RxList is horrible now. drugs.com is much better. nm

• How often should one replace reference books?..sm - NEWMT
  • my preferences - sm
  • I stopped buying reference books ten years ago.... - eversothankful
    • RxList is horrible now. drugs.com is much better. nm - omg
    • agree. Much quicker for me to research the internet than take the time.. - MT for almost 30 years
  • I usually update the drug book every other year as I - me
  • I used to, but where I work currently (sm) - Z
  • Yes, since the 2008s are coming out now. Update them every - year. New drugs all the time. nm
    • New Saunders 2008 Drug Book - jeannal

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it sounds like to you.  They will have a list come up with any drugs that s/l what you typed in and it lists what they are for and generic names if appropriate.   If you can't hear but the ending of a drug - for example "illin" is all you can make out type in *illin and it will list all drugs with that ending and maybe you can figure out the rest that way.  If ever in question never guess on meds. 

A lot of times new drugs may not be on rxlist, in which case you have to google, but be sure you have a reliable source as there is a lot of garbage and misinformation on google.

I have Quick Look on my computer and it is very helpful.  There are so many drugs, some you will have frequently and some that you may have once a year or so, and then new drugs are added all the time. 

You'll get better with practice, but you'll have to do a lot of looking up in the meantime.

When I go to the drugstore I walk up and down the aisles and look at products on the shelf.  At the pharmacy if I am able to see meds from the counter I look at the names.  New meds usually have ads in magazines and on TV and I make notes about them.