A Method for Retrieval of Adverse Event Terms in Clinical Trial Databases Using Standardised MedDRA Queries

摘要

BackgroundStandardized MedDRA Queries (SMQs) are sets of terms determined by experts that are used to identify adverse events (AEs) related to different disease processes. Their use can be challenging because most SMQs have 50 to 100 preferred terms and AE databases can have many thousands of events.