Research Guides: Pharmacology & Toxicology: Home

Databases for Finding Journal Articles

PubMed This link opens in a new window
Biomedical database from the U.S. National Library of Medicine containing millions of citations from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Look for the Clinical Queries option on PubMed's homepage to help you in finding clinical studies.
CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature This link opens in a new window
Index to journals in nursing, medical technology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, and other allied heath disciplines. Also includes a selection of pharmacy and pharmacology titles.

Some Resources Provided by the Library (SJU username and password required)

AccessPharmacy This link opens in a new window
This resource includes basic and clinical pharmacology and toxicology textbooks, including Casarett & Doull's Toxicology and Goodman & Gilman's Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics.
AdisInsight (formerly R&D Insight) This link opens in a new window
Information on drugs in the pipeline.
• Note: You will be prompted to enter your SJU email and select preferences.
Food Chemicals Codex This link opens in a new window
The FCC is a compendium of internationally recognized standards for the purity and identity of food ingredients.
• Note: A unique login is needed to access this database. Follow this link to enter your SJU credentials; doing this will allow you to view the unique login for the FCC.
USP Dictionary of USAN and International Drug Names This link opens in a new window
The USP Dictionary of United States Adopted Names (USAN) and International Drug Names is the leading reference for nonproprietary drug names and chemical structures.
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USP-NF: United States Pharmacopeia and The National Formulary This link opens in a new window
Monographs for drug substances, dosage forms, and compounded preparations.

Some Resources Available Free on the Internet

ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Institutes of Health)
Federal database of proposed, ongoing and completed clinical trials.
International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (World Health Organization) (http://apps.who.int/trialsearch/)
Database of clinical trials around the world. The data are provided by government agencies.
IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology (http://www.guidetopharmacology.org/)
Database of information on drug targets from the International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR), the British Pharmacological Society (BPS), and the Wellcome Trust.
IUPHAR Guide to Immunopharmacology (https://www.guidetoimmunopharmacology.org)
This database contains information on immunopharmacologic targets and associated cell types. It is a companion database to the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology and is produced by the International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR) with funding from the Wellcome Trust.
Tox Town: Environmental Health Concerns and Toxic Chemicals Where You Live, Work, and Play (National Library of Medicine) (https://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/)
This site offers toxicology information for consumers. It includes general topics and provides tools for individuals to assess the risks in their environment.
National Toxicology Program (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/)
The National Toxicology Program evaluates the safety of chemicals that are public health concerns. Its website includes such resources as the Chemical Effects in Biological Systems database.
TOXNET: Toxicology Data Network (National Library of Medicine) (https://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/)
TOXNET provides access to more than a dozen databases with a wide range of toxicology information. Here is a sample of the topics included: hazardous chemicals and the release of chemicals into the environment, chemicals used in household products, and chemicals which may appear in breast milk or have effects on reproduction.
ToxTutor (National Library of Medicine) (https://toxtutor.nlm.nih.gov)
This online tutorial covers the basics of toxicology. Dose and dose response, toxicity testing methods, and cellular toxicology are just a few of the topics covered.