Getting information about drugs, supplements, and complementary medicines

To get a good first look at your medications, first check the Medline Plus database:

MedlinePlus: Drugs & Supplements

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html

At the 2008 Vasculitis Conference, there was a seminar titled Complementary Medicine and the Vasculitis Patient. During that seminar, Dr. Brent A. Bauer, MD shared with us a list of resources for checking out complementary therapies. Dr. Bauer is the director of the Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program at the Mayo Clinic.

I will try to retype the entire list at some point, but for now the number one recommendation on his list of must see websites for valid information about natural medicines is this one:

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database: Scientific Gold Standard for Evidence-Based, Clinical Information on Natural Medicines

http://www.naturaldatabase.com/