Essays about: "adverse drug reactions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words adverse drug reactions.

  1. 1. Utilizing Transformers with Domain-Specific Pretraining and Active Learning to Enable Mining of Product Labels

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för beräkningsvetenskap

    Author : Erik Norén; [2023]
    Keywords : Machine Learning; Natural Language Processing; NLP; BERT; Active Learning; AL; Pharmacovigilance; UMC; Uppsala Monitoring Centre; Structured Product Label; SPL; Transformers; Domain-Specific Pretraining; NER; Named Entity Recognition; Adverse Drug Reaction; ADR;

    Abstract : Structured Product Labels (SPLs), the package inserts that accompany drugs governed by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), hold information about Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) that exists associated with drugs post-market. This information is valuable for actors working in the field of pharmacovigilance aiming to improve the safety of drugs. READ MORE

  3. 2. Creation of a Next-Generation Standardized Drug Groupingfor QT Prolonging Reactions using Machine Learning Techniques

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för systemteknik

    Author : Jacob Tiensuu; Elsa Rådahl; [2021]
    Keywords : Pharmacovigilance; Adverse Drug Reactions; MedDRA; VigiBase; WHODrug Global; QT prolongation; Torsades de Pointes; Individual Case Safety Reports; Text Recognition; Standardised Drug Grouping; Multinomial Logistic Regression; BERT;

    Abstract : This project aims to support pharmacovigilance, the science and activities relating to drug-safety and prevention of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). We focus on a specific ADR called QT prolongation, a serious reaction affecting the heartbeat. Our main goal is to group medicinal ingredients that might cause QT prolongation. READ MORE

  4. 3. Service innovation in the pharmaceutical industry : How do existing value propositions restrict the adoption of new resources?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Johan Jansson; Anton Anhammer; [2021]
    Keywords : Service-dominant logic; service innovation; value proposition; practices; restrictions; digital resources; pharmaceutical industry.;

    Abstract : The topics of value propositions and service innovation have been highly interesting topics within service-dominant logic. Something that has not been studied in previous research, and the purpose of this thesis, is to investigate; how current value propositions restrict service innovation by restricting digital resource utilization. READ MORE

  5. 4. Using Machine Learning to Understand Text for Pharmacovigilance: A Systematic Review

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

    Author : Patrick Pilipiec; [2021]
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    Abstract : Background: Pharmacovigilance is a science that involves the ongoing monitoring of adverse drug reactions of existing medicines. Its primary purpose is to sustain and improve public health. READ MORE

  6. 5. Semi-supervised adverse drug reaction detection

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Louis Ohl; [2021]
    Keywords : Semi-supervised learning; Text Classification; Adverse Drug Reaction; Expectation Maximization; Natural Language Processing; Halvväglett lärande; Text klassificering; Läkemedelsrelaterade biverkningar; Naturlig språkbehandling;

    Abstract : Pharmacogivilance consists in carefully monitoring drugs in order to re-evaluate their risk for people’s health. The sooner the Adverse Drug Reactions are detected, the sooner one can act consequently. READ MORE