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- Non-medicinal agents, such and vitamins, herbs, and other natural products, are classified using unique expanded classes within the AHFS scheme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Drug product codes are linked to their active ingredients, and corresponding pharmacologic classes, allowing investigators to easily identify groups of exposures according to a specific component (e.g., all acetaminophen exposures regardless of brand, single vs. multiple ingredient formulations), drug class ( e.g., Analgesic-Antipyretic), or according to specific product (e.g., acetaminophen with codeine).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Drugs and drug products may also be grouped into researcher defined categories (coalitions). Drug coalitions may be based upon a particular ingredient (e.g., Folic Acid), therapeutic use (e.g., Diuretics) or pharmacologic classification (e.g., Beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agents), or user specified grouping\u00a0(e.g., Non-selective NSAIDS without Aspirin). These drug groupings facilitate analysis by aggregating drug exposures based on\u00a0user defined inclusion and exclusion criteria, tailored to the needs of the researcher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Advantages & Features<\/h3>
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- Multi-component products are automatically linked to the individual components (active ingredients)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Active ingredients are classified using a recognized standard pharmacologic classification system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Contains entries which may not be found in commercial drug databases: international drug names, compounded medications, dietary supplements, investigational drugs, substances of abuse, and other\u00a0products without US National Drug Code (NDC) numbers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Includes NOS (“not otherwise specified”) numbers\u00a0to classify reports of unknown or unspecified drug exposures (e.g., “NOS-Antibiotic”)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Includes researcher specific drug groupings (coalitions) which facilitate analyses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Old formulations and discontinued drug products are not deleted, making it useful for retrospective studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Maintained by a research pharmacist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Updated frequently, approximately 1,000 new codes are added each year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Easily integrated in a variety of data collection instruments (CATIs, CAPIs, and surveys)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- The Slone Drug Dictionary and Drug Search program is available on CD, or by secure http transfer. Updates for the dictionary are sent via CD, or secure http-transfer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Limitations<\/h3>
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- Dictionary content is research driven, primarily confined to products reported by users from North America<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- New codes and formulation changes are assigned only as they are \u00a0encountered<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Does not define dosage form and dose for all entries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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*<\/sup>AHFS<\/i> Pharmacologic-Therapeutic Classification used with permission. Copyright \u00a91997-2025, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n
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- Does not define dosage form and dose for all entries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- New codes and formulation changes are assigned only as they are \u00a0encountered<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Dictionary content is research driven, primarily confined to products reported by users from North America<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- The Slone Drug Dictionary and Drug Search program is available on CD, or by secure http transfer. Updates for the dictionary are sent via CD, or secure http-transfer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Easily integrated in a variety of data collection instruments (CATIs, CAPIs, and surveys)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Updated frequently, approximately 1,000 new codes are added each year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Maintained by a research pharmacist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Old formulations and discontinued drug products are not deleted, making it useful for retrospective studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Includes researcher specific drug groupings (coalitions) which facilitate analyses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Includes NOS (“not otherwise specified”) numbers\u00a0to classify reports of unknown or unspecified drug exposures (e.g., “NOS-Antibiotic”)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n
- Contains entries which may not be found in commercial drug databases: international drug names, compounded medications, dietary supplements, investigational drugs, substances of abuse, and other\u00a0products without US National Drug Code (NDC) numbers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Active ingredients are classified using a recognized standard pharmacologic classification system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Multi-component products are automatically linked to the individual components (active ingredients)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Drugs and drug products may also be grouped into researcher defined categories (coalitions). Drug coalitions may be based upon a particular ingredient (e.g., Folic Acid), therapeutic use (e.g., Diuretics) or pharmacologic classification (e.g., Beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agents), or user specified grouping\u00a0(e.g., Non-selective NSAIDS without Aspirin). These drug groupings facilitate analysis by aggregating drug exposures based on\u00a0user defined inclusion and exclusion criteria, tailored to the needs of the researcher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Drug product codes are linked to their active ingredients, and corresponding pharmacologic classes, allowing investigators to easily identify groups of exposures according to a specific component (e.g., all acetaminophen exposures regardless of brand, single vs. multiple ingredient formulations), drug class ( e.g., Analgesic-Antipyretic), or according to specific product (e.g., acetaminophen with codeine).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n