Where can I read information about medicines and drugs?
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- You can find information for patients on NHS Medicines A-Z
- At Electronic Medicines Compendium you can read the leaflets that accompany medicines and drugs
- At Patient.info there are drug information leaflets written by GPs for patients
- Technical information aimed at doctors is in the British National Formulary
- Libraries have copies of the British Medical Association's book New Guide to Medicines and Drugs. This has a 'user-friendly' layout but please note that new editions appear only every few years
Page last updated: 7th August 2020