Scholastic
Scholastic: All About Medicine
This instructional activity will define over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and prescription medicines and the similarities and differences between them. This instructional activity will also introduce the OTC Drug Facts label and discuss...
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Medicines to Treat Disease
A series of slide show presentations about the treatment of infectious disease. Each focuses on one aspect of fighting bacteria. Also included are interactive animations illustrating body functions and how medicines work.
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Medicine Box Challenge
Students learn about how medicines work in the body, and find out some information about dosing and packaging. The challenge is for student teams must produce a number of boxes to be used as packaging for a new medicine. Then they must...
Other
Parkinson's Disease Foundation: Prescription Medications
This site discusses various treatments including medication and surgery to treat, not cure, Parkinson's Disease. Additional information is located on the left side of this site.
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Drugs, Supplements, and Herbal Information
A guide to more than 9,000 prescription and over-the-counter medications provided by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) in the USP DI and Advice for the Patient.
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Gilman
Exhibition of the life and career of writer and early feminist Charlotte Gilman, with details of the publication and impact of the often-anthologized "The Yellow Wall-Paper."
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Pseudoephedrine
Here, you can read detailed notes on pseudoephedrine, a main ingredient in many over-the-counter and prescription decongestants. This website provides responses to several questions concerning this medication including: "How should this...
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Triazolam
Here, read about the prescription drug triazolam, also known as Halcion, which is taken for short term treatment of insomnia. This article answers several questions about this drug, including: "Why is this medication prescribed?" and...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Pharmaceutical Research Design Problem
Through this lesson and its associated activity, students explore the role of biomedical engineers working for pharmaceutical companies. First, students gain background knowledge about what biomedical engineers do, how to become a...
WebMD
Web Md: Drugs & Medications a Z
This site from WebMD Health contains interesting information on drugs and herbs. It contains an exhaustive list of drugs, and if you click on the link you receive ample information on each topic. This is a quality site to check out on...
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Guaifenesin
This website provides responses to several questions about the expectorant medication, guaifenesin, which is found in cough medicines like Robitussin.
Other
World of Molecules: Drug Molecules
Investigate the three-dimensional structure of various molecules of prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
American Academy of Family Physicians
Family doctor.org: Antihistamines
This article provides brief but factual information on antihistamines, including topics such as: what are anithistamines, can I take my prescription antihistamine with other medicines, and can I share my prescription antihistamines with...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Feel Better Faster: All About Flow Rate
All of us have felt sick at some point in our lives. Many times, we find ourselves asking, "What is the quickest way that I can start to feel better?" During this two-lesson unit, students study that question and determine which form of...
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Ibuprofen Overdose
MEDLINEplus tells you what to do to prevent and treat ibuprofen overdose.