FDA Office of Women's Health Selects Apelon to Develop Terminology-Enabled Repository for Drug Information; System Will Improve Understanding of Drug Effects on Selected Populations.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers/High-Tech Writers RIDGEFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2003 Apelon, Inc., provider of healthcare terminology software and services, today announced that it has received a 2-year contract funded by the Office of Women's Health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. (OWH OWH Office of Women's Health (US CDC) OWH Overtime Work Hours ) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ) to support the Label Warehouse System (LWS LWS Living with A Star (Beowulf cluster application - NASA) LWS Living with Style (website) LWS Long Wavelength Spectrometer (Keck Observatory) ) project. This effort, a part of the OWH's Demographic Information and Data Repository See repository. (DIDR DIDR Distributed Intrusion Detection and Response ) initiative, will ultimately support the creation of a drug label repository that will provide Agency scientists and researchers easier access to FDA product labeling information. The FDA approved drug In the United States, the FDA approves drugs. Before a drug can be prescribed, it must undergo an extensive FDA approval process. This process involves first testing the drug on animals or in medical labs. label (also known as a drug insert) is a comprehensive summary of information gained during the drug development, approval and post-approval periods. The insert includes instructions on that drug's indications, safety, use, interactions and adverse events. Apelon will assist the OWH in evaluating terminology for use in representing concepts in labelling. This will support development of a labelling repository that can be used to conduct complex queries, such as a search for all products indicated for treatment of osteoporosis, or all products considered safe for nursing mothers. This research data will provide new insights into the use patterns and effectiveness of medications on targeted demographic groups. "Apelon is very pleased to support OWH for this important project," says Apelon President Stephen Coady. "The Label Warehouse System will provide significant improvements in sub-population assessments and communication of associated medical product related risks." The OWH contract for DIDR terminology support extends Apelon's existing drug terminology work. Apelon's federal agency clients for related projects include the Veterans Administration, the National Cancer Institute and the National Library of Medicine. About Apelon Apelon is the largest provider of medical terminology software and solutions. Organizations use Apelon software to improve the quality, comparability and accessibility of clinical and other information. Apelon offers terminology development and maintenance software, run time vocabulary servers, and components for concept-based indexing, clinical guideline development, and code set management. Please visit www.Apelon.com for additional information. |
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