receive a request from a user to add a medication to a patient history record associated with the patient;

receive a search term input by the user;

retrieve, via an application programming interface, at least one medication record associated with the search term, the at least one medication record storing data about at least one medication;

receive a selection of a medication from the at least one medication to add to the patient history record associated with the patient;

receive a selection indicating a request to add detail about the selected medication specific to the patient;

in response to receiving the selection indicating the request to add detail about the selected medication specific to the patient, display a graphical user interface (GUI) including at least one input field for specifying at least one of: a medication name, a dose, a formulation, a frequency, and a route associated with the selected medication;

receive, through the GUI, input indicative of at least one of: a medication name, a dose, a formulation, a frequency, and a route associated with the selected medication; and

based on receiving the input through the GUI, update the patient history record with the selected medication and the received input.