Computer visualized drug interaction information retrieval

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for computer visualization of drugs for drug interaction information retrieval. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for computer visualization of drugs for drug interaction information retrieval can be provided. The method can include acquiring imagery of multiple different substances and detecting identifying content in each acquired image to determine an identity of each substance corresponding to each acquired image. The method also can include retrieving drug interaction data for each substance using the determined identity and correlating the drug interaction data for at least one of the substances with at least one other of the substances. Finally, the method can include displaying the correlated drug interaction data.

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         14 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 acquiring imagery of an external characteristic of a physical body, respectively, for each of a plurality of different substances;   determining an identity, from the acquired imagery and using a processor, for each of the plurality of different substances based upon the external characteristics; and   retrieving drug interaction data for each of the multiple different substances using the determined identities, wherein   the drug interaction data is between the identified plurality of different substances.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein
 the imagery includes multiple images, respectively, for each of the plurality of different substances.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising
 marshalling each of the plurality of different substances for the multiple images.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein
 the plurality of different substances are a plurality of different drugs.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising
 displaying the drug interaction data.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein
 individual drug interaction data is displayed for each of the plurality of different substances.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein
 the imagery is acquired using a camera.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein
 the external characteristic is a pill marking   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein
 the external characteristic is a code.   
     
     
         23 . A data processing hardware system, comprising:
 a host computing platform comprising a processor, wherein the host computing platform is configured to perform:
 acquiring imagery of an external characteristic of a physical body, respectively, for each of a plurality of different substances; 
 determining an identity, from the acquired imagery, for each of the plurality of different substances based upon the external characteristics; and 
 retrieving drug interaction data for each of the multiple different substances using the determined identities, wherein 
 the drug interaction data is between the identified plurality of different substances. 
   
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 23 , wherein
 the imagery includes multiple images, respectively, for each of the plurality of different substances.   
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 23 , wherein
 the plurality of different substances are a plurality of different drugs.   
     
     
         26 . The system of  claim 23 , further comprising:
 displaying the drug interaction data.   
     
     
         27 . The system of  claim 23 , wherein
 the imagery is acquired using a camera.   
     
     
         28 . The system of  claim 23 , wherein
 the external characteristic is a pill marking   
     
     
         29 . The system of  claim 23 , wherein
 the external characteristic is a code.   
     
     
         30 . A computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having stored therein computer usable program code, which when executed by a computer hardware system, causes the computer hardware system to perform:
 acquiring imagery of an external characteristic of a physical body, respectively, for each of a plurality of different substances;   determining an identity, from the acquired imagery, for each of the plurality of different substances based upon the external characteristics; and   retrieving drug interaction data for each of the multiple different substances using the determined identities, wherein   the drug interaction data is between the identified plurality of different substances.   
     
     
         31 . The computer program product of  claim 30 , wherein
 the imagery includes multiple images, respectively, for each of the plurality of different substances.   
     
     
         32 . The computer program product of  claim 31 , wherein the computer usable program code further causes the computer hardware system to perform
 marshalling each of the plurality of different substances for the multiple images.   
     
     
         33 . The computer program product of  claim 30 , wherein
 the plurality of different substances are a plurality of different drugs.   
     
     
         34 . The computer program product of  claim 30 , wherein the computer usable program code further causes the computer hardware system to perform
 displaying the drug interaction data.   
     
     
         35 . The computer program product of  claim 34 , wherein
 individual drug interaction data is displayed for each of the plurality of different substances.   
     
     
         36 . The computer program product of  claim 30 , wherein
 the imagery is acquired using a camera.   
     
     
         37 . The computer program product of  claim 30 , wherein
 the external characteristic is a pill marking.   
     
     
         38 . The computer program product of  claim 30 , wherein
 the external characteristic is a code.