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You're joking right?
by nixpulvis 9y ago
You're joking right?
- function_seven 9y agoIsn't there a database of medications? Parse that and include it in the dictionary. https://druginfo.nlm.nih.gov/drugportal/ https://druginfo.nlm.nih.gov/drugportal/, for example.
- sk5t 9y agoLike most things, it only seems simple from a distance. Between branded, generic, ingredient, and chemical names, there is diversity and ambiguity in drug naming.
- drewmol 9y agoIt seems you both are correct... And that's where the problem originates
- cknoxrun 9y agoMy Database/Company (https://www.drugbank.ca https://www.drugbank.ca) contains a list of CC0 names they could use that are international, and it's updated daily.
- iClaudiusX 9y agoThey seem to have no problem autocorrecting brand names and trademarks. Why wouldn't they do this for something as important as medication?
- pygy_ 9y agoGiven how similar drug names can be, for future proofing, you'd want the auto-correct dictionary to blacklist drug names (trademarks, international nonproprietary names, alternative chemical names if there are any, etc...).