Constructing Drug-Herb Interaction Inquiry Website

• Main Authors: Shun-Yong Lin, 林舜雍
• Other Authors: Chang-Shiann Wu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/h97w4c

碩士 === 國立虎尾科技大學 === 資訊管理研究所 === 98 === Although the Western drug is widely developed in Taiwan, there are still 1/3 of people taking traditional Chinese medicine. After year 2000, Chinese and Western medicine cooperation rise one after another. Integrated Chinese and Western medical treatment is performed more often. Moreover, many people are taking Chinese and Western medicine on their own. So it is more important and urgent to study the interaction of Chinese and Western medicine. Chinese and Western medicine interaction may come with adverse drug reaction, as well as side-effects reduction. At year 2000, Pew Internet & American Life Project show, 55% of Americans have tried to search for health care information via internet. When abnormal drug reaction is observed, information related to drug use can be located in a single website, and provided for physicians, pharmacists, and the general public to use. Website is developed through Prototyping model. PubMed and Electronic Theses and Dissertations System are the main data source for website database. Questionnaire is adopted to perform website system test and evaluation. According to analysis results, system quality and information quality have a significant positive influence on user satisfaction. As for user characteristics – education level and job title have a significant difference on user satisfaction. This website will continue to update medicine database, and provide statistical data of website inquiry logs for future research. Hopefully this website will reduce adverse drug interaction and promote overall medication safety. It is the main purpose of this research.