E-drug: WHO Formulary: Database Online
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It's great to see that the WHO Formulary can now be accessed via the
Internet without downloading a large PDF file. See:
http://www.who.int/medicines/organization/par/formulary.shtml
However, the database can only be accessed with the Microsoft Internet
Explorer web browser because the expandable / collapsible table of contents
and search functions use Microsoft specific technology (Active X).
Now I know that Bill Gates is a great supporter of WHO but surely a WHO web
site should work with all common web browsers: IE, Netscape, Opera, etc.
Active X functionality can be readily duplicated with Java applets or
JavaScript and the latter works on all Web Browsers. See:
http://www.tg.com.au/complete/tgc.htm (and be patient while the applet
loads).
What do other people think?
Cheers
Ken
Dr. Ken Harvey, Project Manager - Electronic Prescribing - Decision Support
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute (www.petermac.org)
Board Member, Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd. (http://www.tg.com.au)
Council Member, Australian Consumers Association (http://www.choice.com.au)
Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health (http://www.latrobe.edu.au)
La Trobe University, Bundoora, 3086, Australia
Telephone +61 3 9479 1750, Facsimile +61 3 9479 1783,
Mobile 0419 181910
"Ken Harvey" <k.harvey@latrobe.edu.au>
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