New System for Detecting Adverse Effects of Medications Using Social Media (IMAGE)

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

New System for Detecting Adverse Effects of Medications Using Social Media

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Researchers at Carlos III Universidad de Madrid (UC3M) have developed a system for detecting adverse effects of pharmaceutical drugs by tracking information generated by patients on specialized blogs or social networks such as Twitter in real time.

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