| statin {pvLRT} | R Documentation |
FDA Statin dataset with 6039 adverse events
Description
A Drug-Adverse event (AE) count dataset (contingency table) obtained from the FDA FAERS database for the quarters 2014Q3 - 2020Q4
Usage
statin
Format
An object of class matrix (inherits from array) with 6039 rows and 7 columns.
Details
Data are stored in the form of a contingency table, with drugs listed across the columns and the 6039 AEs presented across the rows. Each cell in the contingency table represents the total report counts associated with that drug/AE pair and detected in the FDA FAERS database during 2014Q3 - 2020Q4.
The dataset catalogs 6 statin drugs (across columns):
Atorvastatin, Fluvastatin, Lovastatin, Pravastatin, Rosuvastatin, Simvastatin
Corresponding to all 6039 observed adverse events (AEs) observed in statins
Source
https://fis.fda.gov/extensions/FPD-QDE-FAERS/FPD-QDE-FAERS.html