Research Guide
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?
Find Drug Information Database
General Drug Information
Micromedex
Detailed information on drugs, uses, identification, toxicology, and alternative medicine.
Remote Access: Install VPN, log in to the web application or us the mobile applications.UpToDate
Contains 6,000+ unique drug entries on Drug Interaction by Lexicomp.
Remote Access: Install VPN, log in to the web app or us the mobile application.AccessMedicine
The Integrated Drug Database let's you look up dosing, indications, and adverse reactions quickly for generic and brand-name drugs, with printable patient handouts presented in English and Spanish.
Remote Access: Install VPN, log in to the web app or us the mobile application.
Other Resources
DailyMed
This website contains 114947 drug listings as submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). DailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States.Dietary Supplement Label Database
The Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) includes full label derived information from dietary supplement products marketed in the U.S. with a Web-based user interface that provides ready access to label information. It was developed to serve the research community and as a resource for health care providers and the public. It can be an educational and research tool for students, academics, and other professionals.Drugs.com
Provides accurate and independent information on more than 24,000 prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines and natural products.Drugs@FDA
Includes information about drugs, including biological products, approved for human use in the United States.LactMed in Bookshelf
The LactMed database contains information on drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed.MedlinePlus Drugs, Herbs and Supplements
Learn about prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, dietary supplements, and herbal remedies.National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) part of the National Institutes of Health, is the Federal Government’s lead agency for scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine. Formerly known as the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.RxList: The Internet Drug Index
RxList is an online medical resource dedicated to offering detailed and current pharmaceutical information on brand and generic drugs.U.S. Food and Drug Administration Medication Guides
Medication Guides are paper handouts that come with many prescription medicines. The guides address issues that are specific to particular drugs and drug classes, and they contain FDA-approved information that can help patients avoid serious adverse events.
Other Resources: Toxicology
ChemIDplus
Chemical database is a dictionary of over 400,000 chemicals (names, synonyms, and structures).PubChem
PubChem is the world's largest collection of freely accessible chemical information. Search chemicals by name, molecular formula, structure, and other identifiers. Find chemical and physical properties, biological activities, safety and toxicity information, patents, literature citations and more.TOXLINE in PubMed
Bibliographic database for toxicology, a varied science encompassing many disciplines.
Find Journal Articles
Browse our electronic journal collection. (Databases List)
For off-campus use VPN.
Academic Search Complete
Click EBSCOhost Research Databases and click Title List below the database description.CINAHL Complete
Click EBSCOhost Research Databases and click Title List below the database description.Dentistry & Oral Sciences Source
Click EBSCOhost Research Databases and click Title List below the database description.Journals @ Ovid
Click Journals at the top left corner of the screen to view the Title List.
Other Databases
An online portal that provides easy management and access to health research and related information.
Open Access
What if I can't access an article?
Email us at kevolante@up.edu.ph to help you retrieve the article you are looking for.
Find Books
Browse the Shelf
Browse our print collection. Circulation Books (for One-week Loan) and Reference Books (for Room Use Only) are available near the reading area, Reserve Books (for Overnight Loan), Filipiniana Books (for One-week Loan) and Theses (for Room Use Only) are located near the Information Desk. Use the below call number ranges to browse print books at the Pharmacy Library.
Therapeutics/Pharmacology: RM
Drug prescribing: RM138
Prescription writing: RM139
Medication errors/Misuse of therapeutic drugs: RM146-146.7
Administration of drugs and other therapeutic agents: RM147-180
Other therapeutic procedures: RM182-190
Drugs and their actions: RM671-671.5
Pharmacy: RS
Formularies: RS125-131.9 (Reference)
Pharmacopoeias: RS139-141.9 (Reference)
Dispensatories: RS151.2-151.9 (Reference)
Pharmaceutical technology: RS192-199
Pharmaceutical dosage forms: RS200-201
Pharmaceutical chemistry: RS400-431
Search Library Catalog
UP Manila iLib Web OPAC
To locate books and other resources, browse our Online Public Access Catalog.
Browse our electronic book collection. (Databases List)
For off-campus use VPN. *Some databases allow remote access by creating/registering for an account.
Open Access
Find Grey Literatures
What is Grey Literature?
The Fourth International Conference on Grey Literature (GL '99) in Washington, DC, in October 1999 defined grey literature as follows: "That which is produced on all levels of government, academics, business and industry in print and electronic formats, but which is not controlled by commercial publishers."
In general, grey literature publications are non-conventional, fugitive, and sometimes ephemeral publications. They may include, but are not limited to the following types of materials: reports (pre-prints, preliminary progress and advanced reports, technical reports, statistical reports, memoranda, state-of-the art reports, market research reports, etc.), theses, conference proceedings, technical specifications and standards, non-commercial translations, bibliographies, technical and commercial documentation, and official documents not published commercially (primarily government reports and documents) (Alberani, 1990).
Source: Grey Literature Report
Documentary material in print and electronic formats, such as reports, preprints, internal documents (memoranda, newsletters, market surveys, etc.), theses and dissertations, conference proceedings, technical specifications and standards, trade literature, etc., not readily available through regular market channels because it was never commercially published/listed or was not widely distributed.
Source: Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science
Google Search Engines
Narrow down search results for complex searches by using the Advanced Search page.
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Google Scholar helps you find relevant work across the world of scholarly research.
Clinical Trials
Philippine Council for Health Research and Development Herdin Plus Clinical Trials
World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP)
Health Statistics
Government Publications
Repositories
Association, Society, Organization
Find Images and Videos
Other Resources:
Pixabay
Pixabay is a vibrant community of creatives, sharing copyright free images and videos. All contents are released under the Pixabay License, which makes them safe to use without asking for permission or giving credit to the artist - even for commercial purposes.Unsplash
Unsplash is internet’s source of freely usable images. Over 2 million free high-resolution images brought to you by the world’s most generous community of photographers.Pexels
Pexels provides high quality and completely free stock photos licensed under the Pexels license. All photos are nicely tagged, searchable and also easy to discover through our discover pages.
Plagiarism and Citation
Turnitin
Turnitin is an originality checking and plagiarism prevention service that checks your writing for citation mistakes or inappropriate copying. When you submit your paper, Turnitin compares it to text in its massive database of student work, websites, books, articles, etc.
So does Turnitin detect plagiarism? No - Turnitin offers a tool that helps educators (and their students) make informed evaluations of student work rapidly and move on to the important task of discerning what their students need in the way of instruction, correction or judicial action. Learn more in the Turnitin blog.
UP Manila Memo No. CCDP 2018-134 01 September 2018
All UP Manila units will require a maximum similarity index of 30% (with filter for bibliography/references and similarity matches of <1%), based on the Turnitin anti-plagiarism software evaluation, for the following submissions: Student term papers, Student thesis proposals, Student thesis reports, Research proposals, Research final reports, Researches by PGH residents and fellows, and Submissions for publication.
Since there is only limited number of user accounts allotted for UPM, we cannot provide Student Accounts and use the Add Students function; we can only run the originality test for their papers using our Instructor Account. To check your paper for similarity, send your paper in PDF file to pharmlib.upm@up.edu.ph.
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