PMID- 9725483 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19981103 LR - 20181025 IS - 0378-7966 (Print) IS - 0378-7966 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 2 DP - 1998 Apr-Jun TI - LIMS: from theory to practice. PG - 207-12 AB - This paper gives a definition and some basic knowledge about Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) as well as their impact on the organisation, the laboratory and the co-workers. The major advantages and disadvantages of LIMS are pointed out. Two practical experiences are described. The first is related to an in house development of a PC based system which has to integrate a Vax VMS system (Multichrom) and PC based analytical and analysis softwares. The second experience is dealing with the selection and implementation of a commercial package in a pharmacokinetic laboratory. In both cases the human and time aspects were important. FAU - Cardot, J M AU - Cardot JM AD - Laboratoires CIBA-GEIGY, Rueil Malmaison, France. FAU - Hulot, T AU - Hulot T FAU - Le Bricon, C AU - Le Bricon C FAU - Stockis, A AU - Stockis A LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - France TA - Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet JT - European journal of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics JID - 7608491 SB - IM MH - *Clinical Laboratory Information Systems/instrumentation/organization & administration MH - Computer Systems MH - Humans MH - Software EDAT- 1998/09/02 00:00 MHDA- 1998/09/02 00:01 CRDT- 1998/09/02 00:00 PHST- 1998/09/02 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1998/09/02 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1998/09/02 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/BF03189341 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet. 1998 Apr-Jun;23(2):207-12. doi: 10.1007/BF03189341.