Furbal54 -
The two non-PDR online databases that I know of that show a picture of
the pill in question are eFacts and Clinical Pharmacology. However,
neither of these are free on the web - both are available only by
subscription. If you are affiliated with a medical school and/or
pharmaceutical organization (or have access to a medical library) you
may be able to use one of these two.
I did a search of Google (www.google.com: searched for "physician's
desk reference") for free online databases that use the PDR, and then
in those for pictures of the pill forms for Zantac and Prilosec (drugs
chosen at random). The following have pictures of at least one of
these drugs:
Healthsquare
http://www.healthsquare.com/drugmain.htm
Either browse through the list of ailments or do a search for the
particular drug. The pictures are available after scrolling through
the page for a while. Not every drug has a photo.
PDRhealth Drug Information
http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/index.html
Search for the drug name or choose from OTC, prescription, herbals,
and supplements to browse through. The text and photos appear
identical to Healthsquare. This site is the consumer health version
of PDR.net
I hope these two websites get you the information that you need.
Again, text and photos appear to have come directly from the print
version of the PDR. As a medical librarian, I feel the need to add
that I almost never use this resource, as the information in it is
self-submitted by the pharmaceutical companies and can vary widely in
completeness (thus the problem with some pills not having pictures).
We have a tendency to use the subscription-based sites, since they are
usually compiled by an independent party. However, I understand that
you may not have this luxury. That said, the PDR is usually perfectly
fine for drug research, particularly for seeing what pills look like.
Good luck, and don't hesitate to ask for clarification if you need some -
- librariankt |
