Data Bases

DATA BASES

Recommended publication reporting Adverse events for CM

Australian Adverse Reactions Bulletin-                                                           www.tga.gov.au/adr/aadrb.htm
You can also report an adverse reaction to CM electronically to ADRAC: https://www.tgasime.health.gov.au/SIME/ADRS/ADRSRepo.nsf?OpenDatabase
Victorian Government report on Chinese medicines: http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/pdpd/chinese/report/4b.htm
 
 
 Recommended phone call service for general practitioners:
National Prescribing Service
Therapeutic Advice & Information Service (1300 138 677)
Independent drug information for community-based health professionals, including CMs.
 
  
Recommended free data-bases and resources for general practitioners.
 
Top recommended by the RACGP-AIMA Joint Working Party (2007):
 
http://www.library.nhs.uk/cam/   Excellent site. Quite comprehensive and easy to use. Links to Cochrane, Dare and Pubmed. Able to search by therapy or disease process and possible to view entire research paper or abstract in most cases.
 
NCCAM (National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: www.nccam.nih.gov OR http://nccam.nih.gov/health/ Good US based site up to date relevant clinical information not as comprehensive as nhs.uk site but still useful and easy to navigate.
http://www.rccm.org.uk/static/Links_CAM_databases.aspx
Good site. Not comprehensive but excellent source of evidence based CAM information. Easy to navigate. Currently in the process of being updated.   Good CAM database page with weblinks.
 
Cochrane Library list current reviews and protocols for CM: http://www.compmed.umm.edu/cochrane/
 
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/therapy/CAM   Another good US site focusing specifically on oncology and CAM. Good weblinks and sound evidence based information. .
 
http://www.herbmed.org  Fantastic site quite comprehensive, good evidence based information about herbal medications with links to relevant abstracts and herb drug interactions.
 
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/aha/umherb01.htm  good herb-drug interaction list (not complete but useful) .
 
 
University of Maryland Medical Centre:
 
 Other Online resources compiled by the RACGP-AIMA JWP and available for GPs:
 
 Free sites:
Global family doctor journal alerts
Also gives access to free Arbor Clinical Nutrition updates:
 
HealthWorld
-good reviews of many CMs
 
Alternative Health News
 
 
EBSCO medical publishers
 
Kroeger Pharmacies in US
 
 
Linus Pauling Institiute
Oregon State University
lpi.oregonstate.edu
-free site
-useful information on micronutrients, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and diets

 
The Longwood herbal task force    -   http://www.longwoodherbal.org/
Free site
-useful herbal monographs and information on CM eg herbs and micronutirents
 
The Natural Pharmacist
Edward Hospital and Health Services
-free site
-useful herbal monographs and information on CM eg herbs and micronutirents
 
IDIS-herbal links: http://www.uiowa.edu/~idis/herbalinks/
-provides website ratings and links to other natural medicine databases
ClinicalTrials.gov; US National Institutes of Health (NIH): www.clinicaltrials.gov.
This website lists about 7,000 clinical studies sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), other federal agencies, and the pharmaceutical industry, including those involving CAM.
 
Cancer information on CAM:
http://www.cancer.gov/cam/clinicaltrials_list.html. National Cancer Institutes Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM) list of clinical trials on CAM.
MD Anderson Cancer Centre The University of Texas:
http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/cimer/