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Retrieve Drug Names from FAERS Database

Source: R/get_drugnames.R
get_drugnames.Rd

This function retrieves drug names and their occurrence percentages from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database for a specified drug substance.

Usage

get_drugnames(drug, temp_d = Drug, temp_d_name = Drug_name)

Arguments

drug

Character string representing the drug substance for which drug names are to be retrieved.

temp_d

Drug database. Can be set to sample_Drug for testing.

temp_d_name

Drug_name database. Can be set to sample_Drug_Name for testing.

Value

A data table containing drug names and their corresponding occurrence percentages.

Details

The function imports data from the "DRUG" and "DRUG_NAME" tables in the specified quarter of the FAERS database. It calculates the total number of occurrences for each unique drug name and orders the results in descending order based on occurrence count. The resulting data table includes drug names and their occurrence percentages.

See also

import

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# This example needs that setup_DiAna has been run before, to download DiAna dictionary
if (file.exists("external_source/DiAna_dictionary.csv")) {
  FAERS_version <- "24Q1"
  result <- get_drugnames("aripiprazole")
  print(result)
}
} # }