healthlinks.net have built a library of high quality, standards based photographic images of solid oral dosage forms for inclusion in prescribing and dispensing software products as well as the current Patient Medication Profile (PMP). The PMP program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and administered by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. The images have been designed to print in actual size on the PMP document and interface seamlessly in all of the standard dispensing software programs. This is another means of improving patient information.

For the duration of the PMP pilot, there is no charge to Sponsors to have their drugs photographed for inclusion in the database, nor is there a charge for dispensing software vendors for using the images in the PMP Program pilot.

The image database contains

• Images of front, back and side of the medication for the tablet and front and back for the capsule. A universal background is provided for complete consistency across the collection
• The images can be provided so that they will print in actual size for use in medication review systems.
• The unique drug identifier ( AUST R or AUST L as applicable) is shown on every photo as an added quality marker
• Currently the database contains over 2000 images. This includes 93% of the top 1000 PBS products
• All of the product descriptors in the database are 100% consistent with the CMIs.

Our drug image database is continuously updated to ensure consistency between the dispensed product and the image in the database. Updates are currently available monthly.

The database is available for licensing. We are happy to adapt the offering to meet the needs of specific applications. Copyright of all images remains the property of healthlinks.net

Benefits

• Sponsors can access a high quality library of professionally photographed images of their drugs from our Secure Data Warehouse. They are free of charge for internal use, or available at a reasonable license fee for use in promotional activities.
• The PMP Program has access to images of a consistent style, quality, and presentation that are scaled to print in actual size for use in the PMP.
• The image database offers a comprehensive library of up-to-date high quality images of all commonly prescribed drugs.