Multiple Sclerosis

Could your pain be related to Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Learn about the signs and symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis and the options available for treatment.

Learn More

Having trouble identifying pills? Try the Pill Identifier

Quickly identify pills, tablets and capsules using the web’s most comprehensive Pill Identification Wizard.

Get Started

Worried about drug interactions? Use the Interactions Checker

The drug interactions tool allows you to check for drug-drug and drug-food interactions.

Get Started

Discover treatment options with the new Symptom Checker

This interactive decision guide helps identify the underlying cause of common symptoms.

Get Started

Custom search for Medical Transcriptionists?

Use our custom wildcard and phonetic search to assist in identifying drugs where the exact spelling is unknown and only the pronunciation is available.

Get Started

Welcome to Drugs.com

Drugs.com is the most popular, comprehensive and up-to-date source of drug information online. Providing free, peer-reviewed, accurate and independent data on more than 24,000 prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines & natural products. Find helpful tools, wallet size personal medication records, mobile applications and more.

Daily Medical News

RSS

Health Tip: Broil Fish for a Healthy Dinner

-- Broiling is a healthy way to cook fish that also provides great flavor. If you haven't broiled before, a few basic tips can help you broil your fish to perfection. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics lists these tips for broiling delicious, healthy fish. Understand how the technique works -- broiling is basically like grilling food upside down, since the heat comes from above the food...

Health Tip: Stay Fit When Traveling

-- Traveling can make sticking to your usual exercise routine a challenge, but there are plenty of ways to get in exercise while you're on the road. The American Council on Exercise lists these suggestions for exercising while traveling: Instead of your usual stair-climbing machine, look for tall buildings or stadiums where you can climb the stairs. Walk through the new city and explore; look...

Breast Cancer Radiation Has Long-Term Heart Effects: Study

WEDNESDAY, March 13 -- Radiation treatment for breast cancer, given after breast-conserving surgery and sometimes after mastectomy, is known to reduce the risk of the cancer returning and death from the disease. But the therapy comes with its own risk. The treatment has been found to increase the odds of developing heart disease later, through incidental radiation exposure to the heart. In a new...

More...

Latest Pharma Industry News

RSS

FDA Approves Lymphoseek to Help Locate Lymph Nodes in Patients with Certain Cancers

March 13, 2013 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Lymphoseek (technetium Tc 99m tilmanocept) Injection, a radioactive diagnostic imaging agent that helps doctors locate lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer or melanoma who are undergoing surgery to remove tumor-draining lymph nodes. Lymph nodes filter lymphatic fluid that flows from the body’s tissues. This fluid...

Drugs.com Launches iOS and Android Mobile App to Empower Patients and Providers Alike

Clean lines and an instinctive user interface frames a practical prescription management tool for consumers on-the-go NEW YORK, March. 8, 2013 -- Drugs.com, the leading online clinical drug resource, today announced they have launched the Drugs.com Medication Guide, a mobile app to facilitate patient engagement in their own medication management. The “Drugs.com Medication Guide” app...

Wegmans Extends Offer of Free Cholesterol Drug

Wegmans Extends Offer of Free Cholesterol Drug [the Philadelphia Inquirer] From Philadelphia Inquirer (PA) (March 13, 2013) March 13--For consumers, free is usually good. When the freebie might help you avoid a heart attack, that’s usually better. Retail grocery store competition is fierce, and Wegmans is trying to get an edge by giving away -- yes, free -- a generic version of what was the...

More...

Latest Additions to Drugs.com

Recently added consumer and prescribing information: Kadcyla, Osphena, Pomalyst, Ravicti, Kynamro, Kazano, Oseni, Nesina, Zecuity, Octaplas ...also see new filings.

Drugs.com Launches New iOS and Android Medication Guide

Today we are officially launching a new consumer tool to join other leading Drugs.com apps – the Drugs.com Medication Guide. Patients and caregivers will have instant access to their most recent personal medication records, the latest advice on drug therapy and medical conditions, and breaking health news tailored to their needs. In addition, consumers can ...

Q4 2012 Drug Sales Data Released: Abilify Overtakes Nexium as the Top Drug by Sales

The latest U.S. drug sales data have been released by Drugs.com. At the close of 2012, Otsuka’s antipsychotic Abilify overtakes AstraZeneca’s acid reducer Nexium and moves into the number one spot with over $1.47 billion in quarterly sales. Sales expanded for all five front-runners over the quarter, although none reached double-digit growth. There are no ...

Drugs.com Pill Reminder featured on Fox Television Orlando

Our popular Pill Reminder app was featured on WOFL Fox 35 Orlando recently. Here’s what they had to say… “People need to take a medicine to keep that blood pressure down and it’s hard to motivate them,” said Dr. Timothy Hendrix of Centra Care. “It’s hard to remind them to take that everyday if they’re ...

See more blog posts or follow us on twitter.

(web2)