Safety of Drug Use and Data Analyses

Abstract

Appropriate Medical drugs in the correct dosage should be used to treat diseases. The incorrect administration of drugs has been caused not only by human error but also by the confusing names and/or appearances of some drugs. With this background, the authors have studied quantitative indicators to objectively evaluate the similarity of drug names and drug package appearances. In order to share cases of drug/medical equipment recall, information on these cases has been disclosed, and it was found that there was a problem with classification of danger at the time of use. In this article, we overview these cases and mainly discuss the information engineering approach and its problems regarding the safety of drug use.