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Of course, it's always best to ask your doctor, but drug interactions between medications you've been prescribed may turn helpful medicines into harmful - if not lethal - cocktails.

Get the facts about the drugs you need with these top sites offering information on their side effects and how they interact...

PDRhealth - A virtual encyclopedia of common prescription & over-the-counter drugs in an A-Z index with information on their use, prescribing information, possible interactions & special warnings all browseable in this online version of the Physician's Desk Reference.

The Institute For Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) - Be sure to check this sites feature articles on drug safety and the consumer alerts.

RXList - This is one of the best places on the Net to find out about prescription drugs. The searchable database has with links to side effects, drug interactions and much more.

Drugs.com - Database of prescription drugs with a separate search engine for drug interactions.

Health A-Z - This site takes a more personal approach. You add the names of the drugs you take or that have been prescribed. Once the list is complete check for interactions.

DrugDigest - Drugs and herbs can be searched by name - or by disease or condition. A library of information, a place to compare drugs and information on interactions & side effects make this a powerful reference.

Center For Drug Evaluation and Research - Ever wonder how the regulators find out if a drug that's being prescribed is causing bad reactions? This is how. The US FDA collects information on problems with drugs and - if they see a trend, they pull the drug off the market. You can see facts on drugs and also report bad reactions here.

Drug Recalls - Information on recalls, alerts, and warnings of foods, drugs and medical devices from the FDA including free e-mail alert signup.

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This information is intended as reference and not as medical advice.
All treatment decisions should be made by medical professionals.