Simplify biomedical searching for all with Embase AI
Embase
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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Elsevier's premiere platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature
Trusted content, technology and expertise to support biomedical research
Conduct more rigorous systematic reviews
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
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
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
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
Millions of records updated daily
Millions of records updated daily
Get unparalleled coverage of the biomedical literature, including conference abstracts, clinical trials and information not available in MEDLINE.
Full-text indexing with the Emtree thesaurus
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.
Search wizards and templates
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.
Advanced search
Advanced search
Construct an advanced search with multiple query options and automatically convert your PubMed searches into Embase.
Alerts, download and search history tools
Alerts, download and search history tools
Export data in the right format for subsequent analyses. Set alerts to make sure you miss nothing.
Historical records from 1947 to 1973 with Embase Classic
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."
GRK
George R. Khachatryan
RosMedEx
Frequently asked questions
Embase is recommended and/or referenced by:
EMA - Guideline on Good Pharmacovigilance Practices (GVP)
European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR)
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions, Version 6.2
China’s NMPA Guideline for the Collection and Reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions
WHO Handbook for Guideline Development
UK's NICE Interim Clinical Guideline Surveillance Process and Methods Guide
JBI Manuals for Evidence Synthesis and Evidence Implementation
Brazilian Ministry of Health
Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Australia for Pharmacovigilance
European Network for Health Technology Assessment
Canada’s Drug Agency (CDA-AMC)
Embase has:
99% of journals in MEDLINE plus more than 3,000 additional journals
More than 99,000 preferred terms, including MeSH terms
More than 16,000 conferences
525,755 synonyms, ~495,182 more than MeSH
Granular indexing for devices and drugs
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