Framingham Risk: A quick calculator for 10-year CVD risk using the Framingham study formula.

Pediatric: Calculators for common pediatric problems, including renal and electrolyte calculations, body surface area, and multiple drug and IV infusion rate calculations.

Patient Information
AAFP Patient Handouts: Link to the American Academy of Family Physicians site set of over 1500 patient information handouts for most common and not so common problems.

Mayo Clinic Patient Information Handouts: An A-Z quick access to the Mayo Clinic’s list of patient education/ information handouts.

Anatomy Online: A nice link to online anatomy with 10 different views from skeletal, to GI, CV, etc. Handy especially for use in the exam room with patients to show them anatomically what your are describing to them.

Medical Information
Medications Pregnancy and Lactation: Safefetus.com is a site with detailed information on most drugs for use in pregnancy and lactation. You can also use the Epocrates link at the top of the page for similar information.

Pill ID: The best site we can find for this issue, pharmer.org is still a bit slow to use, but often can help you figure out what that foreign pill the patient brings is actually contains.

OTC Drug Lookup: Easy access to what is in the OTC med your patient tells you they are taking. What the devil is “Privine.” Check this site.

Target and Wal-Mart $4. Drug Lists: The online current PDF of Target’s and Wal-Mart’s medications available for $4. for a months supply. Can save you time guessing what is on their lists. Quick and easy to use.

Costco Drug Costs: An online easy to use link to Costco’s pricing of prescriptions, by 30, 50, and 100 pill prescriptions. Patients do not have to be Costco members to use their pharmacies. Often a good option to 30-day supplies for many generics, can save patients considerable money on copays. Example simvastatin 40 mg #100 pills is $12.70 at Costco, vs. often a $5 or more monthly copay using a patient’s insurance card at their local pharmacy.