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DrugBank vs Consumer Health Complete: A Comparison of Drug Databases

Explore the key differences between DrugBank and Consumer Health Complete, two comprehensive drug databases, and learn which one is best suited for researchers and casual users.

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DrugBank vs Consumer Health Complete: A Comparison of Drug Databases

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  1. Database Comparison:DrugBank and Consumer Health Complete Christian Burris LIS 623 March 24, 2010

  2. About DrugBank • Bioinformatics and cheminformatics resource • Highly detailed drug data (chemical, pharmacological and pharmaceutical) along with comprehensive drug target information (sequence, structure, and pathway) • (source: DrugBank)

  3. About DrugBank (cont.) • 4,800 drug entries with 100 data fields • Open source product with 747 sites linked

  4. About Consumer Health Complete • Single most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content • Support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics • (source: Consumer Health Complete)

  5. About Consumer Health Complete (cont.) • Approximately 3,267 records • Subscription-based database • HONcode standard compliant

  6. Searching

  7. Searching DrugBank • Search box (Google-like) on every page • Advanced searching: Chem Query, Text Query, Sequence Search, Data Extractor • Browse: sorted by DrugBank ID number or by drug type

  8. Searching Consumer Health Complete • Search under “Drug and Herb Information” on start page • EBSCO database; so Boolean operators and parenthetical searching are possible • “typeahead” feature

  9. Let’s Search!

  10. Accessing… • DrugBank: • http://www.drugbank.ca/ • Consumer Health Complete: • Databases page of Jackson Library

  11. In summary…

  12. Summary • DrugBankis designed for toward researchers and pharmaceutical study • Consumer Health Complete is designed for casual users and consumer interests

  13. Questions?

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