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Table 1. Overall Classification Rates.

The evaluation set of drugs, the expected complexity of classification, the individual number of concepts identified, and the mean confidence rating for all concepts classified by drug are listed. *The number of concepts identified by all 10 reviewers, by 8–9 reviewers, by 5–7 reviewers, and by only 1–4 reviewers.

Reviewers identifying Terms*
Drug Name Complexity Retrieved All 10 8–9 5–7 1–4 Accuracy
Albuterol simple 9 1 0 1 7 7.3
Ipratropium simple 8 1 0 1 6 8.0
Omeprazole simple 2 1 0 0 1 8.2
Ranitidine simple 8 1 0 0 9 7.8
Meclizine moderate 12 0 0 2 10 7.3
Nitroglycerine moderate 14 0 0 3 11 7.0
Pravastatin moderate 8 0 0 1 7 7.5
Doxycycline complex 8 0 1 1 6 6.8
Ethinyl Estradiol complex 24 0 1 0 23 6.9
Triamcinolone complex 34 0 0 1 33 6.9