Re: Electronic drug references

Loreal Lavigna wrote:
Something that has a "sounds like" feature would be most helpful.

rxlist.com has that on their search.

Some drugs I've had difficulty with when the doctor mumles, pronounces them incorrectly, or otherwise butchers them.

I don't know how easily you can navigate web pages, but the Monthly Prescribing Reference site, prescribingreference.com, is a good resource for search for drug by indication.

Oh speaking of, I was typing yesterday and right smack in the middle of the dictation the doctor stops dictating and starts a conversation or whever with someone. I hear nothing but conversation for about 5 mins or so, then he tries to go back to dictating this thing and loses his place. LOL!

I hate that.

Where would you recommend I download large text listings of drug names? What would you recommend?

The FDA has their listing online, and that's an easy download.

http://www.fda.gov/cder/ob/ to search online

and http://www.fda.gov/cder/orange/obannual.pdf is a direct link to their current annual edition and http://www.fda.gov/cder/orange/obcs.pdf to their current supplement.

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