Re: Drug lists

[Elizabeth Barham <soggytrousers@yahoo.com>]

gaut <gaut@online.no> writes:

> So I would rather make a module that was able to import a tabular
> compilation, whatever source, so that each user - whether a GP or a
> pharmacy - had full freedom to modicy and choose.

SleepyCat has an XML database in the works. I was originally hoping it
could be based on this and that an end-user or developer could simply
input and export XML data representing the medication. To me this
sounds simply ideal because it makes so much sense:

<drug>
<tradename>Procardan</tradename>
...etc...

If we provided a schema or DTD along with the tools to insert/export
the data into the (non-XML) DB, then I believe end-users would be more
easily able to adapt it to their needs.

But, even when the data itself is ready, the next question is how are
they to use it? "Link to BerekelyDB and open up file
/usr/share/medications/whatever". Sure, but ideally this will be a
product that end-users can simply install on their system. Other
applications hook-in to it so that it provides medication info. We
could even go so far as providing an HTTP front-end for them (from
what I understand this isn't all tha difficult to do).

Elizabeth


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