Edition 7 is expected in 2000. For pricing, see HELP COST in the file. Now, users of ACS electronic journals will be able to link immediately from references to the relevant CAS record, gaining instant access to the abstract and bibliographic information. You can now retrieve a more comprehensive set of answers with a single search term. This file is a significant addition to the group of files on STN that are particularly relevant to the pharmaceutical business market.
Users can access status information concerning chemical trials, drug approvals, and drug phases.
SDIs provide a convenient method of staying current concerning management changes, strategic statements, major company events, and product updates. Sources are more than 1,700 international research journals from 1994 to the present. The database presently contains more than 1.2 million records and grows by about 250,000 records each year. Updates and SDIs are weekly. Additionally, each document is indexed using a unique and versatile classification scheme that is updated annually to adapt to changing research trends.