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Prescribing medicines in pregnancy database

"This database is intended to provide information to health professionals planning the medical management of pregnant patients..."

Produced by: The Therapuetic Goods Administration, Australia
Webpage: http://www.tga.gov.au/hp/medicines-pregnancy.htm

Paramedic Sciences

Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles: 

PubMed

It includes citations for biomedical articles and provides citations and abstracts to biomedical literature including research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and healthcare services.

Medline (via Ebscohost)

EBSCOHost version of Medline. Contains citations and abstracts covering a broad range of medical topics relating to research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and health care services.

CINAHL

Contains citations with abstracts to articles published in nursing and allied health journals. Also covers relevant materials from biomedicine, management, behavioural sciences, health sciences librarianship, education, and consumer health.

Health Collection (Informit)

Informit's full text medical resource contains research articles, reports and case studies of practical support to anyone studying or working in therapeutic, diagnostic and preventative health roles. Includes specialist and current topics of interest such as ageing and age care, child health and breastfeeding, indigenous health issues, mental health and rehabilitation.

Scopus

Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources. Subject coverage includes chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, life and health sciences, psychology, economics, social sciences, and biological and agricultural sciences.

Web of Science

Web of Science provides access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from high impact research journals. It also provides a unique search method, cited reference searching.

Journals
Web Sites

Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Specialised Resources
Specialised Resources: 

Books

AccessPharmacy | MedicinesComplete | Goodman and Gilman's | Basic & clinical pharmacology (Katzung) | Symptoms in the pharmacy | Hugo and Russell's pharmaceutical microbiology | Biopharmaceuticals | Marriott's Pharmaceutical compounding and dispensing | Physicochemical principles of pharmacy | Drugs in use | Colour atlas of Pharmacology | How-to guide: eBooks

Journals
Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews | Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology | Australian Journal of Pharmacy | Australian Pharmacist | Australian Prescriber | British Journal of Pharmacology | Journal of pharmacy practice and research | Nature reviews. Drug Discovery | Pharmacology and Therapeutics | Search UQ journals |

Databases
Pubmed | EMBASE.com | Medline (OVID) | Web of Science | APAIS Health (Aust) | Toxline | SciFInder | Scopus | All Health databases |

Reference
Australian medicines handbook | Australia's Health 2010 | BNF | BNF for children | British Pharmacopoeia | Concise dictionary of pharmacological agents | Current Protocols | Handbook on injectable drugs | Martindale: the complete drug reference | Merck Index | MIMS | Poisons standard | Stockley's Drug Interactions | Toxnet | Health (Drug and Poisons Regulation 1996 |

Evidence Based Practice
Cochrane Library | Therapeutic Guidelines | TRIP | Best Practice and Clinical Evidence | Clinical Practice Guidelines |

Professional Bodies and Websites
National Prescribing Service | PSA | The Pharmacy Guild of Australia | Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) | PharmWeb | Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists |Pharmacogenomics Knowledgebase | PBS for Health Professionals | DrugWatch |

Related Health Information Resources
Dentistry | Medicine | Nursing | Subject Guides

Tools and Tutorials
Evidence-Based Practice | Copyright | Plagiarism | How to Guides | Vancouver Style Guide | Resources for Higher Degree Students | Research Data Management |

Further Assistance
Suggestions and Feedback | Training sessions | UQ Student Services

Contact Librarians

Christine Dalais

c.dalais@library.uq.edu.au

3346 1182

PACE and PAH Health Sciences Libraries

Jill McTaggart

j.mctaggart@library.uq.edu.au

3346 1183

PACE and PAH Health Sciences Libraries

Research Support | Teaching and Learning Support

What's New
What's New: 

What's New to the UQ Library collections

UQ Library (Health Sciences) Newsletter

Faculty of 1000

Faculty of 1000 is peer review service that comprehensively and systematically highlights and evaluates journal articles published in the biomedical sciences, based on the recommendations of a faculty of scientists and clinicians.

It is on trial to University of Queensland staff and students until 31st December 2012.

NPS Medicines List iPhone app

nps app_icon.pngThe brand new NPS Medicines List iPhone app is now available for free from iTunes. It will simplify medications for individuals and those caring others.