Descriptions of Adverse Drug Reactions Are Less Informative in Forums Than in the French Pharmacovigilance Database but Provide More Unexpected Reactions

Descriptions of Adverse Drug Reactions Are Less Informative in Forums Than in the French Pharmacovigilance Database but Provide More Unexpected Reactions

Background: Social media have drawn attention for their potential use in Pharmacovigilance. Recent work showed that it is possible to extract information concerning adverse drug reactions (ADRs) from posts in social media. The main objective of the Vigi4MED project was to evaluate the relevance and...

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Main Authors: Pierre Karapetiantz, Florelle Bellet, Bissan Audeh, Jérémy Lardon, Damien Leprovost, Rim Aboukhamis, François Morlane-Hondère, Cyril Grouin, Anita Burgun, Sandrine Katsahian, Marie-Christine Jaulent, Marie-Noëlle Beyens, Agnès Lillo-Le Louët, Cédric Bousquet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
adverse drug reaction
adverse event
forum
internet
pharmacovigilance
social media
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2018.00439/full

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