davidxhuang / ndc-to-fhir

Python script that parses drugs in the National Drug Code Directory to FHIR-JSON

#National Drug Code Directory to FHIR Parser#

ndc-to-fhir is a Python script that parses drugs from the National Drug Code Directory into a series of FHIR-JSON dumps (Medication, Substance and Organization).

It is maintained by the Parsons Institute for Information Mapping (PIIM) and funded through the Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC).

###Requirements### Python 2.5 or greater

###Instructions###

####Download Database####

• Move into the cloned repo and create a data directory
  • cd [ndc-to-fhir install directory]
  • mkdir data && cd data
• Download and unzip the NDC database
  • curl -O http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/UCM070838.zip
  • unzip UCM070838.zip -d ndc

####Run####

• cd [ndc-to-fhir install directory]
• python parse.py

####Troubleshooting####

• locale.Error: unsupported locale setting
  • run locale -a to get locales supported by your system
  • edit the locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, 'en_US.UTF-8') line in parse.py to match one of the supported locales listed