Preparation of a Drug Information Database Application Using FileMaker Go®
10.11256/jjdi.16.113
- VernacularTitle:データベースアプリケーション:ファイルメーカーGo®を利用した医薬品情報のモバイル化
- Author:
Yoshinobu Kimura
;
Yoko Ogawa
;
Junko Shimokawa
;
Naoya Kimura
;
Ryoichi Minagawa
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
computers;
smartphone;
medical informatics computing;
drug information services;
tablet devices
- From:Japanese Journal of Drug Informatics
2014;16(3):113-118
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Objective: We aimed to develop software that could provide drug information off-line using a smart device. Therefore, FileMaker Go® was examined and evaluated as a mobile drug information application.
Methods: A mobile drug information database (Mobile DI-DB) application was created using FileMaker Go®. The function, search performance, and characteristics of Mobile DI-DB were evaluated. In addition, question and answer time with Mobile DI-DB was compared with that existing drug information database (existing DI-DB) of the Soka Municipal Hospital.
Results: Mobile DI-DB can be viewed on an iPad®and iPhone®. The software is full-text searchable, has good search performance, and is characterized by a small file size. Furthermore, question and answer times were found to be shorter about 1/3 with Mobile DI-DB than with existing DI-DB.
Conclusion: A mobile drug information database prepared with Filemaker Go® can now be viewed on a smart device, making drug information easier to access than ever before. Although this study focused on increasing operational efficiency of pharmacists through the use of the Mobile DI-DB application, we believe that this application can benefit other users too.
