Embase (Excerpta Medica Database) is a biomedical and pharmacological database produced by Elsevier B.V., containing more than 30 million bibliographic records from biomedical articles in peer-reviewed journals. The database is especially strong in its coverage of drug and pharmaceuticals, and it is available through the Library’s subscription to Ovid, which is a single interface to multiple biomedical databases and full-text resources including MEDLINE and PsycINFO.
Each Embase record contains the full bibliographic citation, indexing terms, and codes, and 80% of all citations include author-written abstracts. The Embase journal collection is international with peer-reviewed journals from more than 90 countries.
Coverage focuses on the following core topics (with significant overlap between topics) representing over 70% of Embase content:
- Pharmacology and toxicology
- General clinical medicine
- Genetics, biochemistry & molecular biology
- Neurology & behavioral medicine
- Microbiology & infectious disease
- Cardiology & hematology
- Psychiatry & mental health
- Oncology
- Healthcare policy & management
- Allergy & immunology
- Pediatrics
- Endocrinology & metabolism
- Obstetrics & gynecology
- Biomedical engineering & medical devices
- Anesthesiology & intensive care
- Gastroenterology
- Respiratory medicine
- Nephrology & urology
- Dermatology
- Geriatrics & gerontology
If you have questions about Embase or need further assistance, please contact Mary Ann Huslig, Research Program Coordinator, by email at maryann.huslig@utsouthwestern.edu or by phone at 214-648-1644.