Table 2.
Site | Search Style | Coloration and Graphics | Interaction Result Display | Last Update | Flesch-Kincaid Reading Level* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVS | Type drug and supplement name | No | Bullet list with description and severity | 9/4/01 | N/A |
Dr. Oz | Alphabetic list of supplements | No | Bullet list of drugs classes, no severity | Unknown | 10.51 |
Medline Plus | Alphabetic list of supplements | No | List of drug classes and CYP450 substrates categorized by severity | 07/14/12 | 23.55 |
Drugs.com | Type either drug or supplement, auto-suggest | Both | Detailed description, consumer or professional, severity presented in traffic sign icons | 10/15/12 | 17.73 |
Vitamin Herb University | Select supplement from dropdown list | Both | “Caution” followed by interactions list by drug class, no severity | Unknown | 17.46 |
Healthline.com | Type with auto-suggest or select from list, drug and supplement | Both | Severity, meter, coloration for specific drug-CAM pair | Unknown | 14.12 |
Reference.medscape.com | Type with auto-suggest | Coloration | Severity colorized, short description for specific drug-CAM pair | Unknown | 19.40 |
Scores over 22 should generally be taken to mean graduate level text.