MedlinePlus Connect is a free service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This service allows health organizations and health IT providers to link patient portals and electronic health record (EHR) systems to MedlinePlus, an authoritative up-to-date health information resource for patients, families, and health care providers.
Usage
codex_medline(
code = NULL,
code_system = NULL,
code_title = NULL,
language = "english",
format = "json"
)Arguments
- code
diagnosis (problem) code, medication code, laboratory test code, or procedure code
- code_system
ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM, CPT, SNOMED, RXCUI, or NDC
- code_title
You may also identify the name/title of the problem code. However, this information does not impact the response.
- language
Identify if you would like the response to be in English or Spanish. MedlinePlus Connect will assume English is the language if it is not specified.
- format
JSON, JSONP, or XML
Value
A tibble containing the search results.
Details
TMedlinePlus Connect accepts and responds to requests for information based on diagnosis (problem) codes, medication codes, laboratory test codes, and medical procedure codes. When an EHR, patient portal or other system submits a code-based request, MedlinePlus Connect returns a response that includes links to patient education information relevant to the code.
Examples
codex_medline(code_title = "Chantix 0.5 MG Oral Tablet", code_system = "rxcui")
#> # A tibble: 1 × 7
#> updated entry_title source search_description results_description
#> <dttm> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 2023-04-25 15:20:47 Varenicline U.S. N… , RXNORM, Chantix… MedlinePlus Connec…
#> # ℹ 2 more variables: entry_link <chr>, entry_summary <chr>
codex_medline(code = "00310-0751-39", code_system = "ndc")
#> # A tibble: 2 × 7
#> updated entry_title source search_description results_description
#> <dttm> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 2023-04-25 15:20:47 Rosuvastatin U.S. … 00310-0751-39, ND… MedlinePlus Connec…
#> 2 2023-04-25 15:20:47 Statins U.S. … 00310-0751-39, ND… MedlinePlus Connec…
#> # ℹ 2 more variables: entry_link <chr>, entry_summary <chr>