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  • Australia www.appco.com.au/appguide
    Pharmaceutical Products database. In English. Free, but must register for access.
  • Canada www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpb/drugs-dpd
    Health Protection Board (government) drug products database. Similar to our Orange Book. Can search trade names to find generic name.
  • China www.info.gov.hk/pharmser/Reg_ir/download_pharm.html
    Hong Kong Department of Health A-Z listings of registered pharmaceutical products. Can download with Chinese characters or view online in English.
  • Denmark www.lk-online.dk
    Lægemiddelkataloget Online, pharmaceutical directory - in Danish
  • Egypt www.health.egnet.net/health/drugser.htm
    Ministry of Health Drug Policy and Planning Center. Online database, similar to Orange book. In English.
  • Estonia www.sam.ee/2711
    State Agency of Medicines Drug Database.
  • France www.vidalpro.net
    Dictionnaire Vidal online - in French. Used to be free, but may be a subscription fee now. Try it and see; must register for access.
  • Mexico es.directory-search.org/dir/81/1.php
    Medicina Global. Select the icon for Mexico - in Spanish and Portuguese. Free, but must register for access.
  • New Zealand www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs.htm
    Medsafe. Equivalent to FDA website, gives product info in alphabetical list, or can search by drug name. In English
  • South Africa www.pharmnet.com
    Pharmnet, may not be helpful for our purposes
  • South Africa home.intekom.com/pharm
    Electronic Package Inserts. Can search by generic or trade names. In English
  • South America www.buscamed.com
    BuscaMed. Website for information on South American Health Issues with a general search engine - in Spanish.
  • Spain www.portalfarma.com/home.nsf
    Online Pharmacopeia, can search by generic or trade names - in Spanish. Free, but must register for access.
  • Sweden www.mpa.se/eng/index.shtml
    Medical Products Agency. Search "SPC" database by generic or trade name. In English
  • United Kingdom: Great Britain, Ireland, Scotland, Wales www.druginfozone.org
    United Kingdom Medicines Pharmacists Information Group. Looks like it may be helpful