This 1 credit hour on-demand course will cover differences between prescription and over the counter medications, data regarding use in the United States, and three free resources from the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health: the NIDA website, DailyMed and LactMed. The course includes a recorded presentation, demos of three resources, and guided exercises to try the resources hands-on.
This presentation addresses increasing health information access and use by including information about the NLM/NIH resources LactMed, DailyMed and NIDA.
Describe some current challenges related to prescription and OTC drug use in the US using authoritative statistical sources
Navigate the NIDA website to locate research, tools to support evidence-based practice, and patient education materials about substance abuse
Find information about safety and adverse effects of common drugs and chemicals in lactating mothers using LactMed
Retrieve FDA prescription drug labels using DailyMed