Databases by Subject
Pharmacy & Health Science Research Guide
Pharmacy & Health Science
| Database | Description | Available In SuperSearch | Alumni Access | More Info | Tutorial | |
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| AccessPharmacy |
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A curricular resource - select a core curriculum topic, browse by organ system, review textbooks, or search across leading pharmacy online references. | Yes | No | more information | |
| AccessScience |
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Articles from Encyclopedia of Science and Technology and other McGraw Hill science resources. | Yes | No | more information | |
| AMA Manual of Style |
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11th edition of the AMA Manual of Style. | No | No | more information | |
| Annual Reviews |
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Critical reviews of current research in the biomedical, physical, and social sciences. | Yes | No | more information | |
| ASHP eBooks Collection |
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eBooks containing pharmacy-specific clinical and management information. | No | No | more information | |
| BioMed Central |
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Open access platform publishing peer-reviewed journals in the areas of biomedicine, physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering. | Partial | No | more information | |
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CINAHL (EBSCO)
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Index of nursing and allied health literature dating back to 1981. | No | No | more information | |
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Cochrane Library (Wiley)
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Evidence-based medical information, clinical trials, and systematic reviews on the effectiveness of healthcare interventions. | Partial | No | more information | |
| DSM-5 |
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition. | No | No | more information | |
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DynaMed (EBSCO)
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Clinical reference resource created by physicians for physicians and other healthcare professionals for getting answers to clinical questions quickly and easily. | No | No | more information | |
| JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association |
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An international peer-reviewed general medical journal. See More Information for full-text coverage details. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) - Neuroscience |
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Online peer-reviewed journal of video-demonstrations of scientific experiments. | No | No | more information | |
| MEDLINE (PubMed) |
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National Library of Medicine's free version of Medline | Yes | No | more information | |
| Micromedex |
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Evidence-based information about drugs, toxicology, diseases, acute care and alternative medicine needed to make clinical diagnosis and treatment decisions. *Additionally, by logging in you agree that the use of this resource is limited to classroom work. Information obtained during this session will not be used for patient care or other activities outside of classroom assignments.* | No | No | more information | |
| Natural Medicines |
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Combined database containing both Natural Standard and Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database. The premiere evidence based complimentary and alternative medicine database. Effectiveness of treatments for various disease states is ranked based on analysis of the primary literature. | No | No | more information | |
| Nature |
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Journal articles and news in science and technology. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Nature: News@Nature |
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Science journalism in the news. | Partial | No | more information | |
| New England Journal of Medicine |
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Full text of The New England Journal of Medicine. Full text 1990-present; Abstracts 1812-1989. | Yes | No | more information | |
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PharmacyLibrary (APhA)
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American Pharmacists Association (APhA) eBooks, interactive NAPLEX review, case studies, articles, and active learning exercises. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science)
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Indexes more than 6,650 authoritative journals across 150 scientific disciplines and includes cited references. Coverage: 1899-present. | Yes | No | more information | |
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ScienceDirect (Elsevier)
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Journal articles in science, engineering, social sciences, and humanities. Drake University provides access to all of the book titles and a majority of the journal titles hosted on this platform, from 1995-present. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Springer eBooks |
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A collection of electronic books in a variety of subjects. You also have the option to order a personal print copy of eBooks owned by Drake (2010-present) for $24.99 (regardless of the actual book price). These "MyCopy" books are soft-cover b/w print copies that are mailed to your address. | Yes | No | more information | |
| UpToDate Lexidrug |
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**Formerly Lexicomp**. Reviews the FDA, pharmaceutical industry, and clinical literature, researching the latest findings on drugs, indications, warnings, and interactions. | Partial | No | more information | |
| USP-NF -- United States Pharmacopeia National Formulary |
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A book of public pharmacopeial standards. **Note: requires account creation (use your Drake email address) here. Select nonprofit as institution type. | No | No | more information | |
| Visible Body |
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3D interactive anatomy, physiology, and pathology visualizations and animations. Note: Requires registration with your Drake email address | No | No | more information | |
| Web of Science |
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Journal article citations in science and technology, arts and humanities, and social sciences. | Partial | No | more information |
Other Resources
| Database | Description | Available In SuperSearch | Alumni Access | More Info | Tutorial | |
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Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO)
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Journals, magazines, and newspapers in almost every subject area. | Partial | No | more information | |
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Academic Video Online (AVON) (ProQuest)
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Documentaries, educational films, and news clips in many subject areas. | Yes | No | more information | |
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BIOSIS Citation Index (Web of Science)
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Citations to items in all areas of the life sciences and biology. | No | No | more information | |
| Britannica Online |
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The complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia, and the Britannica Book of the Year. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
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Articles, market, industry and SWOT analysis reports, studies, and other business news. | Partial | No | more information | |
| Cabell's Journalytics |
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Publishing opportunities by journal title and subject area, including submission process, type of review, acceptance rates, and more. | No | No | more information | |
| CountryWatch |
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Political, economic, and cultural information about every sovereign country in the world. | No | No | more information | |
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CQ Researcher (CQ Press)
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Discussions of current, controversial public policy issues. It offers pros & cons, background information, and in-depth analysis on a variety of topics, issues, and controversies currently in the news. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Credo Reference |
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Reference articles covering all major academic subjects. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Current Contents Connect (Web of Science)
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Complete tables of contents and bibliographic information from scholarly journals and books; also includes relevant, evaluated websites and documents. | No | No | more information | |
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Data Citation Index (Web of Science)
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Indexes data studies and datasets across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences and links the datasets/studies with published literature. | No | No | more information | |
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Derwent Innovations Index (Web of Science)
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Enables patent searching, letting you conduct patent and citation searches of inventions in chemical, electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering. | No | No | more information | |
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Dissertations & Theses Global (ProQuest)
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Citation and full-text access to theses and dissertations from around the world. | Yes | No | more information | |
| DSM-5-TR |
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition Text Revision. DSM-5-TR includes the fully revised text and references, updated diagnostic criteria and ICD-10-CM codes since DSM-5 was published in 2013. | No | No | more information | |
| Encyclopedia of Associations |
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Information concerning nonprofit American membership organizations. | No | No | more information | |
| eScholarShare (Drake University) |
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Scholarly repository of Drake University. Includes 1000+ electronic theses & dissertations. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Gale eBooks |
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Reference works and eBooks in all subject areas. | Yes | Yes | more information | |
| Gale Primary Sources |
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Search interface for all Gale Primary Source databases. | No | No | more information | |
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Global Issues (Gale in Context)
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A resource for international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. | No | Yes | more information | |
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Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO)
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Consumer health information. | Partial | No | more information | |
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Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCO)
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Journal articles focusing on medical disciplines and medication information. | Partial | No | more information | |
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Index Chemicus (Web of Science )
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Text- and substructure-searchable, this database provides access to the chemical compound information needed to find research data, analyze trends, journals and researchers, and share findings. (Part of the Web of Science Core Collection) | No | No | more information | |
| JSTOR |
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More than a thousand academic journals and over 1 million images, letters, and other primary sources | Yes | No | more information | |
| Marquis Who's Who in America |
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Biographical information from various "Who's Who" series. | Yes | No | more information | |
| MEDLINE (Proquest) |
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Indexes over 5,600 journals in the medical and health sciences. Links to full text where available. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Mergent Online: Country Insight |
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Provides up-to-date political, economic and commercial information on over 130 countries worldwide, including risk assessment. Easily downloadable in PDF format. | No | No | more information | |
| Neuroscience eBook Collection |
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Books in this interdisciplinary field cover subjects such as behavioral neuroscience, clinical neurophysiology, cognitive and developmental neuroscience, regeneration, epilepsy, molecular neuroscience and sensory systems. | Partial | No | more information | |
| New York Times |
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New York Times access 1851-present. Direct access to virtually all NY Times content from that time period. Requires a separate, one-time registration. For details, visit http://researchguides.drake.edu/nyt | No | No | more information | |
| Oxford Bibliographies Online |
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Authoritative research guides in Atlantic History, Education, Music, Psychology, and Public Health. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Oxford Reference Online |
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Access to dictionaries & reference works in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Limit of 5 simultaneous users. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Oxford Scholarship Online Ebooks |
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eBooks in humanities, sciences, business, and social sciences. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Periodicals Archive Online (ProQuest)
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Archive of backfiles of scholarly periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences, spanning more than two centuries of content, 37 key subject areas, and multiple languages. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice, 5e (AccessPharmacy)
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Full-text eBook available on the AccessPharmacy platform. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice, 6e (AccessPharmacy)
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Full-text eBook available on the AccessPharmacy platform. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Project Muse |
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Full-text of scholarly journals published by Johns Hopkins University and other university presses. | Yes | Yes | more information | |
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PsycARTICLES (Proquest )
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Journal articles in psychology. | Yes | No | more information | |
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PsycINFO (Proquest )
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Citation and abstract search in behavioral science and mental health. | Yes | No | more information | |
| PTSDPubs |
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Database (formerly called PILOTS) produced by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD providing citations and abstracts to the worldwide literature on PTSD and other psychological effects of trauma. | Yes | No | more information | |
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SciELO Citation Index (Web of Science)
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SciELO content includes regional journals from Latin American and the Caribbean as well as titles from Spain, Portugal and South Africa. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Science Online (EBSCO)
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Full-text of the journal Science, 1990 – present. Published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, hosted on EBSCO's Academic Search Ultimate database. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Springer Journals |
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Full text access (1997-present) to most journals available through Springer. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Statistical Abstract of the United States (ProQuest)
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Authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. | No | No | more information | |
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Very Short Introductions (Oxford)
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Concise introductions to a wide range of subjects. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Web of Science Core Collection |
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This subset of Web of Science indexes primary journals and article citations in several databases spanning a wide range of disciplines. | Partial | No | more information | |
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WorldCat (OCLC)
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Locate books, journals and magazines, music scores, and media in libraries worldwide. | No | No | more information | |
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WorldCat Dissertations (OCLC)
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Bibliographic database of all dissertations and theses available in WorldCat | No | No | more information | |
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Zoological Record (Web of Science)
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Provides comprehensive coverage of international zoological literature. | No | No | more information |