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Database Selection Aid for Searching Pharmaceutical Topics
on DIALOG and DataStar
M = Major resources in subject specialty
O = other resources
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| Database Name |
DIALOG
File No. |
DataStar
Label |
Identification/
Nomenclature |
Drug
Discovery |
Biotechnology |
Preclinical
Studies |
Clinical
Studies |
Adverse Effects/
Toxicity |
Legal/
Regulatory |
Marketing &
Business |
Pharmacy
Practice |
Pharmacognosy |
Physical
Properties |
| ADIS Drug News |
— |
ADNR |
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O |
O |
M |
M |
O |
O |
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| Aerzle Zeitung Online |
— |
AEZT |
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O |
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M |
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| AIDS Database |
— |
AIDS |
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O |
O |
O |
M |
M |
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| AIDSLINE |
157 |
ACQS |
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O |
O |
O |
M |
M |
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| Allied & Alternative Medicine |
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AMED |
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O |
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O |
O |
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M |
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| AMA Journals Online |
442 |
— |
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O |
O |
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| Analytical Abstracts |
305 |
ANAB |
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M |
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M |
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| Database Name |
DIALOG
File No. |
DataStar
Label |
Identification/
Nomenclature |
Drug
Discovery |
Biotechnology |
Preclinical
Studies |
Clinical
Studies |
Adverse Effects/
Toxicity |
Legal/
Regulatory |
Marketing &
Business |
Pharmacy
Practice |
Pharmacognosy |
Physical
Properties |
| Beilstein Online |
390 |
— |
M |
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M |
| Biobusiness |
285 |
BBUS |
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O |
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O |
M |
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| BioCommerce Abstracts & Directory |
286 |
CELL |
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M |
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O |
M |
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| BIOSIS PREVIEWS |
5 |
BIOL |
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M |
M |
M |
M |
M |
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M |
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| Biotechnology Information |
— |
BIKE |
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M |
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O |
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O |
M |
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| BNA Daily News |
655 |
— |
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M |
O |
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| Database Name |
DIALOG
File No. |
DataStar
Label |
Identification/
Nomenclature |
Drug
Discovery |
Biotechnology |
Preclinical
Studies |
Clinical
Studies |
Adverse Effects/
Toxicity |
Legal/
Regulatory |
Marketing &
Business |
Pharmacy
Practice |
Pharmacognosy |
Physical
Properties |
| CA SEARCH |
399 |
CHEM |
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M |
O |
M |
O |
M |
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M |
M |
| CANCERLIT |
259 |
CANC |
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O |
O |
M |
M |
M |
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O |
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| 21CFR |
— |
CF21 |
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M |
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| Chapman & Hall Chemical DB. (Heilbron) |
303 |
— |
O |
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| Chemical Business Newsbase |
319 |
CBNB |
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O |
O |
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| Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology Abs. |
315 |
CEAB |
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M |
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O |
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O |
| Chemical Industry Notes |
19 |
CIND |
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O |
O |
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| Chemical Registry Nomenclature |
— |
CNAM |
M |
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| Chemical Safety Database |
317 |
CSNB |
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O |
M |
O |
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| CHEMSEARCH |
398 |
— |
M |
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| Chemsources-Chemical Directory |
— |
CSEM |
M |
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M |
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| Chemsources-Company Directory |
— |
CSCO |
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M |
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| Conference Papers Index |
77 |
— |
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O |
O |
M |
M |
O |
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O |
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| Current Biotechnology Abstracts |
358 |
CUBI |
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O |
M |
O |
O |
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O |
O |
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| Database Name |
DIALOG
File No. |
DataStar
Label |
Identification/
Nomenclature |
Drug
Discovery |
Biotechnology |
Preclinical
Studies |
Clinical
Studies |
Adverse Effects/
Toxicity |
Legal/
Regulatory |
Marketing &
Business |
Pharmacy
Practice |
Pharmacognosy |
Physical
Properties |
| Derwent Biotechnology Abstracts |
357 |
DWBA |
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O |
M |
O |
O |
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O |
O |
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| Derwent Drug File |
912,913 |
DDFU |
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M |
M |
M |
M |
M |
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O |
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| Derwent Drug Registry |
911 |
DDRR |
M |
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| Derwent Veterinary Drug File |
— |
DVDU |
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M |
O |
O |
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| DHSS-Data-Health Administration |
— |
DHSS |
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O |
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O |
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| Diogenes |
158 |
DIOG |
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O |
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M |
O |
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| Drug Information Fulltext |
229 |
DIFT |
M |
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M |
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M |
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| Database Name |
DIALOG
File No. |
DataStar
Label |
Identification/
Nomenclature |
Drug
Discovery |
Biotechnology |
Preclinical
Studies |
Clinical
Studies |
Adverse Effects/
Toxicity |
Legal/
Regulatory |
Marketing &
Business |
Pharmacy
Practice |
Pharmacognosy |
Physical
Properties |
| EMBASE |
73 |
EMED |
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M |
M |
M |
M |
M |
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O |
O |
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| European Chemical News |
— |
CNEW |
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O |
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| Database Name |
DIALOG
File No. |
DataStar
Label |
Identification/
Nomenclature |
Drug
Discovery |
Biotechnology |
Preclinical
Studies |
Clinical
Studies |
Adverse Effects/
Toxicity |
Legal/
Regulatory |
Marketing &
Business |
Pharmacy
Practice |
Pharmacognosy |
Physical
Properties |
| F-D-C Reports |
187 |
FDCR |
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O |
O |
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M |
M |
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| Federal Register |
669 |
— |
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M |
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| Federal Research in Progress-FEDRIP |
265,266 |
— |
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O |
O |
O |
M |
O |
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| Fine Chemicals Database |
360 |
— |
M |
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O |
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H
| Database Name |
DIALOG
File No. |
DataStar
Label |
Identification/
Nomenclature |
Drug
Discovery |
Biotechnology |
Preclinical
Studies |
Clinical
Studies |
Adverse Effects/
Toxicity |
Legal/
Regulatory |
Marketing &
Business |
Pharmacy
Practice |
Pharmacognosy |
Physical
Properties |
| Hazardous Substances Databank-HSDB |
— |
HSDB |
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O |
O |
M |
O |
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M |
| Health Administration & Planning |
151 |
HLPA |
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O |
O |
O |
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| Health News Daily |
43 |
HNDO |
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O |
O |
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M |
M |
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| Health Periodicals Database |
149 |
HLTH |
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M |
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| Database Name |
DIALOG
File No. |
DataStar
Label |
Identification/
Nomenclature |
Drug
Discovery |
Biotechnology |
Preclinical
Studies |
Clinical
Studies |
Adverse Effects/
Toxicity |
Legal/
Regulatory |
Marketing &
Business |
Pharmacy
Practice |
Pharmacognosy |
Physical
Properties |
| IDIS Drug File |
— |
IOWA |
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M |
O |
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| Immunoclones |
— |
IMMU |
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O |
M |
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| IMSworld Drug Markets |
— |
IPWE |
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O |
M |
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| IMSworld New Product Launch Letter |
446 |
IPLL |
O |
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M |
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M |
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| IMSworld Patents International |
447 |
IPIP |
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M |
M |
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| IMSworld Pharmaceutical Company Dir. |
— |
IPDI |
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M |
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| IMSworld Pharmaceutical Company Profiles |
449 |
IPCP |
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M |
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| IMSworld Product Monographs |
446 |
IPOP |
O |
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M |
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| IMSworld R&D Focus Drug News |
445 |
IPNA |
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O |
O |
O |
O |
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M |
M |
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| IMSworld R&D Focus Drug Updates |
445 |
IPUR |
M |
M |
M |
O |
M |
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M |
M |
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| International Pharmaceutical Abstracts |
74 |
IPAB |
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M |
O |
M |
M |
M |
O |
O |
M |
M |
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K
| Database Name |
DIALOG
File No. |
DataStar
Label |
Identification/
Nomenclature |
Drug
Discovery |
Biotechnology |
Preclinical
Studies |
Clinical
Studies |
Adverse Effects/
Toxicity |
Legal/
Regulatory |
Marketing &
Business |
Pharmacy
Practice |
Pharmacognosy |
Physical
Properties |
| Kirk-Othmer Online |
302 |
KIRK |
O |
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M |
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L
| Database Name |
DIALOG
File No. |
DataStar
Label |
Identification/
Nomenclature |
Drug
Discovery |
Biotechnology |
Preclinical
Studies |
Clinical
Studies |
Adverse Effects/
Toxicity |
Legal/
Regulatory |
Marketing &
Business |
Pharmacy
Practice |
Pharmacognosy |
Physical
Properties |
| Life Sciences Collection |
76 |
— |
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O |
M |
O |
O |
O |
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O |
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| LMS Drug Alerts Online |
— |
AALR |
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M |
M |
M |
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M
| Database Name |
DIALOG
File No. |
DataStar
Label |
Identification/
Nomenclature |
Drug
Discovery |
Biotechnology |
Preclinical
Studies |
Clinical
Studies |
Adverse Effects/
Toxicity |
Legal/
Regulatory |
Marketing &
Business |
Pharmacy
Practice |
Pharmacognosy |
Physical
Properties |
| Marketletter |
— |
IMLA |
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O |
O |
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O |
M |
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| Martindale Online |
— |
MART |
M |
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M |
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O |
M |
| Medical Toxicology & Health |
— |
DHMT |
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O |
O |
O |
O |
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O |
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| MEDLINE |
155 |
MEDL |
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M |
M |
M |
M |
M |
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O |
O |
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| Merck Index Online |
304 |
— |
M |
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O |
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M |
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| Database Name |
DIALOG
File No. |
DataStar
Label |
Identification/
Nomenclature |
Drug
Discovery |
Biotechnology |
Preclinical
Studies |
Clinical
Studies |
Adverse Effects/
Toxicity |
Legal/
Regulatory |
Marketing &
Business |
Pharmacy
Practice |
Pharmacognosy |
Physical
Properties |
| NDA Pipeline |
189, 989 |
NDAP |
M |
M |
M |
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M |
M |
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| New England Journal of Medicine Online |
444 |
— |
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O |
O |
O |
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| NME Express |
456 |
— |
M |
M |
M |
O |
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O |
M |
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| Newsletter Database |
636 |
PTBN |
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O |
O |
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O |
M |
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| Database Name |
DIALOG
File No. |
DataStar
Label |
Identification/
Nomenclature |
Drug
Discovery |
Biotechnology |
Preclinical
Studies |
Clinical
Studies |
Adverse Effects/
Toxicity |
Legal/
Regulatory |
Marketing &
Business |
Pharmacy
Practice |
Pharmacognosy |
Physical
Properties |
| Occupational Safety & Health-NIOSHTIC |
161 |
— |
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O |
O |
O |
O |
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| Database Name |
DIALOG
File No. |
DataStar
Label |
Identification/
Nomenclature |
Drug
Discovery |
Biotechnology |
Preclinical
Studies |
Clinical
Studies |
Adverse Effects/
Toxicity |
Legal/
Regulatory |
Marketing &
Business |
Pharmacy
Practice |
Pharmacognosy |
Physical
Properties |
| Pascal |
144 |
— |
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O |
M |
O |
O |
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M |
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O |
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| Pharma Marketing Service |
— |
DPMS |
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O |
O |
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O |
M |
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| Pharma. & Healthcare Ind. News DB.-PHIND |
129,130 |
PHIN |
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M |
M |
O |
O |
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M |
M |
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| Pharmaceutical News Index |
42 |
— |
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M |
O |
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M |
M |
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| Pharmacontacts |
— |
PHCO |
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M |
M |
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| Pharmaprojects |
128,928 |
PHAR |
M |
M |
M |
M |
M |
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M |
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| PHARMLINE |
— |
LINE |
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O |
O |
O |
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M |
M |
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| PharmaBiomed |
— |
PTPB |
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O |
O |
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O |
M |
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| PROMT |
16 |
PTSP |
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O |
O |
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O |
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| Database Name |
DIALOG
File No. |
DataStar
Label |
Identification/
Nomenclature |
Drug
Discovery |
Biotechnology |
Preclinical
Studies |
Clinical
Studies |
Adverse Effects/
Toxicity |
Legal/
Regulatory |
Marketing &
Business |
Pharmacy
Practice |
Pharmacognosy |
Physical
Properties |
| Registry of Toxic Effects of Chem. Subs. RTECS |
336 |
RTEC |
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O |
O |
M |
O |
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O |
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| Database Name |
DIALOG
File No. |
DataStar
Label |
Identification/
Nomenclature |
Drug
Discovery |
Biotechnology |
Preclinical
Studies |
Clinical
Studies |
Adverse Effects/
Toxicity |
Legal/
Regulatory |
Marketing &
Business |
Pharmacy
Practice |
Pharmacognosy |
Physical
Properties |
| SciSearch |
434 |
SCIN |
|
M |
M |
M |
M |
M |
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O |
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| SEDBASE |
70 |
SEDB |
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O |
O |
M |
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| Database Name |
DIALOG
File No. |
DataStar
Label |
Identification/
Nomenclature |
Drug
Discovery |
Biotechnology |
Preclinical
Studies |
Clinical
Studies |
Adverse Effects/
Toxicity |
Legal/
Regulatory |
Marketing &
Business |
Pharmacy
Practice |
Pharmacognosy |
Physical
Properties |
| TOXLINE |
156 |
TOXL |
|
O |
O |
M |
M |
M |
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M |
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O |
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| Trade & Industry Index & ASAP Files |
148,648 |
INDY |
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O |
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| Database Name |
DIALOG
File No. |
DataStar
Label |
Identification/
Nomenclature |
Drug
Discovery |
Biotechnology |
Preclinical
Studies |
Clinical
Studies |
Adverse Effects/
Toxicity |
Legal/
Regulatory |
Marketing &
Business |
Pharmacy
Practice |
Pharmacognosy |
Physical
Properties |
| Unlisted Drugs |
140 |
UDRG |
M |
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O |
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