• Prescription Drugs

    Find information on the most commonly used prescription drugs.

  • OTC Drugs

    Over-the-counter drug information and interactions.

  • The Drug Blog

    Our consumer news and drug information blog.

Welcome to Drugsdb.com

Drugsdb.com is a drug information database where you'll find answers to frequently asked questions on the most commonly-prescribed drugs and medications in the world. This includes information about the uses of the drug, suggested dosages, common and serious drug side effects, contraindications, adverse interactions and more.

It is our goal that the drug information provided will reinforce the advice and recommendations already given by the patient’s doctor or other healthcare provider. We provide this information free of charge to health consumers in an effort to aid them in the understanding of their medications and to equip them with the knowledge to formulate questions for their healthcare providers.

From our blog

  • Highly-anticipated obesity drugs

    Highly-anticipated obesity drugs

    In June, the FDA approved the first weight-loss drug in 13 years - Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc's Belviq. Then in July came the approval of Vivus Inc's Qsmyia.

  • Counterfeit Prescription Drugs: How to Protect Yourself

    Counterfeit Prescription Drugs: How to Protect Yourself

    Counterfeit Drugs are those which are deliberately and fraudulently mislabeled with respect to identity and/or source and can apply to both branded and generic products.

  • Formulary, Preferred, and Non-Preferred Drugs

    Formulary, Preferred, and Non-Preferred Drugs

    For the benefit of your economic waistline, it pays to keep abreast of your insurance company's formulary, and to work with your doctor to see if she can prescribe drugs that are in the preferred category.