Open cothurn opened 2 years ago
I'm afraid I don't know HICL well enough to give you any guidance. This sounds like a good question for @obadawi .
Hi @cothurn, Sorry to bother you. I am trying to use the same information. I wonder if you found a solution to the coding system? I was trying to clean a code list, however, I found the same substances sometimes have very different codes. If you managed to make use of the information at the end?
Best,
I am opening this issue for more information regarding the drugHiclSeqno variable in the medication table. The comments given for drugHiclSeqno in the medication table is "HICL for the drug e.g.: 8255, 6055, 1694, etc." I assume HICL means hierarchical ingredient code list, a list of hierarchical ingredient codes associated with each drug given by First Data Bank (https://reference.pivotrock.net/HealthCareTraining/Drugs/RXC.html).
However:
Here is the list of questions I have regarding this variable:
For our current research project, we are trying to group medications into a few (several dozens at max) broad categories. Without a better understanding of the drug classification system, the task is simply impossible.
Any insight regarding the HICL and/or how to better categorize medications is appreciated!