Medication Classification Resources
The DRAFT RAI Manual v1.14 posted 5-11-16 and found at www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/NursinghomeQualityInits/MDS30RAIManual.html) and S&C 16-15-NH dated 3-25-16 and found at www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/Downloads/Survey-and-Cert-Letter-16-15.pdf include several websites CMS lists as resources for information on medications (including classification).
Page 881 of The Draft RAI Manual v1.14 includes the following medication resources:
- GlobalRPh Drug Reference, http://globalrph.com/drug-A.htm
- USP Pharmacological Classification of Drugs, http://www.usp.org/usp-healthcare-professionals/usp-medicare-model-guidelines/medicare-model-guidelines-v50-v40#Guidelines6. Directions: Scroll to the bottom of this webpage and click on the pdf download for “USP Medicare Model Guidelines (With Example Part D Drugs)”
- Medline Plus, https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
- The DrugLib.com Index of Drugs by Category, http://www.druglib.com/drugindex/category/
Page 41 of S&C 16-15-NH includes the following medication resources:
- MedlinePlus, https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
- National Library of Medicine Drug Information Portal, http://druginfo.nlm.nih.gov/drugportal/drug/categories.
- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) webpage, Medwatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program , http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/default.htm
- GlobalRPh Drug Reference, http://globalrph.com/drug-A.htm
- The TakeRX website’s generic drug prefix and suffix list, http://www.takerx.com/class.html
- The DrugLib.com Index of Drugs by Category, http://www.druglib.com/drugindex/category/
- The University of Maryland Medical Center Drug Interaction Tool, http://umm.edu/health/medical/drug-interaction-tool
If you have any questions about the above information, please contact Stacey Bryan, BSN, RN, State RAI Coordinator, Department of Health & Senior Services, Telephone 573-751-6308 or E-mail stacey.bryan@health.mo.gov.