Box 3.

: Poisons databases

• TOXBASE
• Primary toxicology database of the United Kingdom, produced by the National Poisons Information Service Centres; free access to healthcare professionals (in viewdata format but internet version available soon). Contact Scottish Poisons Information Bureau (tel 0131 536 2303)
• CD Roms
• Poisonous plants in Britain and Ireland and Poisonous fungi in Britain and Ireland. Contact National Poisons Information Service (London) (tel 0171 771 5383)
• toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/servlets/simple-search
• Toxicology database of the National Library of Medicine—access to Pubmed, Toxline, and hazardous substance databank
• www.pharmacy.arizona.edu/centers/poison-center/
• Arizona Poisons Centre
• www.intox.org.
• World Health Organisation and international programme on chemical safety
• www.nihs.go.jp/GINC/index.html.
• Global information network on chemicals
• www.nihs.go.jp/GINC/webguide/csinfo.html
• Comprehensive global information network on chemicals
• www.rmpcdc.org/poisoncenter/index.cfm
• Rocky Mountain Poisons Center
• www.atsdr.cdc.gov/atsdrhome.html
• Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry; slow access from NHS Net