Poison Control Information from the National Library of Medicine
NOTE: These resources should not be used in cases of poisoning emergencies. For poisoning emergencies, call your local Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222. If the victim has collapsed or is unconscious, call 911.
Starting Points
- TOXNET
- Databases on hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases
HSDB - Hazardous Substances Data Bank
Comprehensive, peer-reviewed toxicological data for over 5000 chemicals.- Excerpts from published literature on poison control
information may be found in the following data category:
- Emergency Medicine Treatment (data from Micromedex- PoisIndex)
TOXLINE - TOXicology Literature OnLINE
Over three million references from the toxicology literature, including MEDLINE/PubMed, research in progress, and meeting abstracts.- Excerpts from published literature on poison control
information may be found in the following data category:
- Household Products Database
- Potential health effects of chemicals for over 6000 common household products
- LactMed
- Database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Covers
- maternal and infant drug levels
- possible effects on infants
- alternate drugs to consider
More NLM Resources for Professionals
Drug Information Portal
Gateway to drug information from the National Library of Medicine and other key government agencies. Covers 15,000+ drugs from entry into clinical trials through entry in the market place.
PubMed/MEDLINE Toxicology Subset
References to biomedical journals- When you click on the above PubMed link, you will be searching in the Toxicology subset, not the entire MEDLINE/PubMed database
More NLM Resources for the Public and Students
 | Tox TownInteractive guide to potentially toxic substances and environmental health issues in everyday places |
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 | MedlinePlus |