caers_raw: Raw Human Foods Complaint System (HFCS) data (formerly CAERS)
In openEBGM: EBGM Disproportionality Scores for Adverse Event Data Mining

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Raw Human Foods Complaint System (HFCS) data (formerly CAERS)

A small subset of raw, publicly available HFCS (formerly CAERS) data used to demonstrate how to prepare data for use by openEBGM's functions.

caers_raw

A data frame with 100 rows and 5 columns:

REPORT_ID: The unique number that identifies each case.
PRODUCT: The verbatim brands and/or product names indicated to have been used by the consumer reported to have experienced the adverse event. An adverse event report may specify consumption of a single product or multiple products.
PRODUCT_CODE: The FDA industry code associated with the type of product reported.
SEX: The sex of the individual reported to have experienced the adverse event.
CASE_MEDDRA_PREFERRED_TERMS: The symptom(s) experienced by the injured consumer as specified by the reporter and coded by FDA according to the Medical Data Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA). Each adverse event report may indicate one or more symptoms.