Identification of foreign medicines

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 EudraPharm

Website: eudrapharm.eu
Language: English + all EU languages

EudraPharm is intended to be a source of information on all medicinal products for human or veterinary use that have been authorised in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA)

 IPPF Directory of Hormonal Contraceptives

Website: contraceptive.ippf.org
Language: English
Registration: required

International Planned Parenthood Federation
Listing contraceptives by brand, composition, country, manufacturer and type

 Argentina

Website: www.prvademecum.com
Language: Spanish, Portuguese

 Australia

Website: Australian Prescription Products Guide (subscription only)
Language: English
Registration: required

 Belgium

Website: Belgian Centre for Pharmacotherapeutic Information
Language: French, Dutch

 Bulgaria

Website: Bulgarian Drug Agency
Language: Bulgarian, Dutch

 Canada

Website: Health Canada Online Drug Database
Language: English, French

 Chile

Website: www.prvademecum.com
Language: Spanish, Portuguese

 China

Website: MIMS
Language: Chinese, some English
Registration: required

 Columbia

Website: www.prvademecum.com
Language: Spanish, Portuguese

 Czech Republic

Website: State Institute For Drug Control
Language: Czech

 Denmark

Website: Lægemiddelkataloget
Language: Danish

 Estonia

Website: State Agency of Medicines Drug Database
Language: English

 Finland

Website: National Agency for Medicines
Language: Finnish

 France

Website: Vidal
Language: French
Registration: required

 Germany

Website: Rote Liste
Language: German
Registration: required

 Holland

Website: Medicines Data Bank (Medicines Evaluation Board)
Language: Dutch, English

 Hong Kong

Website: Department of Health
Language: English

Website: MIMS
Language: English
Registration: required

 Iceland

Website: Icelandic Medicines Control Agency
Language: Icelandic

 India

Website: MedGuide India
Language: English

 Indonesia

Website: MIMS
Language: English
Registration: required

 Ireland

Website: Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association Limited (IPHA) Medicines Compendium
Language: English

 Israel

Website: Ministry of Health — The Israel Drug Registry
Language: English

 Japan

Website: Japan Pharmaceutical Reference
Language: English

 Latvia

Website: State Agency of Medicines Database
Language: Latvian

Website: State Agency of Medicines
Language: English

 Lithuania

Website: Drug Information Centre (DIC)
Language: English

The Drug Information Centre (DIC): Subdivision of the State Medicines Control Agency at the Ministry of Health of Republic of Lithuania

 Malaysia

Website: MIMS
Language: English
Registration: required

Website: National Pharmaceutical Control Bureau Database
Language: English

 Mexico

Website: www.prvademecum.com
Language: Spanish, Portuguese

 New Zealand

Website: Medsafe (Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority)
Language: English

Website: PHARMAC (Pharmaceutical Management Agency) — Pharmaceutical Schedule Database
Language: English

 Norway

Website: www.legemiddelsiden.no
Language: Norwegian

 Pakistan

Website: PakMediNet
Language: English

 Paraguay

Website: www.prvademecum.com
Language: Spanish, Portuguese

 Peru

Website: www.prvademecum.com
Language: Spanish, Portuguese

 Philippines

Website: MIMS
Language: English
Registration: required

 Portugal

Website: Prontuário Terapêutico Online
Language: Portuguese

 Romania

Website: National Medicines Agency Product Index
Language: Romanian

 Singapore

Website: MIMS
Language: English
Registration: required

 South Africa

Website: South African Electronic Package Inserts
Language: English

 Sweden

Website: FASS
Language: Swedish

Website: Medical Products Agency
Language: Swedish, English

 Switzerland

Website: Arzneimittel-Kompendium Der Schweiz
Language: German, French
Registration: required

 Taiwan

Website: MIMS (includes tablet identification searching facility)
Language: English
Registration: required

 Thailand

Website: MIMS
Language: English
Registration: required

 United States

Website: Food and Drug Administration regulatory database
Language: English

 Uruguay

Website: www.prvademecum.com
Language: Spanish, Portuguese

 Venezuela

Website: www.prvademecum.com
Language: Spanish, Portuguese

About Identification of foreign medicines

The Society’s Information Pharmacists have updated their list of internet sites for identifying foreign products from various countries, first published in 2001 (PJ, 1 September, p309).

The Society’s Information Centre has a large collection of foreign proprietary medicine literature as well as an array of electronic sources for answering enquiries about foreign medicines.

The Information Pharmacists have access to all these resources to answer enquiries. Members can access the service by telephone (020 7572 2302) or e-mail (infopharm@rpsgb.org)