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

• Main Authors: Pierre Karapetiantz (Author), Florelle Bellet (Author), Bissan Audeh (Author), Jérémy Lardon (Author), Damien Leprovost (Author), Rim Aboukhamis (Author), François Morlane-Hondère (Author), Cyril Grouin (Author), Anita Burgun (Author), Sandrine Katsahian (Author), Marie-Christine Jaulent (Author), Marie-Noëlle Beyens (Author), Agnès Lillo-Le Louët (Author), Cédric Bousquet (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...