Pharmacy
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[edit] Library Specialist - Jean Liddell
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334/844-1797 RBD Library, 2nd Floor, North Annex
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[edit] Databases
International Pharmaceutical Abstracts
- Provides worldwide coverage of pharmaceutical science and health related literature from 1970 - Present.
- Citations to journal literature covering biomedicine including research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, etc. 1966 - Present.
- Authoritative coverage of the literature for nursing and allied health fields including from 1982 - Present.
Current Contents: Medical Edition
- Provides access to the tables of contents and bibliographic data from current issues of scholarly research journals and books in the sciences. 1996 – Present.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
- Provides full text for over 255 health periodicals, over 1,065 health pamphlets, and 23 health reference books. Includes an electronic version of Stedman's Medical Dictionary.
Health Source: Consumer Edition
- Provides over 7,000 reports, in every-day language, describing symptoms, treatments, risks and after-effects of a vast array of medical topics and conditions.
- A database of full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber. The database includes all material from the print journals with the exception of ads and editorial board lists. PsycARTICLES covers 53 journals. 1985 - Present.
- Contains summaries of the world's journal literature in psychology and related disciplines, as well as dissertations and technical reports. 1887 - Present.
- Covers sports medicine, exercise physiology, biomechanics, psychology, training techniques, coaching, physical education, physical fitness, recreation, facilities and equipment. 1949 - Present.
- Provides free access to MEDLINE. Linkages to publishers' sites for full-text journals. Approximately 250 journals available, some by subscription only. Clinical query form with built-in search filters for diagnosis, etiology, therapy, and prognosis.
[edit] Reference Tools
- Cecil Textbook of Medicine - Desk Ref. RC 46 .C423 2004
- Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary - Desk Ref. R 121 .D73 2000
- Drug Facts and Comparison - Ref. RS 250 F33 2000
- PDR [Physicians Desk Reference - Desk Ref. RS 75 .P5 2007
- MEDLINEplus Medical Dictionary
[edit] Journals
Abbreviations for Medical Journals (PubMed Service -Journals Databases)
[edit] Associations, Organizations and Societies
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
- The AACP "is the national organization representing the interests of pharmacy education and educators."
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
- The AAPS "provides a dynamic international forum for the exchange of knowledge among scientists to enhance their contributions to public health.”
American Pharmaceutical Association
- The APhA "the first-established and largest professional association of pharmacists in the United States... providing professional information and education for pharmacists.”
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
- The ASPET "...promotes research funding, holds scientific meetings, publishes scientific journals, and provides a number of services to its members.
- The DIA provides a platform for the exchange and dissemination of information by providing a neutral forum for all participants and offering quality-driven programming.
National Community Pharmacists Association
- The NCPA is "the national pharmacy association representing the professional and proprietary interests of independent community pharmacists."
[edit] Web Sites
CDC Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Prevention
- “The Division of STD Prevention… provides national leadership through research, policy development, and support of effective services..."
- A Clinical Trials Listing Service organized by disease and geographic region …
Electronic Orange Book: Approved Drug Products
- Searchable database which identifies drug products approved on the basis of safety and effectiveness by the FDA; includes dates of approval and other information about the drug.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Provides information about programs, research areas and links to databases containing information about complementary and alternative medicine.
National Guideline Clearinghouse
- “The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC™), a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.”
National Women's Health Information
- “This website [was] created to provide FREE, reliable health information for women everywhere” with topic areas like heart disease, disabilities and pregnancy.”
Medi-Lexicon formerly Pharma-Lexicon
- A dictionary of over 200,000 medical, pharmaceutical, biomedical & healthcare acronyms and abbreviations.
- A searchable database of names and information, including reactions, to prescription drugs.
- Links to pharmacy information, including a list of pharmacy schools around the world.
- A service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 12 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals.
[edit] School of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmacy Practice
- The Departmetn of Pharmacy Practice is interested in promoting the safe and effective use of medications, with a goal of improving the health of Alabama citizens.
Department of Pharmacy Care Systems
- Pharmacy Care Systems is concerned with the socio-behavioral, economic and administrative sciences in pharmacy.
Department of Pharmacal Science
- Pharmacal Science promotes research by faculty assisted by our graduate students, benefits mankind.
Drug Information & Learning Resources Center
- DILRC provides unbiased, evidence-based drug information to health care professionals throughout the state of Alabama.