Research Help - Vancouver
Pharmacy Literature Search Skills
Online tutorial with tips on searching databases like Medline and Embase:
Key Resources
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LexiCompIncludes Lexi-Drugs, AHFS Drug Information and several other drug information databases.
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BMJ Best Practice"BMJ Best Practice rethinks decision-support information with a step-by-step approach that is structured around the patient consultation, covering diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention." Includes Martindale (in "Drugs" section)
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Dynamed PlusEvidence summaries for over 3000 topics. Includes drug information from Micromedex.
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MEDLINE (Ovid)Premier biomedical database with over 23 million journal articles in the life sciences. Similar to Pubmed in content, this OvidSP interface facilitates structured searching and allows editing of search histories.
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PubMed (1946 - present)Premier database containing over 24 million references to journal articles in life sciences with a focus on biomedicine. Freely available and includes MEDLINE. This link goes to the version with UBC elink.
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EMBASE (Ovid)International (but European-focused) biomedical database with strengths in drug-related and rehabilitation sciences subjects.
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Natural MedicinesAn international research collaboration that aggregates and synthesizes data on complementary and alternative therapies
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RxTxFormerly e-Therapeutics. Comprehensive drug information resource produced by the Canadian Pharmacists Association. Includes e-CPS and a drug interactions module.
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Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination streaming videosLatest version of the Bates physical assessment videos. Includes videos on OSCE clinical skills.
AllTrials
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AllTrials"AllTrials calls for all past and present clinical trials to be registered and their full methods and summary results reported."