Drug naming standard for electronic health records enhanced

Data contributed by Medi-Span improves utility of drug vocabulary produced by NIH. The RxNorm standard clinical drug vocabulary produced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) now contains more accurate and complete connections between National Drug Codes (NDCs), Generic Product Identifiers (GPIs), and standard names of medications recommended for use in electronic health records (EHRs).
Source: NLM General Announcements - Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news