WHO Drug Browser based search

  1. To open the WHO Drug Coding dialog box, click Encode.
  2. From the Case Form Configuration dialog box where the Dictionaries are selected for encoding, select either the WHO Drug B format or the WHO Drug C format.
  3. Enter the search criteria, and click Search.

    You can search for a product based on:

    • Trade Name
    • Formulation/Strength (sequence 3 and sequence 4) of the product
    • Country—The Sales Country Code of the Product as defined in the WHO Dictionary
    • Generic.

      The following criteria are not available for display or searching in the WHO Drug B Format:

      • Formulation
      • Country
      • Strength
      • Generic
      • Medicinal Product ID
      • Product Type
  4. To copy the selected drug to the Product tab, click Select.
  5. To close the selection dialog box without making any updates to the Product tab, click Cancel.
  6. To perform a full search from the WHO Drug browser, select Full Search.
    • By default, a like search is performed (e.g., CUREALL%)
    • You can use the percent (%) sign to perform wildcard searches
    • If you click Full Search, the full search is performed (e.g., %CUREALL%)
  7. You can also search for drug formulation and country. This option is available only if you select the WHO Drug C format.
  8. To clear the search criteria you entered, click Clear.
  9. You can sort the results on all the fields.