/adverse_event_notebooks

Jupyter notebooks related to Adverse Event analysis

Primary LanguageJupyter Notebook

adverse-events-case-study

This is a case study on adverse events using the Drug Adverse Events API endpoints from the openFDA data service.

An adverse event is defined by the FDA as any undesirable experience associated with the use of a medical product in a patient. Undesirable experiences include serious drug side effects, product use errors, product quality problems, and therapeutic failures.

In this analysis, adverse event reporting is compared between countries (Canada, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom and United States). Adverse events are investigated across all drugs, and in response to specific drugs: Simvastatin and Paracetamol (Acetaminophen).

Setup

To run this jupyter notebook:

  1. Install Python 3.5.2
  2. Install jupyter notebook
  3. Install Python packages corresponding to the modules detailed at the top of the notebook
  4. Run notebook in file 'adverse_events_notebook.ipynb'.

Resources

  • This project is based on the data resource from openFDA. The the content, data, documentation, code, and related materials on openFDA is public domain and made available with a Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal dedication. For further details on usage of the openFDA service see the Terms of Service.