PubDrug.org student presentation

Pubdrug.org Drug Information Database William J. Loeffler IV Amy Jo Michnik

Pubdrug.org Our Contribution
Monograph Template Design
Construction of the first two monographs
Provide feedback on the plausibility of the pubdrug.org concept
Provide advice for the progression of pubdrug from the perspective of a editor and a potential user of the database.

Pubdrug.org Main Points of Focus
Target Users
Target Editors/Monograph Creators
Depth of Information
Database Navigability
Editability
Security
Longevity
Overall Goal of Pubdrug

Pubdrug.org I. Target Users
Healthcare Professionals
Pharmacists – mainly in an ambulatory setting in need of readily accessible drug information.
Doctors – In need of up to date general drug information in a readable format.

Pubdrug.org II. Target Monograph Creators
Pharmacy Students – P3 & P4
Monographs written by students will be edited by faculty members or preceptor and editorial board.
Pharmacotherapy Faculty
Monographs will be edited by colleagues and editorial board.

Pubdrug.org III. Depth of Information
The monograph is designed to give the user the level of information they desire.
Through tables and linkage to internal and external information the user controls the depth of information they receive.
The information on Pubdrug is intended to be comprehensive without being exhaustive.
However, Pubdrug is also used to link to pharmacotherapy information such as: clinical guidelines for indications of the drug, primary literature linking, & pharmacogenomics information .

Pubdrug.org IV. Database Navigability
The monographs were designed with the busy healthcare professional in mind .
Quick reference table.
Drug interactions table.
Citations with external links to abstracts or full text articles.
Product information/availability table.
Links to information explaining terminology (e.g. Fredrickson Types IIa & IIb Hypercholesterolemia ).

Pubdrug.org V. Editability
The monographs are designed to utilize the wikimedia software to the fullest to prevent the need for partner programs such as java script.
This should improve the editability and creation of new drug monographs, respectively.

Pubdrug.org VI. Security
Security of the information on pubdrug is approached through the use of:
User account requirement for editing.
Editorial board proposal.
Certification process with page locking.

Pubdrug.org VII. Longevity
The main concern over the next year is to have set goals in place to ensure the survival of the database:
Top 200 drugs by the end of 2007.
Pharmacy projects for P3 students.
Continuity of monograph construction with overlapping of students (i.e. P4 informatics teach P3 pharmacy project students)
Grants to fund the database.

Pubdrug.org VIII. Overall Goal of Pubdrug
To provide free, unbiased, drug information written by healthcare professionals for healthcare professionals.
To grow into a reputable & trusted self sustaining resource for drug information.
To show that The University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy is innovative.

Pubdrug.org Concerns and Advice
Use UB students to train new editors.
Continue to take major new ideas/additions for the first 20 monographs or so
The site definitely will need an editorial board to review additions and continuous updates.
The updates can be done by classification. (i.e. X times per year each class is updated)

Pubdrug.org The Future
Near Future:
Train UB students/faculty for pharmacy projects, informatics rotations, volunteers, etc.
These monographs are easily something a student or faculty member can construct during their free time and slowly build on it.

Pubdrug.org The Future
Far Future Ideas!:
Incorporation of a link with or to prescription insurance companies formularies. This can be added as a table with HMO/insurance plan in one column coupled with its co-pay and tier in the adjacent column(s).
PDA Versions
Spark nationwide pharmacy school involvement
Apply for grants to fund the costs of updates, editorial board, etc.

Introducing Pubdrug.org
Lets take a few minutes to navigate through an example drug monograph the user “getting started” section of pubdrug.org.

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