Research Help - Vancouver
Need help with a literature review?
Your subject librarian can meet with you to help refine your search terms, advise on appropriate databases, discuss how to manage your search results, and consult on systematic or scoping review methods.
Book an online appointment here or contact ursula.ellis@ubc.ca.
If you're working on a systematic or scoping review, please complete this form:
woodward.library.ubc.ca/research-help/evidence-synthesis/
Workshops are regularly offered on a wide range of topics, including literature reviews and systematic reviews.
Pharmacy Literature Search Skills and PharmD Study Guide
Guides with tips for getting the most out of your literature search, studying for your licensure exam, and resources for the BPSc program.
Featured resources
- AccessPharmacy This link opens in a new windowCollection of books, drug information, multimedia, cases, and patient education. Books include DiPiro's Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach.
- LWW Health LibraryIncludes Applied Therapeutics and Bates.
- Lean Library browser extensionInstall to get easier, faster access to full text articles and ebooks.
- CovidenceCovidence helps with the screening and data extraction stages of systematic and scoping reviews.
- Drug CocktailsInformation on interactions between medications, alcohol and recreational drugs. Professional and patient versions available.
CPS (formerly RxTx) is now available to alumni. Learn more about alumni access to resources.
Key Resources
- UpToDate Lexidrug This link opens in a new windowOnline access to Lexi-Drugs monographs and interaction checker, AHFS Drug Information, Martindale, Drug Facts and Comparisons and Trissell's IV Compatibility. Note: no access to UpToDate.
- AccessPharmacy This link opens in a new windowCollection of books, drug information, multimedia, cases, and patient education. Books include DiPiro's Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach.
- BMJ Best Practice This link opens in a new windowEvidence based summaries on hundreds of medical conditions.
- Dynamed This link opens in a new windowEvidence summaries for over 3000 topics. Includes drug information from Micromedex.
- MEDLINE (Ovid) This link opens in a new windowEquivalent content to PubMed, with some advanced search tools.
- EMBASE (Ovid) This link opens in a new windowInternational (but European-focused) biomedical database with strengths in drug-related and rehabilitation sciences subjects.
- NatMed Pro This link opens in a new windowAn international research collaboration that aggregates and synthesizes data on complementary and alternative therapies
- CPS This link opens in a new windowIncludes eCPS, Therapeutic Choices, CPMA and CTMA. For access to the app, please see the box at the bottom of the page.
- Bates’ Visual Guide to Physical Examination, 5th edition (Streaming Videos) This link opens in a new windowBates’ Visual Guide to Physical Examination is an updated collection of online videos of the classic textbook on physical examination and history taking.