title: Pillbox: a solid dosage medication identification tool.
abstract: Pillbox is a tool that can be used to rapidly identify solid dosage medications. The database, created and maintained by the National Library of Medicine with the support of the Food and Drug Administration, seeks to enhance patient safety through the identification of solid dosage medication. Users enter physical characteristics of a medication, possible matches are provided, and links to additional resources are offered. A comparison with comparable resources was conducted, and future enhancements to Pillbox are discussed.
authors: Calder Memorial Library , University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Florida, USA. evardell@med.miami.edu
authors: Emily
authors: E
authors: Vardell
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Goolabsingh
authors: Vedana
authors: V
authors: Vaidhyanathan
mesh_terms: D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000458:organization & administration; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004346:Drug Information Services; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States; D014584:User-Computer Interface
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations