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• Ask a Patient - http://www.askapatient.com/
• Provides a database of patient opinions and ratings of medicine effectiveness. Also includes weekly consumer opinion polls on healthcare topics, and a health care research assistance section.
• American Medical Association Guidelines for Medical and Health Information Sites on the Internet - http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/1905.html
• Principles governing the production and publication of AMA sites on the Web. Guidelines focus on providing quality and reliable information for consumers.
• Buying Prescription Medicines Online: A Consumer Safety Guide - http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/buyonlineguide.htm
• Offers basic do's and don'ts for buying prescription medicine online. Produced by the US Food and Drug Administration.
• The Consumer Health Information Centre (CHIC) - http://www.chic.org.uk/
• General health tips and advice to help consumers overcome illnesses.