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  • Effective literature searching is vital for academic and research endeavors in pharmacy education.
  • Identifying comprehensive and relevant scholarly articles can be challenging due to the proliferation of databases and publication venues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of six major databases for retrieving pharmacy education literature.
  • To compare the performance of CINAHL, ERIC, Google Scholar, Ovid MEDLINE, Science Direct, and Scopus.

Main Methods:

  • A systematic comparison of six databases was conducted to identify pharmacy education articles.
  • Articles were tracked by their retrieval database, and results were cross-referenced.
  • Key performance indicators including sensitivity, precision, and unique retrievals were calculated.

Main Results:

  • Scopus demonstrated the highest sensitivity (65%) and precision (47%) among the individual databases.
  • A combination of Scopus, Science Direct, and Google Scholar identified 97% of the relevant articles.
  • No single database was sufficient for a comprehensive literature search.

Conclusions:

  • Pharmacy education literature searches necessitate the use of multiple databases for optimal results.
  • The optimal combination includes Scopus, Science Direct, and Google Scholar for maximizing retrieval.
  • Researchers should consider employing a multi-database search strategy to ensure thoroughness.