provider of FDA label information.
Merck Manuals - Professional Version
Background information sources across a wide range of drugs, diseases, conditions, and other health and medicine topics.
Drugs.com
Find and browse across an extensive array of drug-related information resources.
PDR Drug Information
Find basic drug information (when you already know the name of the drug you're interested in).
Epocrates Online
Free online drug information service (use requires free account setup/login).
Access Note: freely available to the public.
Medline Plus Drug Information
Find basic consumer-oriented drug information from the National Library of Medicine's "Medline Plus" consumer health information website.
Access note: Freely available to the public.

PubChem This link opens in a new window
PubChem provides more detailed chemical information on a very wide range of pharmacological agents, including chemical identifiers, synonyms, structures, properties, patents, manufacture and commercial availability, biochemistry, biomolecular interactions and pathways, and pharmacology. Integrates with/links to published literature in PubMed.

Drugs@FDA
Basic information about FDA approved drug products, including prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Browse by name, search by name or active ingredient, or perform other advanced search functions.
Access note: Freely available to the public.