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Medical Information
Updated daily, the electronic Medicines Compendium (eMC) provides Summaries of Product Characteristics (SPCs) and Patient Information Leaflets (PILs) for UK medicines. All information on the web site is provided by pharmaceutical companies and approved by
Promotes and provides free access to medical journals over the Internet
Information on vitamins, minerals and supplements
The Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) Medicines Compendium at www.medicines.ie is a comprehensive source of information on medicinal products available in Ireland
Table to convert between conventional and SI units
Online medical dictionary from Mondofacto
Directory of OTC medicines and food supplements
The FDA safety information and adverse event reporting system
Free online version of the Merck Manual of Medical Information
Extensive library of patient leaflets on health and disease
Comprehensive listing of UK patient support organisations and self help groups
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 18 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to 1948. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources
Associations, Agencies and Official Bodies
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) is the trade association for more than 70 companies in the UK producing prescription medicines
Providing health and social care policy, guidance and publications for NHS and social care professionals
European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products
US Food and Dug Administration
Common website for the human and veterinary medicines authorities in Europe
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is the government agency which is responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical devices work, and are acceptably safe
Health advice and information for patients
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health
The Proprietary Association of Great Britain represents the manufacturers of over-the-counter medicines and food supplements in the United Kingdom.
Pharmaceutical Information and Pharmacovigilance Association
The UK Medicines Information (UKMi) website
The World Health Organisation is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system
Useful Information
Free Q&A service using a panel of volunteer experts
A currency converter from Google
Route planner and mapping from Google
Translation tool from Yahoo
Weather forecasts for the UK and Ireland
Holiday calendar for the world
The time in any city of the world