Library Research Guides: Health Sciences Resources by Topic: Government Agencies

Websites

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Examples of information include National Guideline Clearinghouse, health outcomes, evidence based medicine and patient safety issues
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Examples of information include diseases, traveler’s health information, vaccines, bioterrorism and environmental health (mold, lead, CO and others)
ChemIDplus
National Library of Medicine site on chemical information – includes molecular formula, physical properties, links to other chemical information sites
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry and results database of publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants conducted around the world
DART
National Library of Medicine Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology Database
FDA Drug Information Webinars
FDA's Division of Drug Information (DDI) in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDE) offers a series of educational webinars targeting the needs of all healthcare professionals and students.
FDA Orange Book
FDA Training and Education
FDA Training and Education Resources by Subject
Food & Drug Administration
Examples of information include drug recalls, new drug approvals, and the Orange Book
Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)
LactMed
National Library of Medicine site on lactation and medication use
MedWatch
The FDA gateway for clinically important safety information and reporting serious problems with human medical products.
PubChem
PubChem is a pubically available collection of over 10 million unique small molecules and their biological activities. It is part of the National Institute of Health Molecular Libraries Roadmap Inititive.