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Welcome to the Pharmacy Subject Guide. You will see on this page that the RBD Library has much to offer you in aiding your research of Pha rmacy topics of interest.
Health-related Databases
International Pharmaceutical Abstracts
- Provides worldwide coverage of pharmaceutical science and health related literature.
- Citations to journal literature covering biomedicine including research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, etc
Indexes the most-cited journals in the world, mostly English language. Also use to see what articles have been cited.
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Vaccines, bacteriology, pollution by pharmaceuticals.
Provides free access to MEDLINE. Linkages to some publishers' sites for full-text journals.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
- Full text for 255+ health periodicals, 1,065+ health pamphlets, and 20+ health reference books and Stedman's Medical Dictionary.
Indexes all types of biological sciences article and proceedings. Use this for general studies on physiology, etc.
Health Source: Consumer Edition
- Offers 7,000+ reports, in common language of: symptoms, treatments, risks medical conditions.
- Provides literature for nursing and allied health fields.
- Full-text articles including all material from the print journals with the exception of ads and editorial board lists.
- Contains summaries of the world's journal literature in psychology and related disciplines
- Covers sports medicine, exercise physiology, training techniques, coaching, physical education, physical fitness, recreation.
Health-related Websites
- “The Division of STD Prevention… provides national leadership through research, policy development, and support of effective services..."
- A Clinical Trials Listing Service organized by disease and geographic region …
Electronic Orange Book: Approved Drug Products
- Searchable database which identifies drug products approved on the basis of safety and effectiveness by the FDA; includes dates of approval and other information about the drug.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Provides information about programs, research areas and links to databases containing information about complementary and alternative medicine.
National Guideline Clearinghouse
- “The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC™), a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.”
National Women's Health Information
- “This website [was] created to provide FREE, reliable health information for women everywhere” with topic areas like heart disease, disabilities and pregnancy.”
Medi-Lexicon formerly Pharma-Lexicon
- A dictionary of over 200,000 medical, pharmaceutical, biomedical & healthcare acronyms and abbreviations.
- A searchable database of names and information, including reactions, to prescription drugs.
- Links to pharmacy information, including a list of pharmacy schools around the world.
- A service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 12 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals.
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Associations, Organizations & Societies
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
- The AACP "is the national organization representing the interests of pharmacy education and educators."
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
- The AAPS "provides a dynamic international forum for the exchange of knowledge among scientists to enhance their contributions to public health.”
American Pharmaceutical Association
- The APhA "the first-established and largest professional association of pharmacists in the United States... providing professional information and education for pharmacists.”
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
- The ASPET "...promotes research funding, holds scientific meetings, publishes scientific journals, and provides a number of services to its members.
- The DIA provides a platform for the exchange and dissemination of information by providing a neutral forum for all participants and offering quality-driven programming.
National Community Pharmacists Association
- The NCPA is "the national pharmacy association representing the professional and proprietary interests of independent community pharmacists."
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