British Columbia Drug and Poison Information Centre (BC DPIC)

Includes searchable lists of drugs categorized by their potential to cause QT prolongation and torsades (QT Drug Lists), the International Registry for Drug-Induced Arrhythmias (QT Registry), educational resources, etc.

Query Canada Vigilance Adverse Reaction Online Database - Find information reported to the Canada Vigilance Program about suspected adverse reactions (side effects) to drugs and other health products, such as prescription and non-prescription medication, natural health products, and radiopharmaceuticals.

An independent national non-profit organization committed to the advancement and promotion of safe medication practices in all healthcare settings.

Current safety information on drugs and other health products provided to consumers, patients and healthcare professionals; access to the Canadian Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Program database.

Peer reviewed, constantly updated database with information on antibiotic options and diagnostic criteria for various infectious diseases - Searchable by diagnosis, pathogen or antibiotic.

 

Free access, but registration required

A registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials in US and worldwide.

Table of potential drug interactions that are the result of competition for, or effects on the human cytochrome P450 system.

Free access, but registration is required.

Information on all aspects of TCM including formulation, herbal composition, chemical composition, molecular structure and functional properties; therapeutic and toxic effects; clinical indication and application, as well as related literature. Helpful for product indentification/uses but may not reflect the most current information.

Offers information about label ingredients in more than 4,000 selected brands of dietary supplements in the US and enables users to compare label ingredients in different brands.

A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. Links to information on dietary supplements and herbal remedies with respect to their effectiveness, usual dosage, and drug interactions.

The Licensed Natural Health Products Database (LNHPD) contains product specific information on those natural health products that have been issued a product licence by Health Canada.

A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Among the data included are maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects on breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Provides evidence-based information and guidance about the safety or risk to the developing fetus or infant, of maternal exposure to drugs, chemicals, diseases, radiation and environmental agents.

Provides accurate evidence-based, clinical information to patients and health care professionals about exposures during pregnancy and lactation.

Provides information on health risks for travellers.

Information to assist travelers and their health-care providers in deciding the vaccines, medications, and other measures necessary to prevent illness and injury during international travel.