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. 2020 May 1;3(2):225–232. doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooaa009

Table 2.

Top 7 topics accessed with WA search versus keyword search

Watson assistant intent WA search, N (%) Keyword search, N (%) Watson assistant example query
Dosing 30 239 (23.9%) 34 322 058 (43.3%) “What is the dosage of azithromycin?”
Administration 14 520 (11.5%) 2 764 488 (3.5%) “Can burosumab be administered SQ in the legs or abdomen?”
Drugs that treata 10 199 (8.0%) 190 217 (0.2%) “Medications used for hypertension”
Uses (FDA, non-FDA, all) 8651 (6.8%) 5 641 662 (11.5%)a “Can moxifloxacin be used in UTI?”
Pharmacokinetics 8495 (6.7%) 1 544 830 (1.9%) “How is nimbex metabolized?”
IV compatibility 7942 (6.3%) 435 461 (0.05%) “Is daptomycin compatible with micafungin”
Adverse effects 6676 (5.3%) 5 416 938 (6.8%) “Diazepam side effect”
a

Sum of on-label and off-label uses.