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. 2017 Sep 21;6(9):e179. doi: 10.2196/resprot.6463

Table 4.

Medical terminologies selected for feeding the dictionary for the data extraction task.

Short name Long name Content Language Number of concepts Example Reference
ATC Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification Drugs classes and substances FR/EN 4717 http://www.chu-rouen.fr/cismef/skos#ATC_CD_A/ anabolic agents for systemic use/ anabolic steroids/androstan derivatives/ androstanolone [22]
MedDRA Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities Adverse drug reactions FR/EN 74,413 MedDRA top tree/cardiac disorders/heart failures/cardiac failure/cardiac insufficiency [23]
Racine Pharma Roots of the pharmaceutical products Short names of drugs FR 5164 Ascorbic acid manually produced
Vidal Drug Database Drug database sold by the Vidal company All the regulatory information about drugs FR 40,227 XVII congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities/ Q00-Q07 congenital malformations of the nervous system/ Q00.0 anencephaly [24]