VIDAL Integrated

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VIDAL Integrated

VIDAL Integrated is the solution that provides access to the entirety of the VIDAL Core modules for all Healthcare Information Systems and ePrescription applications. The extent of available functionalities is based on an innovative API (Application Programming Interface) architecture that covers 4 main domains: Drug search and identification, Alerts, Substitution and Documentation.

By means of comprehensive integration expertise, VIDAL supplies its partners with an overarching access to its reference information and Decision Support Modules, and helps improve the overall prescription safety and optimize medication management cycles.

VIDAL Integrated key functionalities

Access to locally available drugs
Wide array of Drug-Drug and Drug-Patient alerts (based on VIDAL Core’s Decision Support Modules)
Reference Documentation (Drug Monographs and structured Drug information)
Innovative API technology allowing straightforward integration and deployment
Single interface for several drug databases
Interoperability with standard terminologies in healthcare (ATC, ICD…)

Search functions
API access to the whole graph of drug information facilitates the implementation of a large variety of search functionalities. Criteria that may be used to lookup branded or generic drugs include:
- Product name
- Ingredient
- Local code
- ATC Classification
- Therapeutic indication
Substitution functions
Similarly, proposing drug alternatives to the healthcare professional may be based on a variety of strategies, such as:
- Similar product (same ingredient, dosage, form and route of administration)
- ATC classification
- Therapeutic indication
Alerts functions

Drug Interactions Module
The VIDAL drugs database provides data on clinically relevant drug to-drug interaction involving pharmacological or pharmacokinetic mechanisms. An interaction is described by:
- A risk level based on the following severity scale:
  - - Contraindication
  - - Not recommended
  - - Caution
  - - To be taken into account
- A description of the interaction mechanism.
- Patient monitoring information, if available, with appropriate actions to be taken in response to the alert.
Drug Health Module
The aim of the drug health module is to help physicians confidently determine what will be a safe and appropriate medication for a patient in relation to his specific medical condition. The module checks for contraindications and precautions based on patient profile information, and includes the following sub-modules:
- Drug - Age
- Drug - Weight
- Drug - Gender
- Drug - Lactation
- Drug - Pregnancy (based on weeks of amenorrhea)
- Drug - Pathology (based on ICD-10)
- Drug - Renal Failure (based on creatinine clearance)
Drug Dose Module
Checks over-dosage and under-dosage of drugs based on the patient profile (age, weight, gender)
Drug Allergy Module
Checks the risk of allergic reactions between drugs and patient-known allergens. Includes detection of cross-sensitivity reactions.
Drug Duplicate Ingredient Module
The presence of the same active substance – or a parent one – in two drugs belonging to the same prescription can be detected in order to prevent any over dosage and adverse toxicity events.
Drug Warning Module
Provides warning on specific patient monitoring or prevents special risks linked to drug prescription. These would entail taking into account and monitoring biological parameters throughout the treatment in order to reduce morbidity and harm to patients.
Documentation functions and structured data
VIDAL Integrated provides third-party applications with rapid access to reference clinical information on drugs, curated by a team of healthcare experts (pharmacists, physicians, pharmacologists) and based on national and international reference sources.
Product Information (Structured Data)
- Brand name
- Generic name (Virtual Drug name)
- National code
- ATC classification (WHO)
- Active ingredient(s)
- Route(s) of administration
- Pharmaceutical form
- Contraindications
- Allergies
- Adverse effects
- Drug interactions
- Packaging information
- Warnings (drug-food interactions, specific risks...)
- Cautions for usage
- Performance-enhancing information
Generic monograph
Including :
- Generic name
- Drug classification
- Administration
- Dosage and indications
- Drug interactions
- Reproductive health warnings
- Method of action
- Adverse effects
- Allergies
- Adverse effects
- Food interactions
- Drug Monitoring
- Contraindications & Precautions
- Special safety measures
- ...