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DailyMed
Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).
Source: National Library of Medicine
Access: Free to all users.
Coverage: Not stated
Updated: Not stated
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: DailyMed provides FDA approved labels (package inserts) for marketed drugs. Currently a small set (~400 drugs in July 2006), NLM continues to build the resource. An RSS feed is available.
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Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE)
Produced by the National Health Services' Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, England.
Source: OvidSP
Access: Direct access via campus computers. Off-campus access requires Jefferson Campus Key.
Coverage: Not stated
Updated: Not stated
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: DARE provides critical assessments of systematic reviews from a variety of medical journals. DARE is produced by the expert reviewers and information staff of the National Health Services' Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (NHS CRD) at the University of York, England, and consists of structured abstracts of systematic reviews from all over the world. DARE records cover topics such as diagnosis, prevention, rehabilitation, screening, and treatment. Part of OVID's four-database suite, Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews.
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Databases for Anti-HIV Compounds
Produced by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Source: NIH
Access: Free to all users.
Coverage: Current information only
Updated: Not stated
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: A demonstration site for the Division of AIDS (DAIDS) NIAID, featuring chemical structures and biological data in the chemotherapy of HIV and opportunistic infections (OI's).
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Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology/Environmental Teratology Information Center (DART®/ETIC) Database
Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).
Source: National Library of Medicine
Access: Free to all users.
Coverage: 1965 - present
Updated: Not stated
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: DART/ETIC is a bibliographic database in the Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET®). It covers teratology and other aspects of developmental and reproductive toxicology. It contains over 100,000 references to literature published since 1965. Search by subject terms, title words, chemical name, Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number (RN), and author. Search results can easily be viewed, printed or downloaded. Search results are displayed in relevancy ranked order, but may be sorted by publication date, author or title.
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Diagnosaurus
Produced by Roni F. Zeiger, MD / McGraw-Hill.
Source: Access Medicine
Access: Direct access via campus computers. Off-campus access requires Jefferson Campus Key.
Coverage: Current information only
Updated: Not stated
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: The popular differential diagnosis tool covers over 1000 diseases, and allows browsing by disease, organ system, and symptom.
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DIRLINE
Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).
Source: National Library of Medicine
Access: Free to all users.
Coverage: Current information only
Updated: Not stated
Vocabulary: Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Description: The Directory of Information Resources Online is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's online database containing location and descriptive information about a wide variety of information resources including organizations, research resources, projects, and databases concerned with health and biomedicine.
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Dissertation Express
Produced by UMI/ProQuest.
Source: UMI/ProQuest
Access: Free to all users, after indicating a preferred order method. An actual order is not required.
Coverage: Current 2 years only
Updated: Monthly
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: Search the most current two years of the Dissertation Abstracts database by title words or author. Results are limited to 40 titles and include the title, author, institution, length and UMI number for ordering dissertations submitted to ProQuest from institutions worldwide.
For access to older dissertations, contact the Reference Desk at 215-503-8150, or AskaLibrarian@jefferson.edu.
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DrugNotes (Internet accessible version)
Produced by Thomson Healthcare, Inc..
Source: Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
Access: Direct access via campus computers. Off-campus access requires Jefferson Campus Key.
Coverage: Current information only
Updated: Continuous
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: As part of the overall CareNotes service, DrugNotes includes patient education pamphlets for in-patient care, discharge instructions, and general information, provided in both English and Spanish. This is the general version provided by MICROMEDEX; it does not include custom documents or headings used by Jefferson clinical sites. Access to the customized database is available from computers located in clinical settings.
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Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed)
Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).
Source: National Library of Medicine
Access: Free to all users.
Coverage: Not stated
Updated: Not stated
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: LactMed, part of the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET®), is a database of drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. It includes information on the levels of such substances in breast milk and infant blood, and the possible adverse effects in the nursing infant. Statements of the American Academy of Pediatrics concerning a drugs compatibility with breastfeeding are provided, as are suggested therapeutic alternatives to those drugs where appropriate. All data are derived from the scientific literature and fully referenced. Data are organized into substance-specific records, which provide a summary of the pertinent reported information and include links to other NLM databases. Supplemental links to breastfeeding resources from credible organizations are also provided. Users can search by drug or chemical name, Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number (RN), pharmacologic category, and/or subject terms. Search results can easily be viewed, printed or downloaded. Search results are displayed in relevancy ranked order, but may be sorted by publication date, author or title.
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