ABSTRACT
Drug is a substance that affects the function of living cells, used in medicine to diagnose, cure, prevent the occurrence of diseases and disorders, and prolong the life of patients with incurable conditions. The availability of new and more effective drugs, such as antibiotics, which fight bacterial infections, and vaccines, which prevent diseases caused by bacteria and viruses, helped increase the average American’s life span from about 60 years in 1900 to about 78 years in 2005. Drugs have vastly improved the quality of life. During the 20th century, drugs enabled the eradication of smallpox, once a widespread and often fatal disease. By the early 21st century, vaccines had led to the near eradication of poliomyelitis, once feared as a cause of paralysis. The research was conducted mainly to examine the positive and negatives effects of not making good use of online drug prescription information system in the business administration of an hospital. For effective research on this topic the drug patient drug system. Both primary and secondary data were used to elicit information from sample studied, the primary source of data were response form the personal interview which secondary source form textbook on business management and administration and periodicals. Online drug prescription information systems are used to record pharmaceutical product. The available products are shown on the system for their client to view and make demand for their choice. This project is written to help Pharmaceuticals Companies especially World Health Organization Enugu in the areas they encounter problems in keeping their record and the solution given to tackle those problem.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page i
Certification ii
Approval iii
Dedication iv
Acknowledgement v
Abstract vi
Organisational of Work vii
Table of content viii
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 Statement of problem 2
1.2 Aims and objectives 2
1.3 Purpose of study 2
1.4 Significant of study 3
1.5      Scope/Delimitations                                                                       3
1.6 Limitations/Constraints 3
1.7 Assumption of study 3
1.8 Definition of terms 4
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature review 6
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Description and analysis of the existing system 9
3.1 Fact-finding method/ methodology 9
3.2      Organisational Structure/Organogram                                    10
3.3 Objectives of the existing system 10
3.4 Input, Process, and Output Analysis 11
3.4.1 Input Analysis 11
3.4.2 Process Analysis 11
3,4.3 Output Analysis 11
3.5 Information Flow diagram 12
3.6 Problems of the existing system 12
3.7 Justification of the new system 13
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Design of the new system 14
4.1 Design Standard 14
4.2 Output specification and design 14
4.3 Input specification and design 14
4.3.1 file design 15
4.4 Procedure chart 16
4.5 Systems flowchart 17
4.6 System requirements 18
4.6.1 Hardware Requirements 18
4.6.2 Software Requirements 18
4.6.3 Operational Requirements 18
4.6.4 Personnel Requirements 18
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Implementation 19
5.1 Design Standard 19
5.2 Program design 20
5.2.1 Program Flowchart 20
5.2.2 Pseudo code 24
5.3 Coding 25
5.4 Test Data/Test Run 31
5.5 User Training – An overview 31
5.6 Cutover Process 31
CHAPTER SIX
6.0 Documentation 32
6.1 The user documentation 32
6.2 The programmer documentation 32
CHAPTER SEVEN
7.0      Recommendations, Summary and Conclusion                   33
7.1 Recommendation 33
7.2 Summary 34
7.3 Conclusion 34
REFERENCES 35
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX 36
SOURCE LISTING 36
LIST OF FIGURES 40
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Online drug prescription information system is an information system that is used to record relevant information relating to the patients. The prescribe drugs, bought drugs, sold drugs and available drugs are processed by the program. Anti-infective drugs are classified as antibacterial, antiviral, or antifungal depending on the type of microorganism they combat. Anti-infective drugs interfere selectively with the functioning of a microorganism while leaving the human host unharmed.
Antibacterial drugs, or antibiotics—sulfa drugs, penicillins, cephalosporins, and many others—either kill bacteria directly or prevent them from multiplying so that the body’s immune system can destroy invading bacteria. Antibacterial drugs act by interfering with some specific characteristics of bacteria. For example, they may destroy bacterial cell walls or interfere with the synthesis of bacterial proteins or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)—the chemical that carries the genetic material of an organism. Antibiotics often cure an infection completely. However, bacteria can spontaneously mutate, producing strains that are resistant to existing antibiotics.
An online drug prescription information system uses artificial intelligence and powerful methodology to quickly create very accurate analysis. The software gives you the ability to predict sales by customer, account group, channel, end-item SKU and package. Both weekly and daily analyses are created with lightning speed, instantly updating on the screen.
Depending on the drug and its desired effect, there are a variety of administration methods. Most drugs are administered orally—that is, through the mouth. Only drugs that will not be destroyed by the digestive processes of the stomach or intestines can be given orally. Drugs can also be administered by injection into a vein (intravenously), which assures quick distribution through the bloodstream and a rapid effect; under the skin (subcutaneously) into the tissues, which results in localized action at a particular site as with local anesthetics; or into a muscle (intramuscularly), which enables rapid absorption through the many blood vessels found in muscles. An intramuscular injection may also be given as a depot preparation, in which the drug is combined with other substances so that it is slowly released into the blood.
Online drug prescription information system of World Health Organization shows various drugs that one can purchase. It records the available drugs, the sold drugs and the money collected from the sold drug. It involves database programming to keep track of the event of the system. The program is also implemented using Visual basic program.
- STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Drug abuse is characterized by taking more than the recommended dose of prescription drugs such as barbiturates without medical supervision, or using government-controlled substances such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or other illegal substances. Legal substances, such as alcohol and nicotine, are also abused by many people. Abuse of drugs and other substances can lead to physical and psychological dependence.
Drug abuse can cause a wide variety of adverse physical reactions. Long-term drug use may damage the heart, liver, and brain. Drug abusers may suffer from malnutrition if they habitually forget to eat, cannot afford to buy food, or eat foods lacking the proper vitamins and minerals. Because of these, the need arise for the development of Online drug prescription information system for a hospital.
