Windows Drng Information System in Prescription Order Entry System.

A Windows drug information system was constructed at Osaka University Hospital. The MSDOS text file of drug information described in the package inserts was obtained in the form of Magnet Optical Disk. Essential information of the drugs used in the hospital were extracted from the text file and the data were edited so as to make the drug information system most efficient for physicians wishing to refer to it when prescribing drugs for patients.