Table 1.

Search Terms for Background Rate by Sex for Selected New Drug Applications

Indication in the package inserts	Disease/diagnostic prevalence search term
Opioid used to accelerate gastrointestinal recovery after partial large or small bowel resection surgery with primary anastomosis	Bowel resection surgery
Topical corticosteroid indicated for the treatment of inflammation and pain associated with ocular surgery	Cataract surgery
Treats the involuntary movements (chorea) of Huntington's Disease	Huntington's disease
Magnetic Resonance Imaging contrast agent to detect and characterize lesions in adults with known or suspected focal liver disease	Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Indicated in combination with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) to mobilize hematopoietic stem cells to the peripheral blood for collection and subsequent autologous transplantation in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and multiple myeloma	Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma