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Author | Kensaku Kawamoto, MD, PhD, MHS |
Author | Bryn Rhodes |
Author | Floyd Eisenberg, MD, MPH |
Author | Robert McClure, MD, MPH |
Depends On | http://example.org/fhir/Library/omtk-modelinfo | |
Documentation | CDC guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain | https://guidelines.gov/summaries/summary/50153/cdc-guideline-for-prescribing-opioids-for-chronic-pain---united-states-2016#420 |
Documentation | MME Conversion Tables | https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/calculating_total_daily_dose-a.pdf |
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library OMTKLogic version '0.1.0'
using OMTK version '0.1.0'
codesystem RxNorm: 'http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm'
//define MED_DOSE_FORMS: [MED_DOSE_FORM]
// Given an RxNorm Code:
// NON_SURGICAL_OPIOID_TO_INCLUDE.DRUG_RXCUI
// MED_DRUG.DRUG_RXCUI
// MED_SCDC_FOR_DRUG.DRUG_RXCUI -> SCDC_RXCUI
// MED_SCDC.SCDC_RXCUI (STRENGTH, STRENGTH_VALUE, STRENGTH_UNIT)
// MED_INGREDIENT_FOR_SCDC.SCDC_RXCUI -> INGREDIENT_RXCUI
// MED_INGREDIENT.INGREDIENT_RXCUI
// MED_INGREDIENT_TYPE.INGREDIENT_RXCUI (INGREDIENT_TYPE = 'NonSurgicalOpioid')
/*
SQL ->
select D.DRUG_RXCUI, D.DRUG_NAME, DF.DOSE_FORM_NAME, SCDCD.SCDC_RXCUI, SCDC.SCDC_NAME, SCDC.STRENGTH, SCDC.STRENGTH_VALUE, SCDC.STRENGTH_UNIT, I.INGREDIENT_RXCUI, I.INGREDIENT_NAME
from MED_DRUG D
join NON_SURGICAL_OPIOID_TO_INCLUDE NSO on D.DRUG_RXCUI = NSO.DRUG_RXCUI
join MED_SCDC_FOR_DRUG SCDCD on D.DRUG_RXCUI = SCDCD.DRUG_RXCUI
join MED_SCDC SCDC on SCDCD.SCDC_RXCUI = SCDC.SCDC_RXCUI
join MED_INGREDIENT_FOR_SCDC SCDCI on SCDC.SCDC_RXCUI = SCDCI.SCDC_RXCUI
join MED_INGREDIENT I on SCDCI.INGREDIENT_RXCUI = I.INGREDIENT_RXCUI
join MED_INGREDIENT_TYPE IT on I.INGREDIENT_RXCUI = IT.INGREDIENT_RXCUI
left join MED_DRUG_DOSE_FORM DDF on D.DRUG_RXCUI = DDF.DRUG_RXCUI
left join MED_DOSE_FORM DF on DDF.DOSE_FORM_RXCUI = DF.DOSE_FORM_RXCUI
--Most of the drugs have multiple dose form groups...
--left join MED_DRUG_DOSE_FORM_GROUP DDFG on D.DRUG_RXCUI = DDFG.DRUG_RXCUI
--left join MED_DOSE_FORM_GROUP DFG on DDFG.DOSE_FORM_GROUP_RXCUI = DFG.DOSE_FORM_GROUP_RXCUI
where D.DRUG_RXCUI = @RxNormCode // 197696
and IT.INGREDIENT_TYPE = 'NonSurgicalOpioid'
*/
/*
CQL, assuming translation to SQL:
from
[MED_DRUG: rxNormCode] D,
[NON_SURGICAL_OPIOID_TO_INCLUDE] NSO,
[MED_SCDC_FOR_DRUG] SCDCD,
[MED_SCDC] SCDC,
[MED_INGREDIENT_FOR_SCDC] SCDCI,
[MED_INGREDIENT] I,
[MED_INGREDIENT_TYPE] IT,
[MED_DRUG_DOSE_FORM] DDF,
[MED_DOSE_FORM] DF
where D.DRUG_RXCUI = NSO.DRUG_RXCUI
and D.DRUG_RXCUI = SCDCD.DRUG_RXCUI
and SCDCD.SCDC_RXCUI = SCDC.SCDC_RXCUI
and SCDC.SCDC_RXCUI = SCDCI.SCDC_RXCUI
and SDCDI.INGREDIENT_RXCUI = I.INGREDIENT_RXCUI
and I.INGREDIENT_RXCUI = IT.INGREDIENT_RXCUI
and D.DRUG_RXCUI = DDF.DRUG_RXCUI
and DDF.DOSE_FORM_RXCUI = DF.DOSE_FORM_RXCUI
and IT.INGREDIENT_TYPE = 'NonSurgicalOpioid'
*/
/*
An engine with a naive implementation for multi-source queries would perform
pretty horribly here, so rewrite it using "syntactic optimization" :)
*/
/*
Normalizes the input units to UCUM units
Note guidance for UCUM presentation of medication units from SNOMED here:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjU3vLpicPTAhWFMGMKHRpOBUAQFggiMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fconfluence.ihtsdotools.org%2Fdownload%2Fattachments%2F17859188%2FExpressing%2520Units%2520of%2520Measure%2520for%2520Medicinal%2520Products.doc%3Fapi%3Dv2&usg=AFQjCNE5sboicqvJDUyXJ2im8VzBpgHE8A
The values listed here are the only ones currently present in the OMTK data
Based on the HL7 UCUM subset here:
http://download.hl7.de/documents/ucum/ucumdata.html
*/
define function ToUCUM(unit String):
case unit
when 'MG' then 'mg'
when 'MG/ACTUAT' then 'mg/{actuat}'
when 'MG/HR' then 'mg/h'
when 'MG/ML' then 'mg/mL'
else 'unknown{' + unit + '}' // Should probably be an error
end
/*
Calculates daily frequency given frequency within a period
*/
define function ToDaily(frequency Integer, period System.Quantity):
case period.unit
when 'h' then frequency * (24.0 / period.value)
when 'min' then frequency * (24.0 / period.value) * 60
when 's' then frequency * (24.0 / period.value) * 60 * 60
when 'd' then frequency * (24.0 / period.value) / 24
when 'wk' then frequency * (24.0 / period.value) / (24 * 7)
when 'mo' then frequency * (24.0 / period.value) / (24 * 30) // assuming 30 days in month
when 'a' then frequency * (24.0 / period.value) / (24 * 365) // assuming 365 days in year
else null
end
/*
Returns true if the given dose form is a patch (transdermal system)
*/
define function IsPatch(doseFormCode Code):
ToInteger(doseFormCode.code) = 316987
/*
Returns the conversion factor for the given ingredient
Opioid (strength in mg except where noted) MME Conversion Factor*
Buprenorphine, transdermal patch (MCG/HR) 12.6
Buprenorphine, tablet or film 30
Buprenorphine, film (MCG) 0.03
Butorphanol 7
Codeine 0.15
Dihydrocodeine 0.25
Fentanyl, buccal/SL tabet or lozenge/troche (MCG) 0.13
Fentanyl, film or oral spray (MCG) 0.18
Fentanyl, nasal spray (MCG) 0.16
Fentanyl, transdermal patch (MCG/HR) 7.2
Hydrocodone 1
Hydromorphone 4
Levomethadyl acetate 8
Levorphanol tartrate 11
Meperidine 0.1
Methadone 3
1-20 mg/d 4
21-40 mg/d 8
41-60 mg/d 10
61-80 mg/d 12
Morphine 1
Opium 1 // NOTE: Not present as an ingredient in the RxNorm data
Oxycodone 1.5
Oxymorphone 3
Pentazocine 0.37
Tapentadol 0.4
Tramadol 0.1
*/
define function GetConversionFactor(ingredientCode Code, dailyDose Quantity, doseFormCode Code):
case ToInteger(ingredientCode.code)
when 161 then 0 // Acetaminophen
when 1191 then 0 // Aspirin
when 1223 then 0 // Atropine
when 1767 then 0 // Brompheniramine
when 1819 then ( // Buprenorphine
case
when ToInteger(doseFormCode.code) = 316987 then 12.6 // Transdermal system
else 30 // Tablet or Film (or Film in MCG)
end
)
when 1841 then 7 // Butorphanol
when 1886 then 0 // Caffeine
when 2101 then 0 // Carisoprodol
when 2354 then 0 // chlorcyclizine
when 2400 then 0 // Chlorpheniramine
when 2670 then 0.15 // Codeine
when 3423 then 4 // Hydromorphone
when 3498 then 0 // Diphenhydramine
when 4337 then ( // Fentanyl
case
when ToInteger(doseFormCode.code) in { 970789, 317007, 316992 } then 0.13 // Buccal Tablet, Sublingual Tablet, Oral Lozenge
when ToInteger(doseFormCode.code) = 346163 then 0.18 // Buccal Film
when ToInteger(doseFormCode.code) in { 126542, 346163 } then 0.16 // Nasal Spray, Mucosal Spray
when IsPatch(doseFormCode) then 7.2 // Transdermal system
else 1000 // Really ought to be an error because it represents a previously unencountered dose form....
end
)
when 5032 then 0 // Guaifenesin
when 5489 then 1 // Hydrocodone
when 5640 then 0 // Ibuprofen
when 6102 then 0 // Kaolin
when 6378 then 11 // Levorphanol (NOTE: Given as Levorphanol tartrate in the CDC conversion table)
when 6754 then 0.1 // Meperidine
when 6813 then ( // Methadone
case
when dailyDose.value between 1 and 20 then 4
when dailyDose.value between 21 and 40 then 8
when dailyDose.value between 41 and 60 then 10
when dailyDose.value >= 61 then 12
else 1000 // Really ought to be an error because it represents an unexpected dose range...
end
)
when 7052 then 1 // Morphine
when 7242 then 0 // Naloxone
when 7243 then 0 // Naltrexone
when 7804 then 1.5 // Oxycodone
when 7814 then 3 // Oxymorphone
when 8001 then 0.37 // Pentazocine
when 8163 then 0 // Phenylephrine
when 8175 then 0 // Phenylpropanolamine
when 8745 then 0 // Promethazine
when 8896 then 0 // Pseudoephedrine
when 9009 then 0 // Pyrilamine
when 10689 then 0.1 // Tramadol
when 10849 then 0 // Triprolidine
when 19759 then 0 // bromodiphenhydramine
when 19860 then 0 // butalbital
when 22696 then 0 // dexbrompheniramine
when 22697 then 0 // dexchlorpheniramine
when 23088 then 0.25 // dihydrocodeine
when 27084 then 0 // homatropine
when 35780 then 0 // ropivacaine
when 237005 then 8 // Levomethadyl (NOTE: given as Levomethadyl acetate in the CDC conversion table)
when 636827 then 0 // guaiacolsulfonate
when 787390 then 0.4 // tapentadol
else 0
end
define function EnsureMicrogramQuantity(strength Quantity):
if strength.value < 0.1 and (PositionOf('mg', strength.unit) = 0) then
Quantity {
value: strength.value * 1000,
unit: 'mcg' + Substring(strength.unit, 2)
}
else
strength
/*
Returns the non-surgical opioid ingredients and their strengths that
make up the drug identified by the given rxNormCode as a list of tuples:
List<Tuple {
rxNormCode Code,
doseFormCode Code,
doseFormName String,
ingredientCode Code,
ingredientName String,
strength Quantity
}>
*/
define function GetIngredients(rxNormCode Code):
(
[MED_SCDC_FOR_DRUG: DRUG_RXCUI in rxNormCode] SD
where exists ([MED_DRUG_VALUE_SET: DRUG_RXCUI in SD.DRUG_RXCUI])
return {
rxNormCode: rxNormCode,
component: SingletonFrom([MED_SCDC: SCDC_RXCUI in SD.SCDC_RXCUI]),
ingredientCode: SingletonFrom([MED_SCDC: SCDC_RXCUI in SD.SCDC_RXCUI]).INGREDIENT_RXCUI,
doseFormCode: SingletonFrom([MED_DRUG: DRUG_RXCUI in SD.DRUG_RXCUI]).DOSE_FORM_RXCUI // Could potentially look this up only once...
}
) C
let
ingredient: SingletonFrom([MED_INGREDIENT: INGREDIENT_RXCUI in C.ingredientCode]),
doseForm: SingletonFrom([MED_DOSE_FORM: DOSE_FORM_RXCUI in C.doseFormCode])
where exists (
[MED_INGREDIENT_TYPE: INGREDIENT_RXCUI in C.ingredientCode] IT
where IT.INGREDIENT_TYPE = 'Opioid_NonSurgical'
)
return {
rxNormCode: rxNormCode,
doseFormCode: C.doseFormCode,
doseFormName: doseForm.DOSE_FORM_NAME,
ingredientCode: C.ingredientCode,
ingredientName: ingredient.INGREDIENT_NAME,
strength:
EnsureMicrogramQuantity(
Quantity {
value: C.component.STRENGTH_VALUE,
unit: ToUCUM(C.component.STRENGTH_UNIT)
}
)
}
/*
Calculates daily dose for a specific ingredient based on the ingredient strength, dose form, dose quantity, and daily frequency
*/
define function GetDailyDose(ingredientCode Code, strength Quantity, doseFormCode Code, doseQuantity Quantity, dosesPerDay Decimal):
case
// if patch --> daily dose = dose value (e.g, number patches with doseQuantity unit = "patch") * per-hour strength
when IsPatch(doseFormCode) then
// buprenorphine or fentanyl patch
if ToInteger(ingredientCode.code) in { 1819, 4337 } then
Quantity { value: dosesPerDay * doseQuantity.value * strength.value, unit: strength.unit }
else
null
// if dose unit in actual mass units (mg or mcg -- when it's a single med) --> daily dose = numTimesPerDay * dose
when doseQuantity.unit in { 'mg', 'mcg' } then
Quantity { value: dosesPerDay * doseQuantity.value, unit: doseQuantity.unit }
// if doseQuantity is in actual volume units (mL) --> daily dose = numTimesPerDay * dose * strength
when doseQuantity.unit = 'mL' and (PositionOf('/mL', strength.unit) = Length(strength.unit) - 3) then
Quantity { value: dosesPerDay * doseQuantity.value * strength.value, unit: Substring(strength.unit, 0, PositionOf('/', strength.unit)) }
// if doseQuantity is not in actual units (e.g., 1 tab, 1 spray -- when it's a combo med with a unit of tablet, or it's mg/actuat) --> daily dose = numTimesPerDay * dose value * strength value
else
Quantity { value: dosesPerDay * doseQuantity.value * strength.value, unit: Substring(strength.unit, 0, PositionOf('/', strength.unit)) }
end
define function GetMedicationName(rxNormCode Code):
SingletonFrom([MED_DRUG: DRUG_RXCUI in rxNormCode]).DRUG_NAME
/*
Builds a description for the daily dose for an ingredient
*/
define function GetDailyDoseDescription(ingredientCode Code, ingredientName String, strength Quantity, doseFormCode Code, doseFormName String, doseQuantity Quantity, dosesPerDay Decimal, dailyDose Quantity):
case
// if patch
when IsPatch(doseFormCode) then
// buprenorphine or fentanyl patch
if ToInteger(ingredientCode.code) in { 1819, 4337 } then
ingredientName + ' patch: ' + ToString(doseQuantity.value) + ' * ' + ToString(strength) + ' = ' + ToString(dailyDose)
else
null
// if dose unit in actual mass units (mg or mcg -- when it's a single med)
when doseQuantity.unit in { 'mg', 'mcg' } then
ingredientName + ' ' + doseFormName + ': ' + ToString(dosesPerDay) + '/d * ' + ToString(doseQuantity) + ' = ' + ToString(dailyDose)
// if doseQuantity in actual volume units (mL) or not in actual units (e.g. 1 tab, 1 spray)
else
ingredientName + ' ' + doseFormName + ': ' + ToString(dosesPerDay) + '/d * ' + ToString(doseQuantity) + ' * ' + ToString(strength) + ' = ' + ToString(dailyDose)
end
/*
Calculates MMEs for the given input prescription information and returns it
as a list of tuples:
List<Tuple {
rxNormCode Code,
doseFormCode Code,
doseQuantity Quantity,
dosesPerDay Decimal,
ingredientCode Code,
ingredientName String,
strength Quantity,
dailyDose Quantity,
dailyDoseDescription String,
conversionFactor Decimal,
mme Quantity
}>
*/
define function CalculateMMEs(medications List<Tuple { rxNormCode Code, doseQuantity Quantity, dosesPerDay Decimal }>):
Flatten(
medications M
let Ingredients: GetIngredients(M.rxNormCode)
return
Ingredients I
let
adjustedDoseQuantity: EnsureMicrogramQuantity(M.doseQuantity),
dailyDose: GetDailyDose(I.ingredientCode, I.strength, I.doseFormCode, adjustedDoseQuantity, M.dosesPerDay),
factor: GetConversionFactor(I.ingredientCode, dailyDose, I.doseFormCode)
return {
rxNormCode: M.rxNormCode,
doseFormCode: I.doseFormCode,
doseQuantity: adjustedDoseQuantity,
dosesPerDay: M.dosesPerDay,
ingredientCode: I.ingredientCode,
ingredientName: I.ingredientName,
strength: I.strength,
dailyDose: dailyDose,
dailyDoseDescription: GetDailyDoseDescription(I.ingredientCode, I.ingredientName, I.strength, I.doseFormCode, I.doseFormName, adjustedDoseQuantity, M.dosesPerDay, dailyDose),
conversionFactor: factor,
mme: Quantity {
value: dailyDose.value * factor,
unit: dailyDose.unit + '/d'
}
}
)
define TestCalculateMMEs:
CalculateMMEs({ { rxNormCode: Code '388508' from RxNorm, doseQuantity: Quantity { value: 1, unit: 'patch' }, dosesPerDay: 0.33 } })
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