The Basics

Think it Through FDA

Over-the-Counter (OTC)/Nonprescription Medications

Ask Your Pharmacist About All Your Prescription and Nonprescription Medicines American Pharmaceutical Association

Drug Information Databases

Drugs, Supplements, and Herbal Information (MedMaster) National Library of Medicine

Drug Information Outside the United States

Drug Product Database Health Canada (also in French)

Generic Medications

FDA Assures Equivalence of Generic Drugs FDA

Interactions Food and Drug

Medicine and Food: When They Don't Mix American Academy of Family Physicians (also in Spanish)

Interactions, Drug/Drug

Drug Interactions: What You Should Know FDA (also in Spanish)

Labels

The NEW Over-The-Counter Medicine Label ... Take a Look! Federal Citizen Information Center

Medication Errors

20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Error Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (also in Spanish)

Medications and Teens

Understanding Medications and What They Do Nemours Foundation

Medications and the Elderly

Medicines and You: A Guide for Older Adults Council on Family Health (also in Spanish)

Medications Recording Sheets

Monitoring Your Medicines Consumer Healthcare Products Association

Medications and Children

What Medicines Are and What They Do Nemours Foundation

Polypharmacy (Multiple Drug Prescriptions)

All Other Plans: Polypharmacy Health Alliance Plan

Prescription Medications

Your Medicine: Play it Safe Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (also in Spanish)

Side Effects

Drug Reactions American Academy of Family Physicians (also in Spanish)

Storing Your Medications

Ensure Safety of and Maximum Benefit from Your Medicines with Proper Storage National Naval Medical Center

Tampering

Protect Yourself Against Tampering FDA

Traveling with Medicine

Specific Medical Conditions and Travel Merck Manual Home Edition

Using Medications Correctly

General Information about Use of Medicines Mayo Clinic