Using drug knowledgebase information to distinguish between look-alike-sound-alike drugs.

Journal: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
Published Date: Jul 1, 2018

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To extract drug indications from a commercial drug knowledgebase and determine to what extent drug indications can discriminate between look-alike-sound-alike (LASA) drugs.

Authors

  • Christine M Cheng
    First Databank, Inc., Disease Decision Support Group, South San Francisco, CA, USA.
  • Alejandra Salazar
    Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Mary G Amato
    Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Bruce L Lambert
    Department of Communication Studies, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
  • Lynn A Volk
    Clinical and Quality Analysis, Partners HealthCare, Somerville, MA, USA.
  • Gordon D Schiff
    Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

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