Conclusions
- Medication history
- Technically adequate
- Falling short due to NDC
- Strong need for unique clinical drug identifier
- RxNorm
- Completeness very good (as of 11/2006)
- Greatest need: Drug-device package
- Some errors hinder reproducible use
- RxNorm mapping errors being fixed
- FDA's Structured Product and Daily Med will help address source errors
- Available and usable today
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