| DESCRIPTION OF ENHANCEMENTS |
This patch contains software modifications to the National Drug File (NDF)
. Patient decision-making should be advised by information about a known
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The system is unable to display FDA Med Guide automatically.
The FDA Medication Guide will not automatically open on Thin Client and some
types of encrypted sessions. If you do not believe this is the reason contact
your local technical support for assistance.
You can copy/paste the link above into your browser's address bar to retrieve
serious side effect with a product, or
the FDA Medication Guide.
Enter RETURN to continue, '?' for HELP, or '^' to exit: ?
When unable to get the FDA Medication Guide to display, review the following
suggestion(s) for troubleshooting potential problems:
1) The browser did not open automatically. This may be due to the following:
- You might be connected to VistA via Thin Client or an encrypted session
that prevents the FDA Med Guide from automatically displaying. Please
. Patient adherence to directions for the use of a product is essential
copy and paste the URL link below into your browser's address bar to
retrieve the FDA Medication Guide:
vaww.national.cmop.domain.ext/FDAMedGuides/Lindane_Lotion_(Generic)_(2008).pdf
- The computer might not have the required Java software component
installed or the software might not be functioning properly. Please,
contact technical support for assistance.
2) When doing a copy/paste of the link into the browser's address and an HTTP
to its effectiveness.
404 - File Not Found error is received. This may be due to the following:
- A common issue exists when the link is displayed in two lines in the
terminal screen. When you copy both lines at the same time and paste it
into the browser's address, the second line is ignored by the browser
resulting in a 'broken' link. To resolve this issue, copy and paste one
line at a time from the terminal screen into the browser's address to
make sure the complete link is used.
- The FDA Medication Guide Server may be down at the moment. Please, wait
a few minutes and try again. If the problem persists, contact technical
support for assistance.
3) The browser opened automatically, however you receive an HTTP 404 - File
Not Found error. This may be due to the following:
- The FDA Medication Guide Server may be down at the moment. Please, wait
a few minutes and try again. If the problem persists, contact technical
support for assistance.
If a user tries to use this option for a medication that does not have an FDA
Medication Guide on file, the following message will display:
The features in the FDA Medication Guides project are being delivered in
Select VA PRODUCT NAME: ALLO
1 ALLOPURINOL 100MG TAB
2 ALLOPURINOL 100MG TAB,UD
3 ALLOPURINOL 300MG TAB
4 ALLOPURINOL 300MG TAB,UD
5 ALLOPURINOL NA 500MG/VIL INJ
CHOOSE 1-5: 1 ALLOPURINOL 100MG TAB
There is no FDA Medication Guide associated with this medication.
incremental releases. This patch is part of the Increment 2 release. The
Enter RETURN to continue, '?' for HELP, or '^' to exit: ?
When unable to get the FDA Medication Guide to display, review the following
suggestion(s) for troubleshooting potential problems:
1) If no FDA Medication Guide exists for a product that you believe should
have one, confirm that one is required by visiting the FDA website
(www.fda.gov). If one is required, log a support ticket to request its
addition. Please understand that there may be a delay between the time
features included in this release are:
that a new Medication Guide is posted to the FDA website and when it is
made available in VistA through a National Drug File data update patch.
Note: This option requires a Java software component to be installed on
---- the user's computer. This software will be released as part of this
project. Please, refer to the project Release Notes and Installation
Guide documentation for further information.
B. The length of the FDA MED GUIDE field (#100) in the VA PRODUCT file
(#50.68) is being modified from 245 characters to 100 characters. The
field will now be used to store only the PDF file name of the FDA
Medication Guide rather than the complete link, which also had the web
server URL. The web server URL is now being stored on a new field called
FDA MED GUIDE SERVER URL (#100) in the PHARMACY SYSTEM (#59.7) file,
which is introduced by patch PSS*1*158.
. Establishment of a Server Repository for FDA Medication Guides within
V. 4.0 application to support the FDA Medication Guides project. The
the VA network.
. Updates to 900+ entries in the VA PRODUCT file (#50.68) to store the
corresponding FDA Medication Guide document name will be provided via
the NDF Monthly Data Update patches.
. Introduction of a PC based Java software component to enable the
automatic retrieval of an FDA Medication Guide from within VistA. The
software does not require any direct user interaction. It works as a
bridge between VistA and the PC where it is installed. The software
project objective is to allow pharmacy staff to retrieve the FDA Medication
identifies a request from VistA for a specific FDA Medication Guide and
automatically retrieves it from the Server Repository and displays to the
user via the Internet Explorer browser.
. Introduction of a new option called Display FDA Medication Guide [PSN MED
GUIDE] to the National Drug File V. 4.0 application for retrieving and
displaying the FDA Medication Guide for a specific VA Product.
. Introduction of new functionality to the Patient Prescription Processing
[PSO LM BACKDOOR] option in the Outpatient Pharmacy V. 7.0 application
Guide for prescription items that contain FDA approved information that
for retrieving and displaying the FDA Medication Guide for a specific
prescription.
Below is a list of all the applications involved in this release along
with their patch number:
APPLICATION/VERSION PATCH
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PHARMACY DATA MANAGEMENT (PDM) V. 1.0 PSS*1*158
NATIONAL DRUG FILE (NDF) V. 4.0 PSN*4*263
can help patients avoid adverse events. The FDA requires that Medication
OUTPATIENT PHARMACY (OP) V. 7.0 PSO*7*343
The FDA Medication Guides project is expected to complete in three
increments. Among other features, the next Increment will automate the
printing of FDA Medication Guides for prescriptions dispensed by the VA
via Outpatient Pharmacy application when the prescription label is printed.
The following modifications are included in this patch (PSN*4*263):
A. FDA Display FDA Medication Guide [PSN MED GUIDE] option
Guides be included with certain prescribed drugs and biological products
Users will be able to retrieve an FDA Medication Guide for a specific VA
Product by invoking this option. A Java software component running at the
user's PC will then display the FDA Medication Guide Adobe Acrobat
document (.pdf) by automatically opening it via the user's default web
browser, which will allow the users to print it to any printer available
to them, as seen below:
Select VA PRODUCT NAME: LINDAINE
1 LINDANE 1% CREAM,TOP
when the Agency determines that:
2 LINDANE 1% LIQUID,TOP
3 LINDANE 1% LOTION
4 LINDANE 1% SHAMPOO
CHOOSE 1-4: 3 LINDANE 1% LOTION
The following URL provides the link to the FDA Medication Guide associated
with this medication. Thin Client users: copy/paste the URL below into a
browser to access the FDA Medication Guide for this drug:
vaww.national.cmop.domain.ext/FDAMedGuides/Lindane_(Generic)_(2008).pdf
[FDA Medication Guide .pdf document opens on the web browser]
If a user tries to use this option from a computer which does not have
the required Java software component installed, the following message
will display:
Select VA PRODUCT NAME: LINDAINE
1 LINDANE 1% CREAM,TOP
. Certain information is necessary to prevent serious adverse effects
2 LINDANE 1% LIQUID,TOP
3 LINDANE 1% LOTION
4 LINDANE 1% SHAMPOO
CHOOSE 1-4: 3 LINDANE 1% LOTION
The following URL provides the link to the FDA Medication Guide associated
with this medication. Thin Client users: copy/paste the URL below into a
browser to access the FDA Medication Guide for this drug:
vaww.national.cmop.domain.ext/FDAMedGuides/Lindane_(Generic)_(2008).pdf
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