locserendipity.com
Infrastructure
drug label search
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Fast (Once Loaded) Prescription Drug Label Search [~45MB Download]
locserendipity.com#prescription drug labels#drug package insert#dailymed#drug label search
How HN took it
0 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.
Idea: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Faster once loaded than DailyMed
From 1 comment
Admittedly, it is not much better given that the same data forms the basis for the search, but this site is arguably faster once loaded and links directly to the package insert…
westcort on HN
Objections
Not much better than DailyMed since it uses the same data
From 1 comment
Admittedly, it is not much better given that the same data forms the basis for the search, but this site is arguably faster once loaded and links directly to the package insert…
westcort on HN
Brand name searches don't return generic labels (Avastin vs bevacizumab)
From 1 comment
How is this any better than just searching DailyMed? Also, it's not returning generic drug labels when using a brand name (see: 'Avastin' vs 'bevacizumab' searches).
cosmic_shame on HN
Repackaged labels create duplicate results
From 1 comment
Deduplicating and/or removing repackaged labels might clean that up a bit. How did you get interested in doing this?
cosmic_shame on HN
Requests
Deduplicate repackaged labels and prioritize brand labels
From 1 comment
I am a pharmacist and in the past found this useful and quicker for accessing up-to-date product labels. I might update this to deduplicate the MD5 hashes and prioritize the…
westcort on HN
Questions
How the maker got interested in building it
From 1 comment
Deduplicating and/or removing repackaged labels might clean that up a bit. How did you get interested in doing this?
cosmic_shame on HN
Alternatives named
DailyMed
From 1 comment
How is this any better than just searching DailyMed? Also, it's not returning generic drug labels when using a brand name (see: 'Avastin' vs 'bevacizumab' searches).
cosmic_shame on HN