title: The development of a korean drug dosing database.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This report describes the development process of a drug dosing database for ethical drugs approved by the Korea Food & Drug Administration (KFDA). The goal of this study was to develop a computerized system that supports physicians' prescribing decisions, particularly in regards to medication dosing.
  
  
  METHODS
  The advisory committee, comprised of doctors, pharmacists, and nurses from the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, pharmacists familiar with drug databases, KFDA officials, and software developers from the BIT Computer Co. Ltd. analyzed approved KFDA drug dosing information, defined the fields and properties of the information structure, and designed a management program used to enter dosing information. The management program was developed using a web based system that allows multiple researchers to input drug dosing information in an organized manner. The whole process was improved by adding additional input fields and eliminating the unnecessary existing fields used when the dosing information was entered, resulting in an improved field structure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 16,994 drugs sold in the Korean market in July 2009, excluding the exclusion criteria (e.g., radioactivity drugs, X-ray contrast medium), usage and dosing information were made into a database.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The drug dosing database was successfully developed and the dosing information for new drugs can be continually maintained through the management mode. This database will be used to develop the drug utilization review standards and to provide appropriate dosing information.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun Ah
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jung Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yoo Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Man Ho
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Joong Un
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Young Mi
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Kyung Suk
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Iyn Hyang
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jin Ok
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Eun Sook
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Eun Kyung
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hong Bin
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ho Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: Ji Hye
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: Young Hoon
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Byung Koo
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Lee