DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTERIZED TRACKING SYSTEM FOR PHARMACEUT

THE PHARMACEUTICAL RESOURCES BRANCH (PRB) OF THE DIVISION OF CANCER TREATMENT OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROVISIONS OF PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES TO THE CLINICAL PROGRAMS WITHIN THE DIVISION. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE THE SYNTHESIS OF DRUGS, AS WELL AS THE STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE DRUGS TO VARIOUS CONTRACTORS. THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES A TRACKING SYSTEM TO SUPPORT THE PRB IN THESE EFFORTS. THE INITIAL EFFORT OF PHASE I WILL DEFINE THE COMPLETE PRB REQUIREMENTS FOR TRACKING SAMPLES AND MONITORING THE PROGRESS OF ITS VARIOUS PROJECTS SO THAT THE REMAINDER OF PHASE I CAN GENERATE A DETAILED SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE SPECIFICATION CAPABLE OF MEETING THOSE REQUIREMENTS. THESE SPECIFICATIONS FROM PHASE I WILL BE THE BASIS OF THE SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION TO BE ACCOMPLISHED DURING PHASE II. BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE PRB PROGRAMS, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS WITH PROGRAMS SIMILAR TO THE PRB WOULD HAVE AN INTEREST IN SUCH A TRACKING SYSTEM. WITH THIS IN MIND, BOTH PHASES WILL PLACE AN EMPHASIS ON THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE TRACKING SYSTEM, SO THAT THE RESULTING SYSTEM, DESIGNED EXPLICITLY FOR PRB NEEDS, CAN BE EASILY ADAPTED TO THE NEEDS OF OTHER SIMILAR, BUT NOT IDENTICAL, ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL.