[Gnumed-devel] MimsAnnual Data is not prescribing data remember

[Richard Terry]

I need to emphasise here that this is the 'Big MIMS', ie the reference data, 
ie a drug browser data,  not the day to day prescribing data which is in an 
entirely different format, so I hope others have not got their hopes up about 
that. I'm sure Horst, Ian and any Australian GP's will have understood that, 
if not please stand corrected.

IE the data we have access to will allow us to browse the full product 
information via HTML style with search by name, or  display drug lists by 
condition (eg all anti-depressants etc), but the data is not granular for 
prescribing.

I will run a request through to them about old data for tprescribing but I 
hadn't given it a thought as I assumed the answer would be no.

>BTW, are we free to use the *data* they provide in *our*
>structure - eg can we import the data into drugref ?

There has been no stipulation to the contrary, but as mentioned above it is 
not in the form you will be able to anyway for prescribing. The only rider is 
that the data provided by them to us must be at least 6 months old. I will 
clarify.

>HILMER:Does this actually mean that we and everybody else can use and 
distribute the >data without restriction ? Or is there some disclaimer like 
"you are allowed >to use but not to sell and change". In other words, do we 
need/get some >license attached to the data or is this a late christmas 
present ? 

The oral converstation was that it was provided for use provided it was 6 
months old  and there were no particular stipulations, and I have been 
provided the password to their FTP site to get it. 

However before doing so I will clarify some of the points being raised by my 
posting with MIMS . Lets hope it is a late christmas present *(But again note 
it is the Mims Annual reference data, not the prescribing data).

REgards

Richard