DailyMed is a website operated by the
U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) to publish up-to-date and accurate drug labels (also called a "
package insert
A package insert is a document included in the package of a medication that provides information about that drug and its use. For prescription medications, the insert is technical, providing information for medical professionals about how to pr ...
") to health care providers and the general public. The contents of DailyMed is provided and updated daily by the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food ...
(FDA). The FDA in turn collects this information from the pharmaceutical industry.
The documents published use the
HL7 version 3
Structured Product Labeling (SPL) standard,
which is an
XML
Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language and file format for storing, transmitting, and reconstructing arbitrary data. It defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable ...
format that combines the human readable text of the product label with structured data elements that describe the composition, form, packaging, and other properties of the drug products in detail according to the
HL7 Reference Information Model (RIM).
, it contained information about 140,232 drug listings.
It includes an
RSS feed
RSS ( RDF Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication) is a web feed that allows users and applications to access updates to websites in a standardized, computer-readable format. Subscribing to RSS feeds can allow a user to keep track of many d ...
for updated drug information.
History
In 2006 the FDA revised the drug label and also created DailyMed to keep prescription information up to date.
See also
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Consumer Product Information Database, ingredients of household products
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Environmental Working Group
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is an American activist group that specializes in research and advocacy in the areas of agricultural subsidies, toxic chemicals, drinking water pollutants, and corporate accountability. EWG is a nonprofit ...
, which maintains a database of cosmetics ingredients
References
External links
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labels.fda.govDrug labels at FDA website
American medical websites
United States National Library of Medicine
Medical search engines
Medical databases
Online databases
Health informatics
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