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Foreign Drugs (6)

Directory of Hormonal Contraceptives

A searcheable list of hormonal contraceptive drugs and their availability worldwide.

FDA Orange Book

Identifies drug products approved on the basis of safety and effectiveness by the US Food and Drug Administration. The Electronic Orange Book Query enables searching of the approved drug list by active ingredient, proprietary name, applicant holder or applicant number.

MIMS (Monthly Index of Medical Specialties)

Includes medications from China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Phillipines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, with links to Australia and New Zealand

Free access, but registration is required.

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