Monitoring Over-The-Counter Drug Misuse in Japanese User-Generated Data.

Journal: Studies in health technology and informatics
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The misuse of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs poses a significant global public health challenge. This study proposes a system for detecting and visualizing inappropriate OTC drug use in social media data.

Authors

  • Tomohiro Nishiyama
    Division of Information Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara, Japan.
  • Shuntaro Yada
    Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, Japan.
  • Shoko Wakamiya
    Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan.
  • Satoko Hori
    Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy, Division of Drug Informatics, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Eiji Aramaki
    Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan.