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. 2001 Sep 3;1:7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-1-7

Table 3.

Indexing for Adverse Effects in MEDLINE

Drug Records Indexed Terms used
avaliable for AE [frequency]
Aspirin 37 26 Aspirin-AE [25]
Hemorrhage-CI [5]
Platelet-aggregating-inhibitor-AE [3]
Safety [1]
Antihypertensives 13 6 Antihypertensive agents-AE [5]
Named drug*-AE [2]
Ibuprofen 23 12 Ibuprofen-AE [12] Antiinflammatory-agent-non-steroidal-AE [2]
Analgesics-AE [1]
Paracetamol 27 9 Acetaminophen-AE [9]

*name of any antihypertensive drug (e.g. atenolol, enalapril, nifedipine)