Search for and add external product codes from the Japan Drug Dictionary (JDD).

About the Japan Drug Dictionary (JDD)

Vault Safety supports the PMDA-compliant Japan Drug Dictionary (JDD) for Domestic and Localized Case processing for Japan. You can add JDrug codes to External Products.

When you add a JDrug code to an External Product, if the Japan Product Code Type is J-Drug Code, Vault maps the first seven (7) digits of the Local MPID to the G.k.2.3.r.1 Substance / Specified Substance Name data element of PMDA E2B(R3) reports.

For information on processing Cases that may be reportable to the PMDA, see Complete Intake and Process Cases for the PMDA.

Prerequisite

Consider the following prerequisites for coding from the JDD:

Browse and Code JDrug Products

In the Case Products section of a Domestic Case for Japan, you can search the JDD to add an External Product:

  1. In the Case Products section, access the Product Browser. In the top-right corner of the dialog, select Launch JDrug to launch the JDrug Browser.
    • If you populated the reported Product or Country Obtained field, search results are filtered to those values. The reported Product English term appears below the Search bar.
    • Optionally, you can select Back to Product Browser in the top-left corner of the browser to return to the Product Browser to code a Company Product.
  2. In the Search bar, enter or change the search terms, and then select Search. Vault checks the terms against the JDrug codes, Drug Names, and Generic Drug Names.
    When entering a combination of numeric and alphabetic characters to search for a JDrug code, you must enter a space before and after the alphabetic character. For example, to find JDrug code “1234A123”, enter your search term as “1234 A 123”.
  3. To apply a JDrug code, select the code and then select Confirm.
  4. Select Save.

Result

The JDrug control field appears on the Create Case Product page. Vault adds the selected JDrug code, the manufacturer, and the Local MPID details to the field and sets the Japan Product Code Type field to “J-Drug Code”. To remove a JDrug code and its related details, select Clear Selection.

On Localized Product records, field values are updated as follows:

  • The JDrug code appears in the Product (Coded) field.
  • The manufacturer appears in the Registration Holder/Applicant field.
  • The Local MPID from the selected JDrug code appears in the Local MPID field.
  • “J-Drug Code” appears in the Japan Product Code Type field.

JDrug Browser Columns

The following table describes the JDrug Browser columns.

Column Description
Drug Code The JDrug code for the External Product.
Drug Name The brand name under which the product is sold.
Generic Drug Name The generic name for the External Product.
Manufacturer Name The name of the manufacturer of the External Product.
Manufacturer Code The code for the manufacturer of the External Product.