_dta: 1. by Jean Roth , jroth@nber.org , 6 Apr 2017 2. REACyyQq.TXT contains all "Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities" (MedDRA) terms coded 3. for the adverse event (1 or more). For more information on MedDRA, please contact: 4. Northrop Grumman, MedDRA MSSO, 15010 Conference Center Drive, Chantilly, VA 20151, USA. 5. The website is www.meddramsso.com. primaryid: 1. Unique number for identifying a FAERS report. 2. This is the primary link field (primary key) between data files (example: 31234561). 3. This is a concatenated key of Case ID and Case Version Number. 4. It is the Identifier for the case sequence (version) number as reported by the manufacturer. caseid: 1. Number for identifying a FAERS case (example. 3123456). 2. A case consists of one or more versions. 3. A follow-up version (that is, the newest/latest version received by FDA) 4. will have the same CASE number as the initial/oldest version. pt: 1. "Preferred Term"-level medical terminology describing the event, 2. using the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA). 3. The order of the terms for a given event does not imply priority. 4. In other words, the first term listed is not necessarily considered more significant than the last one listed. obs: 845,435 vars: 4 6 Apr 2017 22:39 size: 108,215,680 (_dta has notes) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- storage display value variable name type format label variable label ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- primaryid long %12.0g * Unique number for identifying a FAERS report caseid long %12.0g * Number for identifying a FAERS case (example. 3123456) pt str67 %67s * 'Preferred Term'-level medical terminology describing the event drug_rec_act str53 %53s * indicated variables have notes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sorted by: primaryid pt