The Common Clinical Services (CCS) team at Partners maintains the online Partners Medications Dictionary. Entries define med names (generic and brand), synonyms, and acronyms, acceptable administration routes, common dosing and frequency, certain restrictions, and other parameters. The ambulatory Longitudinal Medical Record (LMR) references the most broad-based definitions; inpatient applications at MGH and BWH reference editions based on the hospital's pharmacy formulary. The PAML utilizes the same edition as the LMR to accommodate orders for outpatient and at-home treatment.
Referencing the Partners Medications Dictionary provides consistent structure to the information in the PAML record, so that it can be used later as a starting point for writing med orders for admission and discharge.