Research Guides: Pharmacy: Databases

Off-Campus Users

Logging into Electronic Resources

To log into electronic resources (databass, articles, ebooks) from off-campus

Notre Dame Students - Use your full email address and GatorPass password
Notre Dame Faculty and Staff - Use your full email address and password

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Finding a Specific Journal

To find out if the library has a specific journal, use our Journal Locator.

Type in the name of the journal and hit search. The links that appear in the search will tell you the date range available and if the journal is available online or in print.

If we don't have access to the journal, you can request articles from it through Interlibrary Loan. Articles and other digital materials usually will be delivered to your account within 24 hours.

How Do I Find the Full Text?

After completing your search for articles in one of the Pharmacy or Medical Databases, you'll either find a direct link to an article or you'll see this button:

View this guide for help with accessing the full text of an article.

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AccessPharmacy

AccessPharmacy This link opens in a new window
Contains leading pharmacy textbooks, NAPLEX review questions, a multimedia library, drug therapy cases, and more.

Drug Information Databases

Micromedex This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive database collection which contains resources on drug information, alternative therapies, emergency medicine and protocols, toxicological management, and patient care handouts. It is used to support clinical decision-making and high-quality patient care.
Lexicomp Online This link opens in a new window
Provides point-of-care drug information from 13 clinical databases and 4 clinical applications. Databases include Lexi-Drugs, Pediatric Lexi-Drugs, and Geriatric Lexi-Drugs as well as Clinician's Guides to Diagnosis, Internal Medicine and Laboratory Medicine. Clinical Applications include drug interactions, tablet & capsule identification, medical calculations and patient advisory leaflets.
Facts & Comparisons eAnswers This link opens in a new window
Provides information on drugs, drug interactions, natural medicines and drug news updates, and also contains handouts for patient education, counseling, and drug therapy management.
Natural Medicines This link opens in a new window
Evidence-based resource that provides information on complementary and alternative medicines, including summaries on the safety, effectiveness, and adverse effects of natural medicines. It also allows users to check interactions between natural medicines and conventional drugs.
Clinical Pharmacology This link opens in a new window
Drug compendium to fulfill the drug reference requirements for licensed pharmacies and to determine the appropriate use of drugs and biologics for cancer patients.

Note:For full access, first register for an account. Then, send an e-mail to askemail@loyola.edu indicating that you have registered and require a link for full access.
DynaMed Plus This link opens in a new window
Dynamed Plus is a point-of-care reference resource useful for our Nursing and Pharmacology students. Founded with a mission of providing the most useful information to healthcare professionals at the point-of-care. Thus DynaMed looked to the community and was developed with the help of clinicians to synthesize evidence and give easy-to-digest analysis for thousands of topics.

AHFS Clinical Drug Information
AHFS Clinical Drug Information (AHFS CDI) is your comprehensive interactive treatment and drug therapy solution. It allows health professionals to quickly access the nation’s leading compendium of unbiased and authoritative drug information as well as other drug databases. Access real-time drug and safety alerts, including current drug shortages information.

Note: To login, simply create an account with your email address

Pharmacy and Medical Databases

Use for finding journal articles on a wide range of pharmacy, medical, and health topics.

PubMed This link opens in a new window
Health & medical information primarily from MEDLINE.
MEDLINE This link opens in a new window
Health & medical citations & abstracts (1990-present).
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews This link opens in a new window
Contains detailed, structured reviews by groups of experts in over 40 clinical specialties who authoritatively review hundreds of studies on topics in their specialty, select those that meet strict EBM criteria, and perform "meta-analyses" when possible on all the included studies.
SciFinder Scholar This link opens in a new window
A research tool providing chemical and related scientific information. In addition to patent and journal references, the database provides information on organic and inorganic compounds and sequences; chemical reactions; and chemical sources.
Note: First time registration is required for use. You must use your Loyola or Notre Dame email address for this account.
Beginning June 22nd, SciFinder will not be accessible in older browsers. Please be sure that your browser meets the minimum requirements.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
References to sources in psychology & related fields (1887-present).

Clincial Trials.gov
Is a registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details.
Drugs@FDA
Drugs@FDA includes information about drugs, including biological products, approved for human use in the United States (see FAQ), but does not include information about FDA-approved products regulated by the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (for example, vaccines, allergenic products, blood and blood products, plasma derivatives, cellular and gene therapy products). For prescription brand-name drugs, Drugs@FDA typically includes the most recent labeling approved by the FDA (for example, Prescribing Information and FDA-approved patient labeling when available), regulatory information, and FDA staff reviews that evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the drug.

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles.