Multiple version support

MedDRA Solution 2008 has version control and supports access to multiple versions of the MedDRA terminology database and company defined synonyms database. It provides an easy and fast way to import different MedDRA terminology and synonyms version. The MedDRA ASCII file style format is used to support the user in creating and populating a relational database with MedDRA ASCII files. The user can assign different MedDRA terminologies and synonyms versions to different projects.

Robust coding mechanism

MedDRA Solution 2008 allows the user to import EXCEL spreadsheets and autoencodes medical terms or codes medical text manually. In addition, it also allows the user to assign coding paths to terms with no autoencoding match and tracks multiple coding path matches. The coding result can be exported to an EXCEL file or assigned to a project. MedDRA Solution 2008 also allows the user to manually input data and autoencodes medical terms or codes medical text manually. MedDRA Solution 2008 supports exact and partial matching of medical text to MedDRA low level terms (LLTs) and coding paths.

Powerful search capabilities

MedDRA Solution 2008 provides coding search capability that enables you to rapidly search terms in all levels of the dictionary, including the synonyms. Searching is further enhanced by allowing searching by code or searching by word (like/begin/end). The browser of MedDRA Solution 2008 supports searching on the special search category of MedDRA. When you selected a term, you can display the primary path to the primary and SOC. MedDRA Solution 2008 also supports searching MedDRA coding paths by LLT, PT, HLT, HLGT, or SOC terms and you can decide to search using MedDRA coding paths, your synonyms, or both.

Flexible synonym mechanism

MedDRA Solution 2008 allows you to create your own synonyms based on MedDRA terminology to increase the number of direct matches of your medical text with MedDRA terminology. Synonyms can be used to enforce standardized coding, you can create library of company defined synonyms and create synonyms from MedDRA coding paths. MedDRA Solution 2008 creates, maintains, and deletes synonyms that you create based on existing MedDRA coding paths.

Easy to use

MedDRA Solution 2008 provides a graphical display of the MedDRA terminology, which has the ability to drill down to the lowest level terms. MedDRA Solution 2008 provides a very flexible search capability. It performs simply scroll down and expand the tree to find the code that you want. An easy way to navigate within the browser is by double-clicking on any term in the Browsing Window. The resulting expansion of the hierarchy will appear in the Browsing Window.

Validation

All functions and procedures of the MedDRA Solution 2008 have been validated against current existing software in the marketplace. MedDRA Solution 2008 has been tested for computational accuracy across table-specific ranges of parameters. The validation reports for each table contain a list of parameter values tested and the sources were well documented.