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• Journal references
• Evidence-based literature
• Drug information
• Standards
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Journal references

Medline - Ovid (1946 to present)

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Embase - Ovid (1974 to present)

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APA PsycInfo - Ebsco

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PubMed

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CINAHL - Ebsco

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CINAHL Ultimate - Ebsco

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Medline - Ebsco

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Health Collection - Informit

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ERIC - Ebsco

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Evidence-based literature

Epistemonikos

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Epistemonikos is a collaborative, multilingual database of health evidence. It is the largest source of systematic reviews relevant for health-decision making, and a large source of other types of scientific evidence. Epistemonikos aims to provide rapid and reliable access to the best available evidence for real-life questions.

Cochrane Library

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The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making.

DynaMed

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DynaMed is an evidence-based point-of-care clinical decision support tool that provides rapidly updated recommendations, diagnostic guidance and treatment summaries to support informed clinical decision-making across a broad range of conditions and specialties.

Isabel

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Isabel is a point-of-care differential diagnosis support tool that generates evidence-informed diagnostic suggestions from patient signs and symptoms, helping clinicians broaden differential diagnoses, identify "don't miss" conditions, and support clinical reasoning in complex or uncertain cases.

BMJ Best Practice

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Designed for use at the point of care, BMJ Best Practice processes support all three components of EBM: best available evidence; clinical expertise; and patient values and preferences.

ClinicalKey

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ClinicalKey, from Elsevier, provides access to peer-reviewed journals, books, clinical guidelines, multimedia resources, and drug information. It supports evidence-based clinical decision-making by providing up-to-date and comprehensive information across various medical specialties.

Trip database

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Trip is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support practice and/or patient care.

Drug information

Australian Injectable Drugs Handbook

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Australian Medicines Handbook

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Australian Medicines Handbook Children's Dosing Companion

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Lexidrug

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Martindale's Adverse Drug Reactions checker

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Micromedex (DRUGDEX, POISINDEX)

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MIMS Online

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Natural Medicines

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Palliative Care Formulary

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Psychotropic Drug Directory

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RCH Paediatric Injectable Guidelines

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Renal Drug Database

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RWH Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Medicines Guide

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Stockley's Drug Interactions

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Therapeutic Guidelines

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TOXINZ Poisons Information

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Standards

Australian and international standards can be purchased from these providers:

• Standards Australia Store
• Intertek Inform Standards (formerly SAI Global)
• Techstreet Store
• ISO Store
  

The Library can support your department to access these resources if needed.

Each store provides a Tracking Service so that you can get notifications when a document on your list is updated, amended, withdrawn, or replaced.

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