The PPI Research Navigator is a comprehensive web application designed for healthcare professionals and researchers, providing evidence-based information on Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs). Its key features include a real-time Drug Interaction Checker with a detailed database of known PPI interactions, a Medicine Search integrated with the RxNorm API for accurate medication details, and PubMed Research Integration for direct access to the latest PPI studies, offering evidence-based responses to clinical queries with automatic citation. Additionally, it features a Patient Education Center for generating customizable handouts on medication usage, side effects, and follow-up care, and a section dedicated to PPI Warning Signs and Adverse Effects, including FDA safety communications and comprehensive monitoring guidelines categorized by various organ systems.
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From a technical standpoint, the application is built using Streamlit as the web framework, with dependencies including requests for HTTP calls, beautifulsoup4 for web scraping, pandas and numpy for data processing, and python-dotenv for environment management. It integrates with external APIs such as the RxNorm API, PubMed E-utilities, and FDA Safety Communications to provide its functionalities. The application emphasizes security and privacy by not storing patient data, making secure API calls, and not collecting personal information, aiming for compliance with healthcare data standards. Installation involves cloning the repository, setting up a virtual environment, and installing dependencies via pip.