import packege insert citation information from dailymed

ojganesh

I was wondering if there was an automated way to import drug package insert citation information quickly from dailymed.nlm.nih.gov into zotero?? I looked through the forums for a way to do this and all I came up with was a 2008 request to automate this that did not make mention of dailymed.nlm.nih.gov ...

adamsmith

not currently.
it would be possible - they have an API -
http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/help.cfm#webservices
but I wouldn't even know where to start putting information. Are these ever cited? How?

ojganesh

I usually use a style similar to this:
Name_of_company. Product_name [package insert]. City, ABBREV_STATE: Abbrev_month year_of_publication.

As an example:
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. CRESTOR (rosuvastatin calcium) tablet, film coated [package insert]. Wilmington, DE: Feb 2012.

All of this information is usually in the structured listing in DailyMed. I was looking at some of the examples listed in www.zotero.org and I settled on the 'Report' format since it included the 'place' field. I've started using this by manually entering the information I want into the 'Report' fields. This may not be the best format, and it's definitely not automated... It would be nice if I could 'one click' this info into Zotero...

adamsmith

OK, won't happen any time soon, but I bookmarked it and will eventually take a look - but more likely than not we're talking several months at least.

ojganesh

Thanks. I'll check on this from time to time, as well as let other drug info, pharmacy, and hospital folks know.

hokoro2

Has this been addressed yet? Looking for some way to automate the medication package insert citation process

adamsmith

no, sorry, never got to this I'm afraid

hokoro2

Is this something that could be looked into? Or at least adding a "package insert" section to the new item tab using a template/format similar to this to save some time manually entering the information? Thanks!

Name_of_company. Product_name [package insert]. City, ABBREV_STATE: Abbrev_month year_of_publication.

adamsmith

It's very unlikely that there'll be a package insert item type in the foreseeable future, sorry -- that's too niche to make sense as an item type for all users, so won't happen until some sort of custom item types are feasible.

bwiernik

But that cite format can be well accommodated using Report and entering “Package insert” into the Report type field.

fanleny

I would also love to request a translator for regulations and such... I know someone recommended Juris-M but that's essentially a different software and I wonder whether zotero could adopt it? Legal documents, regulations, and guidance shouldn't be as niche as package inserts.