$International Pharmaceuticals Abstracts (IPA) (via Silver Platter) - Indexes 750+ pharmaceutical, medical and pharmacy journals published worldwide. Subjects include pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical science. 1970+

$MDConsult - 36 medical texts, full text articles from clinical journals, practice guidelines, and patient education. Current. (requires registration)

PubMed (MEDLINE; Health Services, Technology, Administration, and Research; & PreMedline) - the National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, pharmacology, toxicology, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the pre-clinical sciences. This is a free government database and is accessible from any web browser.

$MICROMEDEX - supports clinical decision making and patient care by providing comprehensive drug, acute care, and toxicology information. This database is limited to educational use only.

$SciFinder Scholar - Full access to Chemical Abstracts, the comprehensive database to world literature on all aspects of chemistry, including biochemistry. Software must be downloaded to individual computers, and access is limited to two simultaneous users. 1967+

$Stat! Ref Electronic Medical Library - lets you cross-search more than 31 medical texts including Medline, Stedman's Medical Dictionary and popular texts from McGraw Hill, Mosby, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, also includes AHFS DRUG INFORMATION (2000), MOSBY'S GENRx™, USP DI® DRUG INFORMATION FOR THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, THE MERCK MANUAL OF DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY and BASIC & CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY.

TOXNET - A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas.

WEBSITES

American Diabetes Association - provides extensive information on diabetes.

American Society for Microbiology - provides resources for students and faculty in the microbiological sciences.

Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties - provides information and resources for the profession of pharmacy in the discussion, evolution, direction and recognition of specialties and areas of added qualifications in pharmacy.

Cells Alive - information on cell structure and function, with a variety of live recording and computer animation of immune cells, bacteria, parasites, and aquatic organisms which are available for licensing for educational use.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - provides a system of health surveillance to monitor and prevent outbreak of diseases. With the assistance of states and other partners, CDC guards against international disease transmission, maintains national health statistics and provides for immunization services and supports research into disease and injury prevention.

ChemFinder - the ChemFinder WebServer is a chemical database, it provides information that a general-purpose WWW index cannot, including physical property data and 2D chemical structures.

Clinically Used Drugs Metabolized by Cytochrome P450 - a reference tool for physicians and health care providers who wish to avoid drug interactions in their patients.

College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists - facilitating information regarding psychotherapeutic entities, patient care and community support, endorsing and supporting the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties Psychiatric Pharmacists exam and preparation of candidates.

ConsumerLab.com - independant testing results of herbals and nutraceuticals to make reccomendations on products for patients.

Electronic Orange Book - approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations.

Food and Drug Administration - assures the safety of foods and cosmetics, and the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals, biological products and medical devices.

Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - useful web site for information on new drugs

HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service - the central resource for federally-approved treatment guidelines for HIV and AIDS. Treatment recommendations for HIV/AIDS, updated every 3-6 months based on new data.

International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research - working papers, publications, fellowships, employment and student information on pharmacoeconomics.

Johns Hopkins AIDS Treatment Information - the Johns Hopkins AIDS Service and has now been accepted as the standard of care for quality assurance by Maryland Medicaid.

MEDLINEplus Drug Information - A guide to more than 9,000 prescription and over-the-counter medications provided by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) in the USP DI® and Advice for the Patient®.

National Guideline Clearinghouse - a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Provides health and grants information as one of the agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services.

PHRMA New Medicines in Development - The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America resource on new drugs.

Pharmacy OneSource - general pharmacy career material, including a salary calculator that compares different parts of the country for students looking at residency stipends elsewhere in the country.

RxList - RxList is a trove of pharmaceutical knowledge with more than 4,000 medications on file, a pharmaceutical discussion board and an online dictionary of medical jargon.

Society of Infectious Disease Pharmacists - an association of health professionals dedicated to promoting the appropriate use of antimicrobial agents.

theheart.org - designed to provide information on caring for people with disorders of the heart and circulation and on preventing such disorders. (registration required)

The World WideWeb Virtual Library: Pharmacy - David Bourne's impressive attempt to list all the Pharmacy Related (loosely defined) Internet Resources.

UCONN students, faculty and staff should contact the Pharmacy Librarian for research assistance in room 350 Hewitt, 486-2218 or e-mail: sharon.giovenale@uconn.edu

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