faers_opioid_mental: FDA opioid dataset with 243 mental-related adverse events

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FDA opioid dataset with 243 mental-related adverse events

Description

An adverse event-drug count dataset (contingency table) obtained from the FDA FAERS database for the quarters 2014Q3 - 2020Q4.

Usage

faers_opioid_mental

Format

An object of class matrix (inherits from array) with 244 rows and 6 columns.

Details

Data are stored in the form of a contingency table, with drugs listed across the columns and the 243 AEs presented across the rows. Each cell in the contingency table represents the total report counts associated with that (AE, drug) pair and detected in the FDA FAERS database during 2014Q3 - 2020Q4.

The dataset catalogs 5 opioid drugs (across columns):

Codeine, Fentanyl, Oxycodone, Pentazocine and Tramadol.

Source

https://fis.fda.gov/extensions/FPD-QDE-FAERS/FPD-QDE-FAERS.html

References

Tan Y, Markatou M and Chakraborty S. A Review of Statistical Methods for Spontaneous Reporting System Data Mining: Signal Detection and Beyond. arXiv:2604.18898 (stat.AP). https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2604.18898

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