Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics and Medical Devices : Get Started

Announcement

Kathy Herrlich, librarian for Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices, is currently on leave.

For research help and/or questions, please send us an email and a librarian will get back to you as soon as they can.

For class requests or anything else, please reach out to Alissa Link Cilfone.

Key Databases

Welcome! Looking for a specific journal? Search by journal title in our E-Journals A to Z list. Looking for books? Try Scholar OneSearch. Limit your results by clicking on the filters for books, e-books.

For additional options, see the entire list of library databases.

Pink Sheet This link opens in a new window
News and analysis of the biopharmaceutical industry, updated daily. For access, please click 'Sign In' and use your Northeastern email and password.
PubMed (NU customized) This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive source of journal literature in the life sciences and biomedicine from the National Library of Medicine. PubMed is a free web resource, however this version contains links to Northeastern-subscribed journals that require a login.
MEDLINE (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Medline is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's database of articles in medicine, with indexing and abstracts for the most important peer-reviewed biomedical and health sciences research journals. Links to full text.
Medline includes literature published from 1966 to the present, with selected coverage prior to that period. Journals are selected by a committee of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

Coverage scope is biomedicine and health broadly defined, including public health, health care systems and delivery, health policy, pre-clinical sciences, bioengineering, life sciences, nursing, dentistry and veterinary medicine. Medline features CAS Registry numbers and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) controlled vocabulary search terms for more precise, comprehensive search results.
Embase (Elsevier) This link opens in a new window
An up-to-date biomedical research database covering the most important international biomedical literature from 1947 to the present day. Structured and natural language searching.
Embase includes unique non-English content and coverage of the most important types of evidence, such as randomized controlled trials, controlled clinical trials, Cochrane reviews and meta-analyses.
BioMed Central This link opens in a new window
An independent online publishing house; provides immediate free access to the peer-reviewed biological and medical research. Northeastern's membership reduces article-processing charges for Northeastern-affiliated authors who publish with BMC journals.
International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Citations and abstracts to worldwide pharmaceutical literature, over 750 health journals, major pharmacy meetings, and all U.S. state pharmacy journals. Links to full text.
Covers biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics, new drug delivery systems, pharmacist liability, and legal, political, and ethical issues.

medRxiv
medRxiv is a free onlline archive of complete but unpublished manuscripts in the medical, clinical and related health sciences. med Rxiv facilitates early dissemination of new findings by allowing researchers to share manuscripts before they are peer-reviewed and published in academic journals. Hosted by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Yale University.

Keep up to date

Stat+ (Boston Globe Publishing) This link opens in a new window
News about the biotech, pharmaceutical and life sciences industries, and public policy issues and analysis related to the life sciences and health. US focus, but global in scope. Access requires additional registration on the STAT+ site with a Northeastern email address.

COVID Key Websites

For more information about COVID-19 research, please visit our Research Subject Guide.

Associations

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
"A nonprofit organization founded in 1967, is a unique alliance of nearly 6,000 members from around the world united by one mission — to increase the understanding and beneficial use of medical instrumentation through effective standards and educational programs, and publications."
Medical Device Associations Worldwide
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society
Medical Device Manufacturer's Association

Podcasts

FDA Drug Safety Podcasts
The FDA Drug Safety Podcasts are produced by FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). They provide emerging safety information about drugs in conjunction with the release of Public Health Advisories and other drug safety issues.
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society Podcast Series
Audio interviews with leading professionals in the regulatory community on important topics affecting health care products, regulation or the regulatory profession.

Library Quick Links

Library Services

Your Librarian (On Leave)

Kathy Herrlich

(she, her, hers)

Email Me

Contact:

270 Snell Library

617-373-5305

Subjects: Behavioral Neuroscience, Language, Linguistics, and Interpreting, Physics, Psychology, Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies