Quote: When Mayo Clinic's founders began practicing medicine
in the late 1800s, these simple words guided them:
"The best interest of the patient is the only interest to be considered."

Parkinson's Disease: Medications - A 72 page manual online
Front Cover
Table of Contents
Drugs Contraindicated in Parkinson's

Proper Use of Medications
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/...

MEDLINEplus - Drug Information Online
Information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications is provided through two drug resources -- MedMaster™†, a product of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), and the USP DI® Advice for the Patient® ‡, a product of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/...

Pharmaceutical Researchers & Manufacturers of America - PhRMA
Getting The Most From Your Medicine
http://www.phrma.org/issues/valuemedicine/

Pharmaceutical Researchers & Manufacturers of America - PhRMA
Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs
http://www.phrma.org/pap/

Pharmaceutical Researchers & Manufacturers of America - PhRMA
2002 Directory of Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs (Adobe Acrobat format)
http://www.phrma.org/pap/pa99.pdf

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Free Drugs
http://seniorliving.about.com/...

Needy Meds - ...because everyone should take their medicine

There is help available for the many millions of people who have no insurance and can't afford to purchase their medicines. NeedyMeds is the place to learn about patient assistance programs and other programs designed to help those who can't afford their medicines. NeedyMeds is not a program. It's an information source!

Many pharmaceutical manufacturers have special programs to assist people who can't afford to buy the drugs they need. One problem is that it is often hard to learn about these programs. The goal of this site is to make this information easily accessible. Each company has its own program with its special requirements, forms, and procedures. There is no central clearinghouse for obtaining information about these programs or the drugs themselves. This site makes an effort to be accurate and up-to-date.
http://www.needymeds.com/

Assistance at The Medicine Program - Can't Afford Your Prescription Medication? - Free Prescription Medicine is Available to those who Qualify.
http://www.themedicineprogram.com/

PhRMA Publications
http://www.phrma.org/publications/

Welcome to MedWatch, your Internet gateway for timely safety information on the drugs and other medical products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/index.html

Canadian Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences
http://www.ualberta.ca/~csps/
http://www.ualberta.ca/~csps/links.htm

R & D - Canada's Research Based Pharmaceutical Industry
http://www.canadapharma.org/home_e.htm

Vancouver Hospital Formulary Portal
http://www.vhpharmsci.com/formularylocal/...
(Info only - a model for the on-line world)

CenterWatch Drug Directories
This section contains three comprehensive yet easy to search reference directories: One is a listing of new drugs that have recently been approved by the Food and Drug Administration; The second directory includes information about the results of recently completed and ongoing clinical trials; The third directory provides in-depth profiles of Drugs in Clinical Research.
http://www.centerwatch.com/...

Drug Information Network "Drug Info Net"
http://www.druginfonet.com/

Generic Drugs Offer Quality, Value -- But Check with Your Physician Before Switching
http://www.mayo.edu/...

Nurses's PDR Resource Center - Search our Drug Database
http://www.nursespdr.com/members/...

Yahoo! Directory - Specific Drugs and Medications
http://dir.yahoo.com/...

RxMed
http://www.rxmed.com/

Pharmacology DataBases
http://www.edae.gr/pharmaceutical-databases.html

U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Buying Medicines & Medical Products Online
Tips and Warnings for Consumers
http://www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline/

U.S. Pharmacopeia - The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) promotes public health by establishing officially recognized standards of quality and authoritative information for the use of medicines and other health care technologies by health professionals, patients, and consumers.
http://www.usp.org/frameset.htm

MedPrompt Paging Service (timely reminder to take medications)
http://www.medprompt.com/
http://www.medprompt.com/faq.htm

Yahoo! Directory - Health - Drug Interactions
http://dir.yahoo.com/...

The P-I-E-N-O Parkinsn's List Drug Database Index (+ contraindications! )
http://www.parkinsons-information-...

Mayo Health Clinic - Drug & Pharmacy Information
http://www.mayo.edu/healthinfo/resources.html#drug

The Government of Canada has a very powerful, but very friendly and easy to use Drug Product Database (DPD). This database allows you to search for drug products marketed in Canada. The product information includes, Brand Name, Company Name, Ingredients, Route of Administration, Pharmaceutical Form (e.g. tablet, capsule, etc.), Therapeutic Classification (i.e. medical use) and packaging information. You may search the database by Company Name, Product Name, Active Ingredient or Drug Identification Number (DIN).
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpb/drugs-dpd/

New and Emerging Therapies for Parkinson's Disease
http://archneur.ama-assn.org/issues/...

The Dopamine Connection Workshop
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/

Health-Centre: Pharmacy Pages
http://www.health-center.com/pharmacy/

Pages in Health-Centre: Parkinson's Medications
http://www.health-center.com/pharmacy/...

Comtan: A New Drug in the Parkinson's Disease Arsenal
http://pharminfo.com/pubs/...

Comtan: Rediscovering L-dopa / L-dopa: What it Does
http://www.parkinson.org/comtan_promise.htm

Therapeutic Products Programme - FAQ
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpb-dgps/...

Adverse Drug Reactions
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/...

April 3, 2000 Drug Product Database DPD
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpb-dgps/...

Best Pharmaceutical Index Site: (as rated by HON)
RxList: The Internet Drug Index
A free drug index with an excellent search engine, searching by brand name, generic name, and category.
http://rxlist.com/

Best Online Pharmacy Site: (as rated by HON)
Drugstore.com
http://www.drugstore.com/Default.asp
http://www.drugstore.com/...

Drugs and Medicines - Data supplied by the PDR® Family Guide To Prescription Drugs®
http://www.healthsquare.com/drugmain.htm
http://www.gettingwell.com/drug_info/index.html

Pharmacy Reference Guides
http://www.samford.edu/schools/...

MEDLINEplus - Medical Dictionaries
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/...