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Pillbox is a rapid identification and reference system for solid dosage pharmaceuticals. Once an unknown drug has been identified, users are connected to the FDA-approved drug label or to a meta search of pharmaceutical information resources at the National Library of Medicine and other federal resources.
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PillboxPharmaceutical Imaging, Identification, and Reference
National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Healthpillbox.nlm.nih.gov [email protected]
Origins
• National Library of Medicine/NIH
• Center for Drug Evaluation and Research/FDA
• Poison Control Centers
• Department of Veterans Affairs
NLM/FDA reference/patient safety initiative
• connecting high-quality images of solid-dosage forms with the SPL
• developing a pilot project to create a library of images of Rx, solid-dosage forms in U.S. market
• creating a system for comparative review/rapid identification
• working with imaging experts to set standards for images, solve challenges of creating consistent high-quality images
• hosting images at NLM• SPL already being hosted through DailyMed
• prototype images shot at VA CMOP• public domain resource
NLM/FDA reference/patient safety initiative
Dialogue with Manufacturers
• connecting images to SPL for reference and enhancing patient safety
• logistics/sustainability• Acquiring images• Manufacturers verifying images and submitting
image for inclusion with label• Digital imaging currently performed by
sponsors
• implementation / operationalization of this data
David HaleProject Manager, Pillbox
301.496.3042
National Library of MedicineNational Institutes of Health