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Domain Information: Generic_Name(CARBIDOPA) #25

Open eashwarsiddharth opened 7 years ago

eashwarsiddharth commented 7 years ago

@Rajhan

grouped_generic_name[which(names(grouped_generic_name) %like% 'CARBIDOPA')] %>% lapply(function(x) {x %>% unique()})

'CARBIDOPA', 'CARBIDOPA/LEVODOPA', 'CARBIDOPA/LEVODOPA/ENTACAPONE' all seem to be similar in name. But,

'CARBIDOPA' is used with another medicine called 'LEVODOPA' to treat the symptoms of Parkinson's disease -- https://www.drugs.com/mtm/carbidopa.html

I have noticed that 'LODOSYN' is a drug_name which corresponds to generic_name 'CARBIDOPA' and not 'CARBIDOPA/LEVODOPA'.

https://www.drugs.com/mtm/lodosyn.html has a similar description for 'LODOSYN' as well.

So, do you recommend that I change the generic_name for 'LODOSYN' from 'CARBIDOPA' to 'CARBIDOPA/LEVODOPA'.

'ENTACAPONE' increases levels of levodopa in the body. -- https://www.drugs.com/mtm/carbidopa-entacapone-and-levodopa.html

or, would you recommend that change the generic_name for all three to a common one 'CARBIDOPA'.

How do I deal with other similar cases ?

eashwarsiddharth commented 7 years ago

@Rajhan it would be of great help if you could share some guidelines on how to handle the drug_name and generic_name anomalies because we lack the necessary background to make decisions.

It will be the key to our further analyses.