Improving access to drug information by linking nomenclatures and classifications

This paper discusses the possibility of automated retrieval of drug related information from a variety of databases. We have presumed that recognition of identical characterstrings in different systems does not present major problems. We have however, not looked at options to further develop semantic rules for attaining some degree of contents relevance. We demonstrate that identifying conceptual equalities through analysis of characteristics used to define these concepts is a rewarding method to match (100% correspondence) and map (a large degree of overlap) drug related information between systems.