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MEDLINE (Ovid)
Core database for health sciences disciplines. Contains citation information and abstracts from biomedical journals.

EMBASE
Contains citation information and abstracts from biomedical journals and conferences. Includes more international journals than Medline.

CINAHL
Contains citation information and abstracts from journals in nursing and health professions.

APA PsycInfo (Ovid)
Contains citation information and abstracts from journals in psychology and mental health.
Scopus
Multidisciplinary abstract and citation index for peer-reviewed research, including journals, books, and conference papers.

Web of Science
Citation information and research impact factors for multi-disciplinary journal articles, conference papers, books, and more.

Cochrane Library
Includes Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), and Cochrane Clinical Answers. The Wiley platform is appropriate for systematic and scoping reviews as well as other advanced searches.
PubMed Clinical Queries

Students 4 Best Evidence
This is a growing network of students from around the world, from school age to university, who are interested in learning more about evidence-based healthcare.
Finding What Works in Health Care: Standards for Systematic Reviews
This resource is a useful guide for writing a systematic review.
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions (the Handbook) provides guidance to authors for the preparation of Cochrane Intervention reviews (including Cochrane Overviews of reviews).

EBM Guide
BMJ Best Practice
Mobile access is available through uCENTRAL. You must register for this service but it is free to members of the UofT community.
UpToDate
UpToDate is a clinical EBM resource available for University of Toronto students only, and can be accessed via library barcode and pin or UTORid and password. Scroll to the bottom of this page for information on the UpToDate app.

DynaMed Plus
Technical requirements and installation instructions for the app can be found here

Micromedex
BE AWARE that access is on-campus only. Apps available with UofT subscription.

PubMed Clinical Queries
TRIP Pro
Open-source medical search engine designed to provide evidence for clinical decision-making. Includes research evidence, images, videos, patient information leaflets, educational courses and news

Free Online Drug Resources

Health Canada's Drug Product Database
This database is not very user friendly so you might want to read their search tips.
FDA approved Drug Products Database
DailyMed
The content in this database is the most recent information on drugs submitted to the FDA and currently in use and is based on medication package inserts.
Drug Information Portal
This portal searches a range of NLM databases simultaneously, including PubMed, DailyMed, Dietary Supplements Labels Database and Medline Plus.
RxList
This resource contains detailed and current pharmaceutical information on brand name and generic drugs. RxList has a Pill Identification tool, which allows the user to look up a pill based on its physical appearance, i.e., colour, shape, and imprint.