This document summarizes the features and capabilities of the online medical resource RxList, which provides information about prescription and generic drugs. RxList offers two main drug indexes (alphabetical and pill identifier), as well as pages covering symptoms, diseases, slideshows, images, a dictionary, and quizzes. It was created in 1995 and acquired by WebMD in 2004. The document demonstrates how to use RxList to look up information on specific drugs, identify unknown pills, search for medical conditions and definitions.

1. A “Which” Online Resource
Paul Rubio

2.  An online medical resource that offers information about
brand and generic drugs
 Two main drug indexes: alphabetical listing and pill
identifier
 Also pages for Symptoms, Diseases, Slideshows, Images,
Dictionary, and Quizzes
 Created in 1995
 Acquired by WedMD in 2004
 Provides other medical information
 It is a free online resource
 Go to: http://www.rxlist.com/script/main/hp.asp

3.  Access content using tabs at top of page
 Two circled examples are demonstrated in depth in
this presentation

4.  On main page, click on “Drugs A-Z”
 Or scroll down to “Browse Drugs by
Letter”

5.  Click on letter of drug
 Scroll down through list, or use entry headings
Let’s use the
example of Fanapt
(Iloperidone
Tablets)-FDA

6.  Scroll down to view description, warning,
and other information

7.  Continue scrolling down, or go up to the numbered
tabs, which each indicate a page that has specific
topical information on the drug, like “Consumer
Overview Uses”

8.  Click on tab near top of page, or on sidebar
 In the box “Identify Your Pill or Medication”, enter
in imprint, color, shape
 Click “Search”

9.  Search results
 Click on drug name
for more
information

10.  Click on form of drug

11.  View information by clicking on tabs

12.  Click on first letter of supplement
 Scroll through alphabetical listing

14.  Click on tab “Symptom Checker”
 Enter information
 Click “Submit”

15.  Click on area of body; in this example, I select the arm

16.  Continue following prompts for specific area of arm
(I use the elbow here), and then click on symptoms to
view list of Possible Conditions

17.  Click any of the Possible Conditions listed to view
more information—in this example, I selected Burn
(heat or fire)

18.  Click on first letter of term, or use Search box to find a
definition

19.  Click on tab at top of page, and then click on first letter
of disease to access page with more information

20.  Click on “Slideshows” Tab to access a number of
slideshows with more information on various medical
topics

21. WebMD, LLC. (2008). RxList: the Internet Drug
Index. Accessed Saturday, March 21, 2015, at
http://www.rxlist.com/script/main/hp.asp

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Thank you,
Paul Rubio