{"version":"1","article":{"id":"kacst-salem-interaction-tool-launch","slug":"kacst-salem-interaction-tool-launch","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/kacst-salem-interaction-tool-launch","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kacst-salem-interaction-tool-launch?lang=en","title":"KACST releases open-source SALEM interaction tool","summary":"Saudi research agency KACST introduced SALEM, a tool covering 9,234 registered medicines and 873 potential interactions, and published its source code for public-sector reuse.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":["health"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-16","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology","url":"https://www.kacst.gov.sa/ar/news-details/salem","publishedAt":"2026-09-16","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/kacst-salem-interaction-tool-launch","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kacst-salem-interaction-tool-launch?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/kacst-salem-interaction-tool-launch","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kacst-salem-interaction-tool-launch?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/kacst-salem-interaction-tool-launch","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kacst-salem-interaction-tool-launch?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/kacst-salem-interaction-tool-launch","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kacst-salem-interaction-tool-launch?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/kacst-salem-interaction-tool-launch","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kacst-salem-interaction-tool-launch?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) introduced SALEM, an open-source tool for checking potential interactions among medicines, foods and herbs, on September 16. The agency says the system classifies interactions by severity, can issue immediate alerts for critical interactions and offers integration with digital health systems.","KACST reported that the database includes 9,234 medicines registered with the Saudi Food and Drug Authority, 35 food items and 873 potential drug, food and herb interactions. It also deposited the source code on the Digital Government Authority’s government software platform, allowing government, healthcare and research entities to examine and further develop it under applicable controls.","SALEM is described as software that provides information to support decisions and safety awareness. The announcement did not include a study measuring clinical outcomes or the accuracy rate of its interaction records. This account therefore describes the tool’s stated functions and database scope without presenting it as individual treatment advice."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Saudi research agency KACST introduced SALEM, a tool covering 9,234 registered medicines and 873 potential interactions, and published its source code for public-sector reuse.\n\nSaudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) introduced SALEM, an open-source tool for checking potential interactions among medicines, foods and herbs, on September 16. The agency says the system classifies interactions by severity, can issue immediate alerts for critical interactions and offers integration with digital health systems.\n\nKACST reported that the database includes 9,234 medicines registered with the Saudi Food and Drug Authority, 35 food items and 873 potential drug, food and herb interactions. It also deposited the source code on the Digital Government Authority’s government software platform, allowing government, healthcare and research entities to examine and further develop it under applicable controls.\n\nSALEM is described as software that provides information to support decisions and safety awareness. The announcement did not include a study measuring clinical outcomes or the accuracy rate of its interaction records. This account therefore describes the tool’s stated functions and database scope without presenting it as individual treatment advice.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}