Guide to the National Library of Medicine databases used in ChemIDplus
For an alphabetical listing of all locators visit the ChemIDplus Locators page.
| Locator Name | Full Name | |
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| AIDSinfo | AIDSinfo | Access to the latest, federally approved HIV/AIDS medical practice guidelines, HIV treatment and prevention clinical trials, and other research information |
| CCRIS | Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System | Carcinogenicity and mutagenicity test results for over 8,000 chemicals. It is developed and maintained by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
| ClinicalTrials.gov | ClinicalTrials.gov | ClinicalTrials.gov offers up-to-date information for locating federally and privately supported clinical trials for a wide range of diseases and conditions |
| DailyMed | DailyMed | Information about marketed drugs including FDA approved labels (package inserts) |
| DART | Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology Database | Journal references covering developmental and reproductive toxicology |
| Dietary Supplements | Dietary Supplements Labels Database | Ingredients in selected brands of dietary supplements with health information, fact sheets, research findings and on-going clinical studies |
| DrugPortal | Drug Information Portal | Portal to selected drug information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and other key U.S. Government agencies |
| EINECS | European INventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances | Lists and defines chemical substances deemed to be on the European Community market between 1 January 1971 and 18 September 1981 |
| EMIC | Environmental Mutagens Information Center | Older references to chemical, biological, and physical agents that have been tested for genotoxic activity. The database is no longer being updated |
| GENETOX | GENE-TOX Genetic Toxicology Data Bank | Peer-reviewed genetic toxicology (mutagenicity) data from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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| HSDB | Hazardous Substances Data Bank | Data on human and animal toxicity, safety and handling, and environmental fate for about 5,000 chemicals |
| Haz-Map | Haz-Map | Links jobs and hazardous tasks with occupational diseases and their symptoms |
| Household Products | Household Products Database | Links consumer brands to the health effects listed in Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) |
| IRIS | Integrated Risk Information System | Hazard identification and dose-response assessments for over 500 chemicals |
| ITER | International Toxicity Estimates for Risk | Risk information for over 600 chemicals from authoritative groups worldwide. It is put together by Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment (TERA) |
| LactMed | LactMed - Drugs and Lactation Database | Information on drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed |
| LiverTox | LiverTox | Evidence-based information on drug-induced liver injury |
| MedlinePlusAll | MedlinePlus - all information | This search retrieves all MedlinePlus information about a chemical |
| MedlinePlusDrug | MedlinePlus Drugs | This search retrieves a MedlinePlus page dedicated to the drug being searched |
| MEDLINEplusSupp | MedlinePlus Supplements | This search retrieves a MedlinePlus page dedicated to the supplement being searched |
| MeSH | Medical Subject Heading and Supplementary Concept Records | ChemIDplus includes only the chemical names and chemical MeSH headings from this file. This search retrieves information from both MeSH headings and Supplementary Concept Records. |
| MeSH Heading | Medical Subject Heading | ChemIDplus includes only the chemical names and chemical MeSH headings from this file. This search retrieves MeSH headings only. |
| Pillbox | Pillbox | Rapid identification of unknown tablets/capsules using physical features and images |
| PubChem | PubChem Substance Database | The PubChem Substance Database contains the chemical structures of small organic molecules and information on their biological activities |
| PubMed | PubMed | PubMed comprises over 20 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books |
| PubMed AIDS | PubMed - AIDS-related citations | Helps with searching for AIDS-related citations |
| PubMed Cancer | PubMed - cancer | Helps with searching for citations in all areas of cancer, ranging from clinical care to basic research |
| PubMed Central | PubMed Central | Free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature from the National Institutes of Health |
| PubMed Toxicology | PubMed - toxicology | Helps with searching for citations in the area of toxicology |
| REMM | Radiation Emergency Medical Management | Diagnosis and treatment information for radiological events and emergencies |
| RTECS | Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances | RTECS is a compendium of toxicity data extracted from the open scientific literature |
| Tox Town | Tox Town | Guide to potentially toxic substances and environmental health issues in everyday places |
| TOXLINE | Toxicology Literature Online | Journal literature covering the biochemical, pharmacological, physiological, and toxicological effects of drugs and other chemicals |
| TOXMAP® | TOXMAP | GIS maps of the United States to help users visually explore data from the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and Superfund programs. |
| TRI | Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) | Annual environmental releases of chemicals by U.S. facilities reported to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program. Years covered: TRI95, TRI96, TRI97, TRI98, TRI99, TRI2000, TRI2001, TRI2002, TRI2003, TRI2004, TRI2005, TRI2006, TRI2007, TRI2008, and TRI2009, 2010 |
| WebWISER | Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders on the Web | WISER assists first responders in hazardous material incidents |