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Information on FDA-approved drugs released for sale on the market

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Tutorial on what a drug is and the difference between drugs and cosmetics

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Find a Medication Guide

FDA-approved information accompanying prescription drugs that provide patients with facts such as side effects, drug interactions, storage, ingredients

Find Drug Information on MedlinePlus

Easy-to-use resource from NIH with information about side effects, dosage, special precautions, and more for prescription and OTC drugs

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Find Side Effects of Drugs

Find drug side effects, learn how to reduce your risk, report a side effect of a drug

Disposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know

Learn about medicine take-back options, disposal in household trash, and flushing certain potentially dangerous medicines

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Drug Safety Information by Drug Name or Active Ingredient

Find safety, regulatory, and availability information grouped by name or active ingredient of drug

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Drug Safety Information by Drug Function or Action

Find safety, regulatory, and availability information grouped by function or action of drug (therapeutic class)

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Search FDA Approved Drugs on Drugs@FDA

Explore the database to find drug labels (package inserts), generics, patient information, FDA review and approval history

Search labeling on DailyMed

NIH’s labeling tool designed to search over 140,000 labeling documents for prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, animal drugs, and other products

FAQs about Labeling for Prescription Medicines

Information about the Prescribing Information, patient labeling, and labeling on the packaging of prescription medicines.

Frequently Asked Questions about Drugs

Find answers to questions about side effects, disease treatment, generics, biosimilars, and OTC drugs

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