Polypharmacy and the Geriatric Population: Published information on the Internet
Finding published information on the web
One way to get reliable information on the web is to target credible websites, rather than doing one big web search. Here are some recommended websites with credible information.,
Recommended websites
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)The evidence-based resources on this page, such as research results and clinical practice guidelines, will help prepare you to discuss complementary health approaches with your patients.
- Pew Research Center: Older AdultsNumbers, facts and trends related to older adults in the US.
- Prescriber's Digital ReferencePrescription drug information, including drug interactions.
- DailyMedAn online database with drug information including approved National Drug Codes (NDCs), drug class, animal drugs, and “black box” warnings.
- DrugLib: a drug information portalPrescription and over-the-counter drug information, including descriptions, indications, adverse effects, warnings, drug interactions, contraindications, active ingredients, clinical pharmacology, overdosage information, drug labels, and chemical structures.
- Mayo Clinic: Drugs and SupplementsInformation about drugs, supplements, and over-the-counter medications including herbs and vitamins.
Search tips
Add site:edu or site:gov to limit your search to .edu or .gov sites
Limiting your search to the areas of the web where the information is most reliable, such as education sites or government sites is a good way to find credible sources.
For example, a search for nutritional supplements, will bring up many commercial (.com) sites trying to sell you vitamins. If you search for nutritional supplements site:gov , the top results (except for the sponsored ads) will be sites such as the National Institute of Health and the Food and Drug Administration, which are authoritative, unbiased sources that are not trying to sell you anything.
If you search for nutritional supplements site:edu, your top results will be from universities providing research on nutritional supplements.
Use a minus sign to exclude words.
For example, if you are looking for weather information in Portland, Maine you could add -oregon to your search to exclude web sites with the word "oregon."
Or to exclude commercial web sites, add -site:com to your search. For example, nutritional supplements -site:com
Use "quotation marks" around phrases.