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Pharmacology, medicines, and prescribing resources
British National Formulary
The BNF provides UK healthcare professionals with authoritative and practical information on the selection and clinical use of medicines in a clear, concise and accessible manner
Medicines Guide (eMC)
eMC Medicine Guides have been developed to help patients understand their medicines and to take them safely. There is information about possible side effects and drug interactions.
OpenPrescribing.net
Funded by the West of England AHSN and developed by Anna Powell-Smith and Dr Ben Goldacre, the site aims to make NHS prescribing data clear, open and accessible. You can use it to explore patterns of prescribing nationally, in CCGs, and in individual GP practices.
Useful society and association websites
European Bioinformatics Institute
Part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Institute of Biomedical Sciences
The Institute of Biomedical Science is the leading professional body for biomedical scientists, support staff and students.
Royal Society of Biology
The Society's mission is 'to be the unifying voice for biology, to facilitate the promotion of new discoveries in biological science for national and international benefit, and to engage the wider public with our work.'
Data sources and repositories
Advanced Plant Pathology Resources
from the American Phytopathological Society
LSHTM Data Compass
A digital repository of research datasets produced by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Covers health and health equity in the UK and worldwide.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Lots of information on marine biology, including animals, environmental issues, biodiversity, etc. From a US nonprofit conservation society.
National Chemical Database Service
The National Chemical Database Service brings together tools and resources for UK researchers in chemistry and related fields. All web-based services are freely accessible from any UK academic network.
TOXNET
From the US National Institutes of Health. Includes the Hazardous Substances Data Bank, TOXLINE® (containing references to the world's toxicology literature), and ChemIDplus® (a chemical dictionary and structure database).
