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Embase is a comprehensive biomedical database that optimizes literature searches

Discover, innovate and develop with confidence. Regulators recognize Embase as a premier literature source. Find relevant and current results based on Emtree indexing of full-text content and dedicated search terms.

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Conduct more rigorous systematic reviews

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Gain critical insights that help you confidently assess the current state of knowledge and publish original research. Embase supports a thorough analysis of literature for systematic reviews with:

  • Deeply indexed content, including conference abstracts and clinical trials, from trusted sources

  • Guided PICO search and advanced queries

  • Extensive filters to surface relevant information

  • A multitude of topics and connected records

Surface adverse drug events quickly

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Implement good pharmacovigilance practices using high-recall, high-precision drug safety monitoring. Regulatory bodies recognize Embase as a source for discovering adverse events.

  • Comprehensive and up-to-date database with 8,000 new records added daily

  • PV search form to guide a thorough search strategy

  • Tools to track drug-disease relations and drug-drug interactions

  • Alerts set for individual or group distribution

Comply with medical device regulations

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Meet the growing demands of medical device regulation to streamline approvals and minimize risk. The European Commission references Embase as a literature source in meeting the stricter requirements of the MDR and IVDR.

  • Get comprehensive medical device coverage from indexing of devices, concepts, manufacturers, procedures, device trade names and GMDN terms

  • Quickly create precise and high-recall queries with a medical device search form and preset terms

  • Address multiple medical device regulation use cases, including clinical evaluations and post-market surveillance

Connected, configurable solutions to innovate in R&D

Expertise to capture scientific knowledge

Advance your R&D with Elsevier’s Embase and a portfolio of solutions for pharmaceutical and medical device R&D. Innovate with confidence, supported by:

  • Trusted quality information from peer-reviewed scientific literature to regulatory data

  • Innovative technology that powers data transformation and analytical and predictive tools

  • Domain and data science expertise to solve complex problems with data solutions for R&D

Information integrity is essential to your progress. Discover trusted data and tools that that deliver critical insights. Let's shape progress together.

The trusted quality information and innovative technology that deliver biomedical insights

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Millions of records updated daily

Get unparalleled coverage of the biomedical literature, including conference abstracts, clinical trials and information not available in MEDLINE.
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Full-text indexing with the Emtree thesaurus

Select terms from Emtree and transfer them to a search strategy with one click. View synonyms, meaning, and all instances of a term.
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Search wizards and templates

Easily construct an evidence-driven search. Add terms and synonyms from Emtree with a single click and preview the outcome of changing search scope.
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Advanced search

Construct an advanced search with multiple query options and automatically convert your PubMed searches into Embase.
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Alerts, download and search history tools

Export data in the right format for subsequent analyses. Set alerts to make sure you miss nothing.
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Historical records from 1947 to 1973 with Embase Classic

Expand discovery with a backfile of content, robustly indexed with Emtree to extract insights from yesterday and today.

What access options are available for Embase?

Annual subscription

Unlimited access for organizations

For government, institutions, corporate agencies, contract research organizations and consultancies

30-Day access

One user gets 30-day access to Embase.com (limited to four per year). Includes five email alerts.

For individuals, small and medium size businesses. Excludes contract research organizations and consultancies.

7-Day access

One user gets seven-day access to Embase.com (limited to four per year).

For individuals, small and medium size businesses. Excludes contract research organizations and consultancies.

"Performing a systematic search of peer-reviewed and gray literature using Embase is generally accepted as a best practice for evidence-based medicine."

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George R. Khachatryan

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