System and method for integrating pharmacy and laboratory data

A method of anticipating adverse drug episodes wherein a plurality of ADE rules having data fields for a lab test name, a value for the lab test, and a drug are defined, the ADE rules are stored within an ADE rules database, a patient's lab data and pharmacy data is imported, a patient's lab result, the lab test name, and a name of a drug administered to the patient is stored within a database, and a patient's lab result, test name, and administered drug is matched with a lab value, lab name and drug within an ADE rule.