Automated Classification
Here is an example of how the automated classification looks under the hood. The program is adding "Septra" and it knows that it has two ingredients (trimethoprim and sulfamethoxizole). It also knows there is a preparation class that has these two ingredients. It is therefore able to add the drug to the class (arrow).
There is an added benefit to this process. When Septra was added to the preparation class, it became a descendant of two allergy classes: "Trimethoprim" (allergy code 65) and "Sulfa" (allergy code S1). In this case, the pharmacy has assigned only the S1 code to Septra, but neglected to assign the 65 code. The MED editor detects such discrepancies. As a result, I can feed back this information to the pharmacists who can correct their database.