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- AccessPharmacyThe AccessPharmacy database has comprehensive drug-related information including drugs searchable by generics, trade names, drug classes and patient handouts.
- Australian Medicines Handbook (AMH)An independent company which provides reliable, comparative drug information to promote quality use of medicines in Australia.
- Embase (via Ovid)A large biomedical database with especially good coverage of pharmacology literature and European sources. Journals covered from 1947 and conference abstracts from 2009. Indexed with Emtree thesaurus terms. If searching MEDLINE for a systematic review, it is recommended to also search Embase. From Dec. 2021 includes preprints added to MedRXiv and BioRXiv (not retrospective).
- MedicinesCompleteMedicinesComplete provides a comprehensive online resource allowing access to a number of health-focused databases.
- MIMS OnlineAustralia's most comprehensive and authoritative medicine database. It includes data from MIMS abbreviated and full medicines information, product images and consumer medicines information, and provides essential information on prescription and non-prescription drugs. Now includes The Australian Prescriptions Product Guide (APP Guide).
- Paediatric Injectable GuidelinesA key guide which aims to assist Australian health professionals in the safe and effective administration of injectable medicines in children. This guide is a nationally recognised and authoritative reference compiled by experienced paediatric pharmacists at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne. The guidelines are published annually and the online version is updated regularly.
- Therapeutic Guidelines (previously eTG Complete)All topics from the Therapeutic Guidelines series, including analgesia, antibiotics, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrinology, neurology, gastroenterology, dermatology, palliative care, psychotropics and drug prescribing in pregnancy and breastfeeding.
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- AusPARsIncludes TGA approval notes. Browse by active ingredient or product name. May be the only source of information for your drug, especially if it is new.Browse by active ingredient, product name or sponsor (bottom of page).
- Drugs@FDASearch for FDA approved drug products.
- GIDEON: global infectious disease and epidemiology online networkGIDEON contains quick reference content on over 350 disease states and 400 drugs and vaccines to support prevention, diagnosis, and management of infectious diseases. The database is regularly updated to include up to date information as research, treatments, and public health priorities evolve.
- MEDLINE (via Ovid)A large biomedical database produced by the US National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE is key for health-related topics. Indexed with the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and with records from 1946 to current, primarily for scholarly journal articles. MEDLINE via Ovid is recommended for systematic searches rather than via the free PubMed.
- ScopusOne of the largest bibliographic, multidisciplinary databases. Covers chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, life sciences, health sciences, social sciences, psychology and economics, as well as biological, agricultural, environmental and general sciences.
Regulatory agencies
- Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (UK)Responsible for ensuring medicines and medical devices work and are safe.
- Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)Responsible for regulating medicines, vaccines, vitamins, and medical devices.
- US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Responsible for regulating food, drugs, vaccines, cosmetics, and medical devices.
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