MedicinesComplete offers sophisticated authentication mechanisms for multiple user subscriptions known collectively as federated access management methods. These rely on the users' organisation or another trusted party to validate access to MedicinesComplete. Access methods currently available include the Athens service from Eduserv, Shibboleth from Internet2, and Single Sign-On using industry standard protocols. Shibboleth and Athens access is provided via OpenAthens (from Eduserv) and membership of the UK Federation. Shibboleth allows for access via your home organisation through the UK Federation site or through your own organisation's site (if applicable, please contact your local IT administrator).
Federated searching
describes the ability for a user to search simultaneously across multiple
databases from multiple suppliers via a single search screen. Organisations
can include MedicinesComplete in their Federated search systems by
implementing an OpenSearch interface. Thus end users benefit from
using MedicinesComplete's powerful search facilities whilst retaining
the familiar layout of their own website.
A combination of federated
access management together with OpenSearch gives consortia or intermediaries
the ability to offer the supplementary benefit of portal access to
data.
The majority of the content on MedicinesComplete is available for licensing, allowing end users to integrate information into their systems within intranets or private networks. Integration of subsets or 'nuggets' of data within health information systems is also possible plus decision support, GP or pharmacy systems have the additional advantage of being able to link from integrated content to full MedicinesComplete data.
The search facilities within MedicinesComplete are enhanced by an underlying ontology based on Martindale. This provides synonym control for searches on drugs and related substances and is available for licensing, in industry standard OWL format.
To discuss special access, searching and content delivery options in more detail, please contact us.
