Drug guides

Drug information

To learn more about a prescription or over-the-counter medicine, select it from the full A to Z index.

If you need more detailed information about a specific drug, try our index of drugs for health care providers or high-level health care consumers.

Looking for information on herbs, supplements and alternative therapies? Try our alternative medicine index.

Medicine tools

Our drug interaction tool allows you to check for harmful effects of taking two or more drugs at the same time. You can also use it to find out if you may be allergic to a certain drug.

You've found an unknown tablet or pill and don't know what it is. How can you find out? Type in its characteristics in our drug images catalogue for the answer.

Medicine safety during pregnancy

If you're pregnant and need relief from conditions like allergies, fever, nausea or pain, check this list of brand and generic names of safe OTC drugs.

Vitamin D may help prevent preterm labor, preterm birth, and infections.