Frequently Asked Questions
Drug identifiers for all new Multum products are now present
here.
Herbal and nutraceutical products are included in our database. Allergy, interaction, and therapeutic duplication information is
available for all products. In addition, the most commonly used products
have patient education leaflets.
Leaflets
are available for about 75% of the generic drug names in our database. This covers
the majority of drugs that are normally prescribed and/or dispensed to outpatients
and many that are used in an inpatient setting. Some commonly used over the counter drugs, like
aspirin or acetaminophen also have patient information because they are commonly
prescribed and dispensed in a pharmacy. The leaflet is meant to give patients a
guide to taking their medication at home.
Our
selection of patient leaflets is used by one of the largest mail order
pharmacies in the United States, who feel that the available content covers
>99% of the drugs they dispense. We are happy to consider suggestions for
additions to our leaflets and will add it to our offerings if the drug is
found to be a candidate for this process.
The SDK’s hardware requirements are dependent on a
number of factors. Some of these include the number of concurrent client users
in the environment, the number of calls made to the SDK server components during
peak load, and the nature of the calls made by client software to the SDK
servers.
For multi-user environments of up to 500 concurrent
users (client-machines), the minimum hardware recommendations are:
- 2+ GHz CPU
- 4 GB RAM
- 12 GB HD
For multi-user environments of up to 2500 concurrent
users (client-machines), the minimum hardware recommendations are:
- 2.5+ GHz Multi-Core CPU
- 8 GB RAM
- 12 GB HD
Please note that these are minimum system
requirements. Heavy load testing shows that the greatest benefit in throughput
for the SDK is achieved by (1) the addition of physical memory, and (2)
increased CPU speed in that order.
For larger-scale installations, multiple physical
machines positioned behind a load-balancing device may be appropriate.
Multum has created a
comprehensive suite of clinical information concerning dose range checking.
Multum’s dose range checking service provides a tool to help reduce adverse
drug events by preventing unsafe medication orders. Dose range check analyzes a
medication order to determine whether the order exceeds the single or daily high
dose, is below the single or daily low dose, or exceeds the recommended
treatment period. These ranges can be based on patient age, weight, or body
surface area, and renal function, or liver function.
Dose Range Check reviews:
1. High, Low, or maximum daily dose
2. High, Low or maximum single dose
3. Dosing Frequency
4. Maximum life-time dose
5. Renal impairment dosage adjustments
6. Liver impairment dosage adjustments
7. Pediatric dosage ranges
8. Normal adult dosage ranges
9. Geriatric dosage ranges
Patient-specific data allows Multum’s dose range checker
to provide a more tailored dose range check for the patient. If patient-specific
data is unavailable, dose range check provides a range based on a normal adult.
A dosage comment can be displayed
indicating that:
1. This order is OK to be given to the
patient with this condition
2. This order should not be given to the
patient with this condition
3. This order should not be given in
this dosage form to the patient with this condition.
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