Modification of a Management Information System Software Package to Process Drug Reaction Data

Design and implementation of computer systems to process drag adverse reaction data usually require considerable investment in time, personnel and money. Modification of a commercially available program package offers a potentially economical means to establish an effective system in a relatively short period of time. Adaptation of this program package to our specific task involved only three major steps: (1) definition of the data to be stored; (2) definition of file organization, and (3) modification of the package to provide programming for field definition, an edit routine, and input/output routines. These steps were accomplished within a matter of weeks and at relatively low cost, including the original expenditure for the purchase of the commercial software. Seven subsystems were developed for the formation, maintenance and utilization of the data base. Each : subsystem is described in detail to permit ready application of this approach to any similar data management problem.

Der Entwurf und die Vervollständigung von Computer-Systemen zur Verarbeitung von Drogen-NebenWirkungen benötigt im allgemeinen erhebliche Investitionen bezüglich Zeit, Personal und Geld. Die Abänderung eines kommerziell erhältlichen Programm-Pakets bietet die Chance, ein effektives System in relativ kurzer Zeit und unter günstigen ökonomischen Bedingungen aufzubauen. — Die Adaption eines solchen Programm-Pakets an unsere spezifische Aufgabe benötigte nur 3 Schritte: 1.) die Defi. nition der zu speichernden Daten; 2.) die Definition der File-Organisation und 3.) die Modifikation des Pakets bezüglich Speicherdefinition, Daten-Aufbereitung und Eingabe/Ausgabe-Routinen. Diese Schritte konnten innerhalb von einigen Wochen und mit relativ geringem Kostenaufwand — inklusive der Ausgaben für den Kauf der Software — erledigt werden. Für den Aufbau, die Unterhaltung und die Nutzung der Datenbank wurden sieben Untersysteme entwickelt. Jedes dieser Subsysteme wird im Interesse einer vereinfachten Übertragung der gewählten Methodik auf ähnlich gelagerte Datenverarbeitungs-Systeme detailliert beschrieben.

Key-Words

Adverse Drug Reaction System - Software Adaption - Pharmaceutical Industry

Schlüssel-Wörter

Arzneimittel-Datenbank - Software-Anpassung - Pharmazeutische Industrie

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