Abstract
Pillbox is a tool that can be used to rapidly identify solid dosage medications. The database, created and maintained by the National Library of Medicine with the support of the Food and Drug Administration, seeks to enhance patient safety through the identification of solid dosage medication. Users enter physical characteristics of a medication, possible matches are provided, and links to additional resources are offered. A comparison with comparable resources was conducted, and future enhancements to Pillbox are discussed.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 382-392 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Medical Reference Services Quarterly |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Drug information services
- image databases
- online databases
- pill identifier
- pillbox
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Informatics
- Library and Information Sciences
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Pillbox : A Solid Dosage Medication Identification Tool. / Vardell, Emily; Goolabsingh, David; Vaidhyanathan, Vedana.
In: Medical Reference Services Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 4, 01.10.2011, p. 382-392.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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