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| AccessPharmacy via McGraw Hill (2007 - present) A comprehensive pharmacological and pharmacy resource which includes: Clinical Sciences; Social, Behavioral, and Administrative Pharmacy Sciences; Pharmaceutical Sciences and Basic Biomedical Sciences. |
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AMH - Australian Medicines Handbook Authoritative educational resource of independent drug information for prescribing and dispensing. 
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Embase.com (1966 - present) Authoritative biomedical and pharmacological resource indexing 4000+ journals in the fields of Drug Research, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmaceutics and Toxiology. |
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eTG Complete, 2007 Provides clinical guidelines on analgesia, antibiotics, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrinology, neurology, gastroenterology, dermatology, palliative care, psychotropics; and drug prescribing in pregnancy and breastfeeding. |
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Medicines Complete (2006 - present) Access to several major resources in pharmacy and pharmacology. |
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Medline via OvidSP (1950 - present) Authoritative medical resource covering research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues and health care services. (See also PubMed) |
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MIMS Online An authoritative and comprehensive pharmaceutical database.
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International Pharmaceutical Abstracts via OvidSP (1950 - present) Covers clinical and technical drug information, pharmacy practice, legislation, pharmaceutical education, and legal aspects of pharmacy and drugs. |
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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews via OvidSP Consists of a regularly updated collection of evidence-based medicine databases produced by the Cochrane Collaboration. |
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APAIS-Health (Australian Public Affairs and Information Service via Informit Online (1978 - present) Covers the legal, social, economical and ethical aspects of health and medicine.
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AMED - Allied and Complementary Medicine via OvidSP (1985 - present) Coverage includes Complementary medicine, Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Rehabilitation, Podiatry, and Palliative care. |
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BIOSIS Previews via ISI Web of Knowledge (1926 - present) Comprehensive index to life sciences and biomedical research. |
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British Pharmacopoeia 2007 Authoritative resource for government official directions for the identification of samples and preparation of medical compounds. Login required on-campus Access problem? Delete your browser cookies and temporary internet files. (For Internet Explorer 7: Tools > Internet Options > Browsing History) |
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Burgher's Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery, 2008 via Wiley Interscience Broad coverage of medicinal chemistry and drug discovery resources. |
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Clinical Evidence via BMJ (2001 - present) BMJ Clinical Evidence systematic reviews summarise the current state of knowledge and uncertainty about the prevention and treatment of clinical conditions, based on thorough searches and appraisal of the literature. |
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Current Contents Connect via ISI Web of Knowledge (1998 - present) Indexes tables of contents and bibliographic records for scholarly journals covering all academic disciplines. |
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Drug Database (DRUG) via Informit Online (1974 - present) Indexes articles from published and unpublished material on the psychosocial aspects of drug use and misuse.
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| Druginfo Portal (NLM) Drug Information Portal - U.S. National Library of Medicine - Access to over 12,000 drugs. |
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Drugs, Supplements, and Herbal Information via MedlinePlus (2007-present) Covers information on prescriptions and medications through two drug resources: USP DI and Advice for the Patient. Information on herbs and supplements are provided by Natural Standard. |
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All EBM Reviews: Cochrane DSR, ACP Journal Club, DARE, CCTR, CLEED, CLCMR, & CLHTA via OvidSP This multifile database allows you to search simultaneously the seven Evidence Based Medicine Reviews databases: ACP Journal Club (ACP), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (COCH), Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CCTR), NHS Economic Evaluation Database (CLEED), Health Technology Assessment (CLHTA), and Cochrane Methodology Register (CLMCR). |
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Factiva.com Covers local and international news publications, commentary, pictures, company information and stock quotes. Contains business information for pharmacy practice. Access to the Australian Financial Review and BRW |
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Google Scholar A search engine for scholarly literature from broad disciplines of research including pharmacology and medicine. |
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Harrison's Online via Access Medicine Access the complete contents of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. |
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Journal Citation Reports via ISI Web of Knowledge Provides bibliometric analyses of citations in the Science Citation Index using quantitative tools for ranking, evaluating, categorizing and comparing journals. |
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Merck Index The Merck Index Online is the online counterpart to the printed edition of The Merck Index, an internationally recognized, one-volume encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals |
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MDConsult Daily drug updates include customisable patient handouts and peer-reviewed clinical practice guidelines. |
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Medical Evidence Matters
Scroll down the initial list of databases to click Medical Evidence Matters. Allows you to assess therapy options for known medical conditions by comparing outcomes from the peer-reviewed literature. Results are organized into summary tables and graphs. |
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Meditext via Informit online (1995 - present) Covers all aspects of health and medicine; emphasis on clinical medicine and paraprofessional fields.
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NLM Chemical Information via US National Library of Medicine Includes: ChemIDplus Provides access to searching other databases for information about a given chemical. NCI-3D includes information compiled from the US National Cancer Institute. AIDSDrugs Structures Includes a table of substances referenced in the NLM AIDSDRUGS file with viewable structures. |
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Oxford Reference Online Includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri and guides, across 25 subject areas in Food and Nutrition, Medicinal Drugs, Medicine, Nursing, Psychology, Public Health, Sports Science & Medicine |
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Pre-Medline via OvidSP PreMEDLINE is the in-process database for MEDLINE. |
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PsychiatryOnline Features a collection of psychiatric references, including ejournals and self-assessment tools. Includes e-books in clinical psychopharmacology; DSM-IV and related resources. |
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PsychINFO via OvidSP (1806 - present) Covers psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences and related fields such as medicine, neuroscience and psychiatry. |
Terms & Conditions Ovid Basic Helpsheet (pdf) Tutorial - Produced by the School of Psychology, University of Sydney. |
| PubChem (NLM) PubChem provides information on the biological activities of small molecules. |
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PubMed Provides public access to Medline and additional resources. See also Medline (Ovid) |
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| SciFinder Web Version
International chemistry journal articles, conferences, books, reports, patents within the Chemical Abstracts database; Chemical Abstracts from 1907, and Medline from 1966. Subject coverage includes chemical engineering, chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacy, pharmacology, agricultural chemistry, food science and medicine. New users must register before using the web version. Your UniKey login is required for registration. This database can only be used by staff and students of the University of Sydney. |
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| SciFinder Scholar client version
SciFinder Scholar client version is no longer accessible. Please use the web version. |
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Scirus A search engine covering the sciences and filters out non-scholarly material. |
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Scopus Covers published material in the humanities and sciences; provides citation analysis of authors and subject areas. |
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STAT!Ref Covers the areas of medicine, pharmacy and health sciences. |
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Taylor and Francis Covers the areas of psychology, psychotherapy & Jung, education practice, education theory, health & society, and medicine & pharmacology. |
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TOXNET A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas. |
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ISI Web of Knowledge A portal which hosts Web of Science, Current Contents Connect, BIOSIS Previews, CAB Abstracts, MEDLINE, and via the Additional Resources tab, Journal Citation Reports and Essential Science Indicators. |
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Web of Science via ISI Web of Knowledge (1975 - Present) Accesses current and retrospective works including cited reference searching to track a paper's influence. |
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