National Drug File - Reference Terminology

Submitted by Barbara Gilles on Tue, 2009-11-10 17:16
“NDF-RT combines the NDF [VHA National Drug File] hierarchical drug classification with a multi-category reference model.
General information
Vocabulary alternative name or acronym: 

NDF-RT

Vocabulary type: 
Classification System
Author or Editor: 
Produced by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA).
Vocabulary URL: 

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/sourcereleasedocs/2008AB/NDFRT/

Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
No
Scope and Usage
Languages: 

English

Major subjects covered: 

Pharmaceuticals

Purpose: 
“NDF-RT is an extension of the VHA National Drug File (NDF). It organizes the drug list into a formal representation. NDF-RT is used for modeling drug characteristics including ingredients, chemical structure, dose form, physiologic effect, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, and related diseases."
Related vocabularies: 

The VHA National Drug File (NDF); UMLS Metathesaurus

Overlap with related vocabularies: 

NDF-RT is an extension of the VHA National Drug File (NDF) and ins included in the UMLS Metathesaurus. The Metathesaurus representation of NDF-RT includes only concepts above the "Packaged Product" level; some attributes of concepts at this level have been attached to the parent product level concept.

Mappinigs to other vocabularies: 

The Metathesaurus representation of NDF-RT includes only concepts above the "Packaged Product" level; some attributes of concepts at this level have been attached to the parent product level concept.

Vocabulary characteristics
Description of overall structure: 

Includes concept attributes such as National Drug Code corresponding to a clinical drug; universal product number; drug description; and trade name of product.

Type of terms: 

Concepts relating to drug characteristics

Relationship types: 
Hierarchical (Broader/narrower terms)
Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
Provider URL: 

http://www.nlm.nih.gov

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