Drug-Event Associations: A View of the Current Status

Abstract

The remarks in this paper will address some views on the current status of drug-event associations with a view to past work in this area; a view of the present, reflecting the recent meeting on this subject at Arlington, Virginia, sponsored by the Drug Information Association; and finally, considering some of many future options for progress.

Keywords

Drug-Event causality assessment Adverse drug reaction Causality algorithm Causal probability

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