Table 4 |
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Indexing for Adverse Effects in EMBASE |
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Drug |
Records |
Indexed |
Terms used |
|
(no. of reports) |
available |
for AE |
[frequency] |
|
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Aspirin |
30 |
16 |
Adverse-reactions-titles [13] |
|
(37) |
Bleeding-SE [8] |
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GI-hemorrhage-SE [5] |
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Adverse-drug-reaction [4] |
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Antithrombotic-agent-ADR [2] |
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ASA-ADR [10], ASA-SE [1] |
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Hematemesis-SE [1], Melena-SE [1] |
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Stomach-hemorrhage-SE [1] |
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Antihypertensive drugs |
9 |
3 |
Adverse-drug-reaction [3] |
|
(13) |
Adverse-reactions-titles [1] |
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Ibuprofen |
26 |
13 |
Adverse-reactions-titles [12] |
|
(29) |
Specific symptom*-SE [9] |
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Ibuprofen-ADR [8] |
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Adverse-drug-reaction [3] |
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Analgesic-agent-ADR [1] |
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Drug-safety [1] |
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Drug-tolerability [1] |
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Nonsteroidal-antiinflammatory-agent-AE [1] |
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Side effect [1] |
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Paracetamol |
23 |
11 |
Adverse-drug-reactions-titles [10] |
|
(32) |
Adverse-drug-reaction [8] |
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Paracetamol-ADR [2] |
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Specific symptom*-SE [2] |
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Drug-safety [1] |
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*any named symptom (e.g. nausea, vomiting) |
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Derry et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2001 1:7 doi:10.1186/1471-2288-1-7 |
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