The National Library of Medicine (NLM) provides numerous biomedical resources. One that may come to mind first is PubMed. A less commonly known resource is the NLM Bookshelf. Bookshelf provides free online access to books and documents in life science and healthcare. There are more than 9,000 titles, including classic textbooks, monographs, reference books, systematic reviews, technical reports, clinical guidelines, web materials, grey literature, and other peer-reviewed documents. There are even a few specialty drug databases: LactMed and LiverTox.
The LactMed database contains information on drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. It includes information on the levels of such substances in breast milk and infant blood, and the possible adverse effects in the nursing infant. Suggested therapeutic alternatives to those drugs are provided, where appropriate. All data are derived from the scientific literature and fully referenced. A peer review panel reviews the data to assure scientific validity and currency.
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LiverTox provides easily accessed information on the diagnosis, cause, frequency, clinical patterns, and management of liver injury attributable to prescription and nonprescription medications and selected herbal and dietary supplements. The LiverTox site is meant as a resource for both physicians and patients as well as for clinical academicians and researchers who specialize in idiosyncratic drug-induced hepatotoxicity.
Contact Sladen Library with any questions on accessing or using these resources.
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