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Pharmaceuticals

• AFSCME Guide to Using Medicines Safely and Personal Medicine Log

• Physicians' Desk Reference
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• RxList - The Internet Drug Index
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• Drugs.com — useful features include "pill identifier", "drug images", and "interactions checker."
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• Safemedication.com — American Association of Health-System Pharmacists
• Needy Meds — free medication programs for indigent people
• Patient Advocate Foundation — prescription drug patient assistance programs
• HelpingPatients.org — patient assistance programs for pharmaceuticals
• Together Rx Access — prescription drug program
• Acurian Drug Knowledge Center — information on current clinical trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov
• Drug Shortages — U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites

• New York Prescription Drug Price Database
• Maryland Prescription Drug Price Finder
• PharmacyChecker.com — prescription drug prices in Canadian, U.S., and online pharmacies
• Consumer Reports’ Best Buy Drugs

See also Medicare section for links on prescription drug costs.

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