Chemical and Drug Information from the National Library of Medicine
Starting Points
- ChemIDplus - Chemical Identification Plus
- Dictionary of over 380,000 chemicals (names, synonyms, structures)
Includes links to NLM databases and other resources -
ChemIDplus Advanced
- Includes structure search and display for over 260,000 chemicals
SuperList- Lists of chemicals of interest to government agencies (part of ChemIDplus)
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ChemIDplus Advanced
- Drug Information Portal
- Gateway to drug information from the National Library of Medicine and other key government agencies. Covers over 15,000 drugs from entry into clinical trials through entry in the market place.
More NLM Resources for Health Professionals
TOXNET
Databases on hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases
TOXLINE - Toxicology Literature Online
Over three million references from the toxicology literature, including MEDLINE/PubMed, research in progress, and meeting abstracts.
HSDB - Hazardous Substances Data Bank
Comprehensive, peer-reviewed toxicological data for over 5000 chemicals.Excerpts from published literature on:
- Chemical/Physical Properties
- Chemical Safety and Handling
- Human Health Effects and Emergency Medical Treatment
- Animal Toxicity Studies
- Environmental Fate and Exposure
- Environmental and Occupational Standards and Regulations
Haz-Map
Links jobs and hazardous tasks with occupational diseases and their symptoms
Dietary Supplements Labels Database
Contains information from the labels of over 2,000 brands of dietary supplements in the marketplace, including vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, and other specialty supplements.
TOXMAP
Geographic representation of TRI data with links to other TOXNET resources
TRI - Toxics Release Inventory
Annual environmental releases on over 600 toxic chemicals by U.S. facilities
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
Toxicology Tutorials
Three college level tutorials covering the principles of toxicology, toxicokinetics, and cellular toxicology.
MEDLINE/PubMed 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
ToxSeek
Meta-search and clustering engine for environmental health and toxicology information
More NLM Resources for the Public and Students
 | Household Products DatabasePotential health effects of chemicals in 7000 common household products |
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 | Tox TownInteractive guide to toxic substances and environmental health issues in everyday places |
 | MedlinePlusConsumer health resource containing links to authoritative information on over 700 health topics, including drugs,toxicology, and environmental health |