Embase® Product Suite on Ovid®

Embase, produced by Elsevier, is ideal for anyone in the clinical, corporate, or academic world—from physicians and drug developers to medical device manufacturers and medical students—looking for current, relevant, and practical information in their field.

Ovid, the worlds’ leading aggregated solution of bibliographic and full-text content in medicine and science, offers users easy, fully integrated access to four distinct Embase products: current, daily updated Embase; the Embase Classic archive; Embase Daily Alerts, and Embase Weekly Alerts. Combined with the extensive Emtree thesaurus, Ovid’s robust search technology and time-saving workflow tools support fast, accurate research retrieval and management.

Leading Comprehensive International Biomedical Research and Drug Database

Why Embase on Ovid?• SimultaneouslysearchEmbaseandotherresources using sophisticated multifile searching—with deduplication.

• FindpreciseinformationfastwithOvid’simplementation of the Emtree thesaurus.

• Automaticallygenerateappropriatesearchtermswith Ovid’s targeted mapping.

• Makeyourworkflowmoreefficientwithinlinecitation abstracts, search results annotations, sorting, and other tools.

• SetupsavedsearchesandhavethemdeliveredviaRSS feedorAutoAlertemails.

• UseOvidJumpstartstoautomaticallystartanOvid search session in Embase.

• Gettorelatedfulltextfastfromanybibliographicrecord in Embase with Ovid’s sophisticated linking technology.

• Access—viaEmbasedatabase—Over30million records,includingallMEDLINE®citations,date backto1947aredrawnfromover8,500journals publishedin90countries.

• Getaglobalperspectiveonnewdevelopments inmedicineandpharmaceuticals—just34% ofsourcedjournalsoriginateinNorthAmerica andmorethanhalfarepublishedinEurope.

• Takeadvantageofindustry-leadingindexingwith theEmtreethesaurus.

• Searchover2.1millionconferenceabstractsfrom over6,500eventsdatingbackto2009.

• Minimizecontentoverlapwithyourother eResources—over3,000journalsand6million recordsareuniquetoEmbase.

• Stayup-to-dateonnewdevelopmentsinyour fieldwithweeklyandevendailyEmbaseAlerts.

• Uncover—throughEmbaseClassic—nearly 2millionrecordsoriginallypublished1947-1973.

Embase® Product Suite on Ovid®

EmbaseThe Embase database is the most trusted source of global, evidence-based pharmacological and biomedical research.UnderpinnedbytheEmtreethesaurus—whichprovidescomprehensiveindexingandallowsforprecise biomedical and life science information retrieval—Embase features:

WhoUsesEmbaseinthePharmaceuticalIndustry?

WhoUsesEmbaseintheMedicalDeviceIndustry?• Anyoneresearchingthetrackrecordof competitors—Emtree links trade names to manufacturer’s name

• Complianceofficersmonitoringregulatory requirements and safety data

• Qualityassurancegroupsimplementingand monitoring testing and other quality processes

• Basicscientistsworkinginthelab—Embase indexes over 3,000 general and medical device terms

• Devicemarketersseekingcompetitive intelligence

• Filterscanbeusedwith8purposecategories:

• Causation(etiology)• ClinicalPredictionGuide• Diagnosis

• Economics• Prognosis • Qualitative

• Reviews• Therapy

How are Clinical Queries developed? • ContributorsincludeMcMasterUniversityresearchstaff,NLMmembers,clinicians,and medical librarians.

• Termswerecompiledmanually,usingapeer-reviewedprocess,andfiltersweredeveloped and validated using automated, computerized methodologies.

ClinicalQueriesfromMcMasterUniversity—anOvidExclusive!DevelopedbyOntario’sMcMasterUniversityaspartoftheHedgesProject—whichwasfundedbytheU.S.NationalLibraryofMedicine(NLM)—ClinicalQueriesarescientificallyvalidatedfilters that generate precise searchresultsinmajorclinicalresearchareas.

• DisplayassearchlimitsintheOvidinterface

• Giveuserstheflexibilitytoapplyfiltersthatachieve1of3typesofsearchresults:1.Maximumsensitivity—retrievesthelargestnumberofrelevantresults2.Maximumspecificity—retrievessomewhatfewerrelevantarticlesbutminimizesthe number of irrelevant or lower-quality articles3.Balanceofsensitivityandspecificity

• Disciplinesandfieldscoveredinclude:PharmacologyandPharmaceuticalScience;Pharmacoeconomics; Toxicology;Evidence-BasedMedicine;BiotechnologyandBioengineering;MedicalDevices;DrugResearch andDevelopment;ClinicalInvestigations;Public,Occupational,andEnvironmentalHealthResearchand PolicyManagement;andmore

• Over30millionbibliographicrecordsdatingbackto1947

• AllMEDLINE® citations

• Recordsindexedfromover8,500journals—over3,000ofwhichareuniquetoEmbase

• Internationalcoverage—recordsdrawnfromsourcespublishedinover90countries

• Constantupdates—over1.4millioncitationsandabstractsaddedannually

• Fully-indexedcitations,indexingterms,andcodes

• Author-writtenabstractsforroughly80%ofallcitations

• Druganddeviceindexingbytradename,manufacturername,clinicaltrials,andmore

• ClinicalQueriesfromMcMasterUniversity—Customized for Ovid!

• Researchscientistsinvolvedindrugdiscoveryor clinical trials

• Drugregulatoryspecialistsmonitoringnewrulesand rulechangesfromtheFDAorEMA

• Marketersandmarketresearchprofessionalswho need to monitor the competitive environment and forecast accurately

• Informationmanagerskeepingtrackofcurrent, international pharmacological literature for their colleagues

Formoreinformation,visithttp://hiru.mcmaster.ca/hiru/hedges/All-Embase.htm.

Embase® Product Suite on Ovid®

Emtree—TheLifeScienceThesaurusMorethantwiceaslargeastheMeSH®thesaurusofMEDLINE,Emtreeistheuniqueandworld-renownedcontrolledvocabularyusedforEmbaseindexing.Designedspecificallytoenableuserstoretrievethemostcompleteandprecisebiomedicalandpharmacologicalresults,Emtreeincludes:

• Over70,000preferredterms(morethan31,000ofwhicharedrugsandchemicals)

• Morethan300,000synonyms(over190,000ofwhicharedrugsandchemicals)

• 7,500explosiontermsthatdefinethehierarchicalstructure

• Over3,000specifictermsforgeneralandmedicaldevices(suchasendoscopes,catheters,and prostheses),plusseveralthousandtermsforrelatedmedicalprocedures(suchasendoscopy andcatheterization)

• 78subheadings—64drugsubheadings,including47routesofdrugadministration and14diseasesubheadings

• 28checktagsforstudytypes,includingRandomizedControlledTrial,SystematicReview,and DiagnosticTestAccuracyStudy

• 10checktagsforstudytypesasatopic,includingRandomizedControlledTrial(Topic)and SystematicReview(Topic)

• Linkstoover23,000CASregistrynumbers

• CoversallnewInternationalNonProprietaryNames(INNs)fordrugsregisteredwiththeWorldHealthOrganization(WHO),aswellasallUSAdopted NamesandNDAs(NewDrugApprovals)listedbytheFood&DrugAdministration(FDA)andEuropeanMedicinesAgency(EMA)

• AllMeSHterms,whicharemappedtoEmtreetermsforseamlesssearchingoftheentireEmbasedatabase

WhoUsesEmbaseintheHealthcareIndustry?• Physicians,nurses,andstudentslookingforclinicalandevidence-based content—Emtreeincludesover68,000preferredtermsforclinicalretrieval

• Clinicalpractitionerswhowanttoprovidethemostinformedpatient treatment—over2,500journalsand6millionrecordsareNOTavailable inMEDLINE

• Anyoneinvolvedinorsupportingclinicalcare—ClinicalQueries filters automatically fine-tune clinical searches

• Medicallibrariansconductingsystematicreviewsof evidence-based literature

EmbaseAlerts:GetIn-ProcessCitationsDailyorEvenWeekly!• WithEmbase,fullyindexedcitationsandabstractsappearonaveragetwo weeksafterreceiptofthejournal.Areyoulookingforsomethingfaster?Keep evenmorecurrentonyourresearchwithOvid’sEmbaseDailyorWeeklyAlerts.

• Previouslynon-indexedcitationsinprocessandabstractsaresenttoyouprior to their appearance in Embase.

• ReceiveEmbaseArticlesinPress,whichallowsyoutouncoverimportant information prior to print publication.

• ArticlesinPressrecordsaddtremendousvaluetooneoftheleading biomedical and pharmacological resources available today, and assures you that the most comprehensive and current Embase data available is accessible via Ovid.

• Citationsarecompiledwithinfivebusinessdaysofjournalreceipt.

• Recordscanpre-dateMEDLINEbyuptoasmuchasthreemonths.

• Coveragespans2months,forin-processrecords(longerforArticlesinPress), withover800,000recordsaddedannually.

Embase® Product Suite on Ovid®

Embase Classic—43 Excerpta Medica Journals Published 1947-1973

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Drawnfromjournalspublishedinprintpriortothecreationoftheonline-onlyEmbasedatabasein1974,EmbaseClassiccoversover3,000journalsandindexesmorethan1.8millionrecords.

• SearchEmbaseandEmbaseClassicsimultaneously;searchwithrelateddatabasesandenjoy automatic deduplication.

• TakeadvantageofOvid’sproprietarymappingtechnologyandtheEmtreethesaurusandget precise search results.

• Makeasimple,convenient,one-timepurchaseandgetunlimitedaccessonOvid.

• Instantlylinktorelevantfull-textarticles(PDFs,ifavailable).

Why Would Today’s Researchers Need Historical Literature via Embase Classic?

• Discovernewusesforolderdrugsthatmaynolongerappearincurrentliterature.

• Researchcriticalhistoricaldataforpharmacovigilance.

• Followclinicaltrialresearchprotocolsbyidentifiedadversedrugeffectsfromthistimeperiod.

• Identifyapprovedusesforolderdrugs,aswellasoff-labelusesandefficacyclaimsofthepast.

• Keepconstantlyinformedofpreviouslyidentifiedtoxicsubstancesthatnolongerappearin current literature but remain dangerous.

Excerpta Medica Journal Abstracts Indexed:

• AbstractsofHumanDevelopmental• Biology,DevelopmentalBiology&Teratology• AdverseReactionsTitles• Anaesthesiology• Anatomy,Anthropology,Embryology,Histology• Arthritis&Rheumatism• Biochemistry,ClinicalBiochemistry• Cancer

• CardiovascularDiseases&Cardiovascular Surgery• Dermatology,Venereology• DrugDependence• Endocrinology• EnvironmentalHealth&PollutionControl• EpilepsyAbstracts• Gastroenterology• GeneralPathology,PathologicalAnatomy

• Gerontology&Geriatrics• Haematology• HealthEconomics• HumanGenetics• Immunology,Serology&Transplantation• InternalMedicine

• MedicalInstrumentation,Biophysics, Bioengineering&MedicalInstrumentation

• MedicalMicrobiology,Hygiene,Immunology, Serology,Bacteriology,Virology,Mycology, Parasitology• Neurology,Neurosurgery• Neurology,Psychiatry• NuclearMedicine• Obstetrics,Gynaecology• OccupationalHealth&IndustrialMedicine• Ophthalmology

• Orthopaedics&Traumatology• Otology,Rhino,Laryngology•Pediatrics,PediatricsSurgery• Pharmacology&Toxicology• Physiology,Biochemistry,Pharmacology• PlasticSurgery• Psychiatry• PublicHealth,SocialMedicine&Hygiene• Radiology• Rehabilitation&PhysicalMedicine• Surgery

• Tuberculosis,PulmonaryDiseases,Chest Diseases,ThoracicSurgery&Tuberculosis• Urology,Urology&Nephrology• Virology