Clinical Pharmacology

The Bodleian Health Care Libraries have outstanding collections covering Clinical Pharmacology. This page gives you fast access to some key resources, which will lead to many others.

Subject Librarian

Liz Callow

Outreach Librarian, Cairns Library.

Please contact for help or information on:

  • Library services & resources
  • Literature searching
  • One-to-one or group training on e-resources such as subject databases and reference management
  • Keeping up-to-date with developments in your field.

Key resources in pharmacy

Quick links to pharmacy journals
Key: (F) = free, (Uni) = available via Oxford University e-journals, (NHS) = available via NHS MyJournals
The Geneva Foundation also provides a list of free journals for pharmacology/pharmacy

Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy (Uni) 1989 onwards
BMC Clinical Pharmacology (F) 2001 onwards
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (Uni) 1996 onwards
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Uni) 1995 onwards
Clinical Therapeutics (Uni) 1995 onwards
Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (NHS) 1993 onwards
European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (Uni) 1968 onwards
Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics (Uni) 1997 onwards
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (F) 1997 onwards
Journal of Pharmacy Practice (Uni) 1988 onwards
Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Uni) 1979 onwards
Pharmacy and Therapeutics (F) 2002 onwards



Reference Sources
Key: (F) = free, (NHS) = available via your NHS Athens account

BNF (NHS) - authoritative and practical information on the selection and clinical use of medicines
BNF for Children (NHS)
CKS drugs (F) - all the drug and prescription information from the current set of CKS topics
Electronic Medicines Compendium (F) - "the definitive up-to-date guide for UK medicines information"
Internet Pharmacist (F) - interactive tutorial to improve your Internet research skills
National Electronic Library for Medicines (F) - "providing timely and relevent information on medicines and support prescribing to the NHS at the point of care"
PharmWeb (F) - "premier online community of pharmacy, pharmaceutical and healthcare-related professionals"

 

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Libraries

Principal collections:

  • Cairns Library, John Radcliffe Hospital
  • Knowledge Centre, Old Road Campus

Associated collections:

  • Radcliffe Science Library
Please see our Libraries pages for more details

To make suggestions for purchase

Books or E-resource (including journal or database)

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Catalogues

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Databases

Searching the medical literature

The following databases can also be accessed and cross-searched through OxLIP+, the complete list of Oxford University's databases, online reference works, and e-journal and e-book packages.

Guides for many of these databases are available on the OULS Database Guides. [Opens in new window.]

  • Scopus: covers 15,000 journals, plus web sources and patents across science & medicine. Includes major medical databases Medline (USA) and Embase (Europe).
  • Web of Knowledge: platform for Web of Science (Science Citation Index, Conference Proceedings), Journal Citation Reports (impact factors), plus databases Medline & BIOSIS.
  • PubMed: with links to Free Full Text & Oxford's licensed full text.

There are a range of clinical databases available to staff who have an NHS Athens username and password through NHS Evidence Health Information Resources (formerly National Library for Health).

Dissertations & theses

Please see our e-Resources pages for more details

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Journals

Finding journals

  • University of Oxford Journals:
    OxLIP+ e-Journals provides online access to hundreds of health science titles. You can find journals via this link from any computer connected to the University of Oxford network (available for all HCL Memebers in the Cairns Library and Knowledge centre)
    You can submit suggestions for e-journals via the University Proposals Database.
  • NHS Journals
    NHS Evidence Health Information Resources My Journals provides access to over 800 full-text journals, via national and local subscriptions. Remember to log in for locally purchased journals, such as the British Journal of Nursing and the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin.
    You will need an NHS Athens username and password.
    NHS staff can submit suggestions for e-journals via the NLH feedback form.
Please see our e-Resources pages for more details


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Training

  • Individual help and group training available on request; contact us.
  • Induction sessions for new arrivals can be held in our libraries or in departments as part of general induction days or programmes. Content can include tours of the most relevant libraries, overviews of electronic and other services and resources available to staff and students, specific sessions on resources or services of most relevance to your department or group.

  • WISER (Workshops in Information Skills and Electronic Resources): a regular programme of short training sessions, open to all

  • Intute Virtual Training Suite: improve your internet search skills and discover new resources.

  • See our Training pages for more details

Please see our Training pages for more details

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