
DATA SOURCES
National Formulary of India (NFI)
A good and reliable resource for information on medicines in India http://www.cdsco.nic.in/NFI_2011.pdf
Micromedex/Drugdex/Martindale
All are available through this web site. Users are required to register and pay a fee. This is probably the most convenient and comprehensive source of information on medicines.
http://www.micromedexsolutions.com/home/dispatch
http://www.micromedex.com/products/martindale/martindale_brochure.pdf
http://www.micromedex.com/products/drugdex/drugdex_brochure.pdf
Natural Standard
The best and most authoritative web site available on herbal medicines. Users are required to register and pay a fee.
http://www.naturalstandard.com
The Merck Manuals - Online Medical Library
As part of its commitment to ensuring that all who need and want medical information can get it, Merck provides the content of these Merck Manuals on the web for free: http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/index.html
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification and Codes
The ATC classification system is maintained by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology.
http://www.whocc.no/atcddd/
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10)
An electronic searchable version of ICD-10 is available on this web site: http://www.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10online/
MedDRA
MedDRA is the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities. WHO-ART, the WHO Adverse Reactions Terminology, is now mapped to MedDRA. The MedDRA website provides detailed information on MedDRA and MedDRA training courses.
http://www.meddramsso.com/
Cytochrome P450 Enzymes
A listing of the enzymes with the medicines affected is provided. This is a useful resource when researching possible interactions.
http://medicine.iupui.edu/flockhart/table.htm
United States Pharmacopeia - National Formulary (USP-NF)
A good and reliable resource for information on medicines: http://www.usp.org/
British National Formulary (BNF)
A good and reliable resource for information on medicines.
http://bnf.org/bnf/
VigiSearch/VigiMine
VigiSearch is a search service for accessing ICSRs stored in the VigiBase database offered by the UMC to national pharmacovigilance centres and other third-party inquirers. VigiMine is a statistical tool within VigiSearch with vast statistical material calculated for all Drug-ADR pairs (combinations) available in VigiBase. The main features include the disproportionality measure (IC value) stratified in different ways and useful filter capabilities. https://vigisearch.who-umc.org/login.asp
Vigimed
Sharepoint based conferencing facility, exclusive to member countries of the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring for fast communication of topical pharmacovigilance issues. Please contact Geoffrey Bowring (geoffrey.bowring@who-umc.org) if you want to become a member since you need a personal user account. https://collaboration.who-umc.org