Table 3

Indexing for Adverse Effects in MEDLINE

Drug
Records
Indexed
Terms used

avaliable
for AE
[frequency]

Aspirin
37
26
Aspirin-AE [25]



Hemorrhage-CI [5]



Platelet-aggregating-inhibitor-AE [3]



Safety [1]
Antihypertensives
13
6
Antihypertensive agents-AE [5]



Named drug*-AE [2]
Ibuprofen
23
12
Ibuprofen-AE [12] Antiinflammatory-agent-non-steroidal-AE [2]



Analgesics-AE [1]
Paracetamol
27
9
Acetaminophen-AE [9]

*name of any antihypertensive drug (e.g. atenolol, enalapril, nifedipine)

Derry et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2001 1:7   doi:10.1186/1471-2288-1-7