Key Resources for Pharmacy
The following databases contain a variety of material, including journal articles, for your specific subject area. The brief descriptions beneath the titles will explain what each hold. To access, click on the title.
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BioMed Central JournalsBioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed biomedical research.
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British PharmacopoeiaProvides quality standards for UK pharmaceutical substances and medicinal products. The United States Pharmacopeia can be found at Core RS 141.2 UNI.
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Kanopy (now via Library Search)You can now look for Kanopy films using Library Search. The benefit of this is that it will also search across our other film collections, to make sure that you don't miss out. Simply enter your search terms and select 'Video' from the drop down list at the end of the Library Search bar.
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MedicinesCompleteA collection of ebooks including BNF, Martindale, Kucers and more.
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MedlineBibliographic database for biomedical literature covering research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and health care services.
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PubMedA search tool for accessing literature citations and linking to full-text journals. Developed by the NCBI in conjunction with publishers of biomedical literature.
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ScienceThe world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news and commentary.
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ScienceDirectFull text and abstracts from over 2,500 journals in all fields of science and social sciences such as economics, management and business.
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ScopusAbstracts and citations for over 22,800 peer-reviewed titles from more than 5,000 international publishers in science, technology, medicine, social science, arts and humanities
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SIAM Epidemiological CollectionDue to the coronavirus crisis, we have been granted free temporary access to the SIAM Epidemiology Collection, which contains content on epidemiology, disease modeling, pandemics and vaccines.
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UK PubMed CentralAccess to full-text, peer-reviewed research publications in the life sciences and biomedicine.
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Web of Science
Access to the Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index and Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
Other Resources
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British Pharmacological SocietyThe British Pharmacological Society is a charity with a mission to promote and advance the whole spectrum of pharmacology. The Society leads the way in the research and application of pharmacology around the world. Membership is free for undergraduate students.
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General Pharmaceutical CouncilThe General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) is the independent regulator for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises in Great Britain.
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IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PharmacologyThis website created in a collaboration between The British Pharmacological Society (BPS) and the International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR) provides a searchable database with quantitative information on drug targets and the prescription medicines and experimental drugs that act on them.
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Royal Pharmaceutical SocietyThe RPS is the professional membership body for pharmacists and pharmacy in Great Britain and an internationally renowned publisher of medicines information.
Students based in Great Britain can apply for free membership to access the society's resources.