Re: [Gnumed-devel] re Medication List template

[Jim Busser]

On 2009-12-16, at 6:40 AM, Karsten Hilbert wrote:

> Which one shall it be for 0.6 default ?

This can only be answered by first answering a different question: that of 
priority of purpose.

I could get by with any default, so if it matters to Verbus' group, I would 
happily go with that, e.g. if the US specifications depend on a functionality 
that is among the options. Otherwise, if we would consider who would most 
benefit from a list that is not otherwise easily available, I would say the 
patient, and among those, in answer to

        what might a patient most benefit from?

I would say something that helps their adherence to proper use. That would mean 
drugs-by-time but if I understand it correctly this would cause many single 
drugs to appear more than once, in the case of any to be taken more than once 
daily. If this would be complex, or delay release of 0.6, I would go by

        drugs-by-episode

and I would try out the column sequence (except only I don't know if it will be 
too wide)

        episode, started, brand (may be null), drug, strength, type, regimen

... if the above does not fit across an A4 page, maybe omit "started" and if it 
does still not fit I will have to scratch my head because I really don't like 
landscape for something that needs to be looked at from a bound chart!


>> *********
>> Body:
>> *********
>> List of drugs
>> 
>> Included fields:
>>      • brand name (if appropriate for locale)
>>      • acting agent (drug)
>>      • strength per unit
>>      • application type
>>      • regimen
>>              • precede decimal amounts by zero when less than one (e.g. 0.5)
>>              • optionally properly format fractional amounts where possible 
>> (e.g. ¼ or 1+½)
>>              • optionally append amount in translated word equivalents 
>> inside parenthesis (e.g. (one and a half))
>>      • intended treatment aim
>> 
>> report type: times-by-drug
>> 
>>      • first column lists drugs alphabetically
>>      • subsequent columns list when to take, etc
>> 
>> report type: drugs-by-time
>> 
>>      • first column lists when to take
>>      • subsequent columns list which drug
>>              • multiple drugs go on multiple rows
>> 
>> report type: drugs-by-episode
>> 
>>      • ordered by episode
>>      • omit aim
>>      • include start date
>>      • include duration
> 
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