If you are concerned with a particular medication these are good resources to look up side-effects, proper dosages and usages.

• www.drugs.com
• www.rxlist.com
• www.webmd.com
• www.mayoclinic.com
• www.drugwatch.com

Websites where you can get reviews to possibly help you make an informed choice when searching for a hospital or doctor.

• www.yelp.com
• www.healthgrades.com
• www.consumerreports.com
• www.healthcarereviews.com

A list of other interesting articles to read and useful tools that can help prepare you and your family for their hospital stay. Knowledge is the key.

• A Basic Hospital To-Do List Saves Lives
• Questions are the Answer
• Before Code Blue – Who’s Minding the Patient
• Doctor Leads Quest for Safer Ways to Care for Patient
• Patient Safety: Staying Safe in the Hospital

• Patient Safety in the Hospital
• Medication Safety Alert
• Post-Operative Opioid Need System-Wide Overhaul
• Proper Care and Storage of Medication – Thank you Jessica for the great link!

• Healthfinder: Health topics A to Z, general health, nutrition, pregnancy, and parenting
• Healthy children: Childhood health and wellness, development, safety, and family life
• MedlinePlus: Health topics, drugs, herbs & supplements, and health videos

• Talking to your child’s doctor: What to expect from your doctor and tips for doctor visits
• Talking to your pharmacist: Questions for your pharmacist and tips for pharmacy visits

• General dental information: Cavity prevention tips, visiting dentist, bad breath, braces, how fluoride works
• Oral health for children: Proper brushing, teeth grinding, water fluoridation, losing baby teeth, and more
• Sealants: Benefits, who should get it, how long does it last
• Dental exam for children: Importance, how to prepare, what to expect

• Nutrition and fitness: Links to healthy eating, staying fit, exercise, healthy recipes
• Tips on foods to eat: Basic tips on healthy eating
• Tips on serving sizes

• Developmental milestones (newborn – 21 years old): English & Spanish versions
• Developmental milestones (prenatal – 21 years old): English & Spanish versions

• Vaccinations and developmental milestones (birth – 6 year old): Checklist for vaccines, milestones, growth information. English and Spanish Versions
• Vaccine schedule (7 – 18 year old): English and Spanish Versions
• Vaccine schedule (adults, 19 years and older): English and Spanish Versions

• Learn how to control asthma: Basics, facts, triggers, management
• Asthma center: Preventing flare-ups, medications & monitoring, asthma & allergies, living with asthma, tools, Q&As
• How to use an asthma inhaler: Pictures, videos, step-by-step instructions

• Type 1 in children: What it is, symptoms, how to diagnose and treat
• Type 2 in children: What it is, symptoms, how to diagnose and treat
• Diabetes tips: Eating, lifestyle, insulin injection resources
• Diabetes referral: What to expect during diabetes education
• Diabetes in children: General information

• Healthy children high blood pressure: How blood pressure is measured, causes, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, management, prevention
• Kids health high blood pressure: Long term effects, measuring blood pressure

• CDC lead tips: Prevention tips, how exposure occurs, who is at risk
• EPA lead brochure: Health effects of lead, how to prevent exposure, where to go for more information. English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, Arabic, and Somali versions

• Prescription drugs: Includes side effects, dosage, special precautions
• MedlinePlus

• General OTC information: When to call a doctor, tips on common OTCs
• Family doctor: How to read a drug label or give your child medicine, general tips, OTC drug information
• FDA checklist for choosing OTC medicine for children

• Herbs and supplements: Includes effectiveness, usual dosage, and drug interactions
• MedlinePlus