[Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients

2006-03-25 Thread Kevin Toppenberg
I have a question for the pharmacists on the message board: As I am processing the 280,000 entries in the FDA database, I am matching first by NDC. If that fails, I then have a drug that potentially needs to be added to the VA PRODUCT file. In order for the drug to work with drug-interaction

Re: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients

2006-03-25 Thread Nancy Anthracite
I think that Mark Amundson's business will provide this service for those who wish to purchase it. The whole question of drug interactions is an interesting one. There are databases one can purchase, but when it comes to implementing them, this is an issue which virtually all medical records

Re: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients

2006-03-25 Thread Bill Walton
-members@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: 2006-03-25 7:36 AM Subject: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients I have a question for the pharmacists on the message board: As I am processing the 280,000 entries in the FDA database, I am matching first by NDC. If that fails, I

Re: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients

2006-03-25 Thread Bill Walton
[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: 2006-03-25 9:42 AM Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients I think that Mark Amundson's business will provide this service for those who wish to purchase it. The whole question of drug

Re: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients

2006-03-25 Thread Nancy Anthracite
] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients I think that Mark Amundson's business will provide this service for those who wish to purchase it. The whole question of drug interactions is an interesting one. There are databases one can purchase, but when it comes to implementing them

Re: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients

2006-03-25 Thread Bill Walton
I think maybe I'm not understanding your question ;-) - Original Message - From: Nancy Anthracite [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: 2006-03-25 11:09 AM Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients You are absolutely right

Re: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients

2006-03-25 Thread Nancy Anthracite
] To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: 2006-03-25 9:42 AM Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients I think that Mark Amundson's business will provide this service for those who wish to purchase it. The whole question of drug interactions is an interesting

Re: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients

2006-03-25 Thread Ruben Safir
On Sat, 2006-03-25 at 08:36, Kevin Toppenberg wrote: I have a question for the pharmacists on the message board: I'm busy with patients right now but I'll get backt o you at the end of the weekend. Ruben --- This SF.Net email is

Re: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients

2006-03-25 Thread Kevin Toppenberg
hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: 2006-03-25 7:36 AM Subject: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients I have a question for the pharmacists on the message board: As I am processing the 280,000 entries in the FDA database, I am matching first by NDC

Re: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients

2006-03-25 Thread Marc Krawitz
In reference to Kevin and Nancy's concerns about ongoing updates to the drug files - will the Hui offer regular updates by any chance? Thanks, Marc

Re: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients

2006-03-25 Thread JohnLeoZ
Nancy Anthracite wrote: On Saturday 25 March 2006 12:09, Nancy Anthracite wrote: You are absolutely right that I am very interested. Do you have any objection to my posting this on the Hardhats mailing list? Now I'm not sure how I feel about that...

Re: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients

2006-03-25 Thread Kevin Toppenberg
- Original Message - From: Kevin Toppenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Hardhats Sourceforge hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: 2006-03-25 7:36 AM Subject: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients I have a question for the pharmacists on the message board: As I am

Re: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients

2006-03-25 Thread Kevin Toppenberg
On 3/25/06, Bill Walton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Kevin, Just an FYI about the FDA database: it's not complete. I took a look at it about a week or so ago and entered one of my meds. It wasn't there. The manufacturer was. A whole bunch of their meds were. But not the one I use. I

Re: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients

2006-03-25 Thread Ruben Safir
Subject: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients I have a question for the pharmacists on the message board: As I am processing the 280,000 entries in the FDA database, I am matching first by NDC. If that fails, I then have a drug that potentially needs to be added

Re: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients

2006-03-25 Thread Ruben Safir
: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients I have a question for the pharmacists on the message board: As I am processing the 280,000 entries in the FDA database, I am matching first by NDC. If that fails, I then have a drug that potentially needs to be added

Re: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients

2006-03-25 Thread Kevin Toppenberg
Hmm, you are right. And Sodium Phosphate vs. Sodium. Kevin On 3/25/06, Ruben Safir [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try Insulin Human --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into

Re: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients

2006-03-25 Thread Ruben Safir
There are two brands, Lilly and Squibb or whoever squibb is now. Ruben On Sat, 2006-03-25 at 18:28, Kevin Toppenberg wrote: Hmm, you are right. And Sodium Phosphate vs. Sodium. Kevin On 3/25/06, Ruben Safir [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try Insulin Human

Re: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy question: matching ingredients

2006-03-25 Thread Kevin Toppenberg
I think what I am going to do it this: Cycle through all ingredients. For those that are not found in VistA, add them as new ingredients. But then link this new ingredient to a PRIMARY INGREDIENT of an existing ingredient. e.g. CEFTAZIDIME PENTAHYDRIDE (new) -- CEFTAZIDIME (existing entry)