faers

faers provides an R interface to the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database and implements a standardized approach for performing pharmacovigilance analysis.

Key Features:

• FAERS Database Interface: Connects the FAERS database to R for programmatic access.
• Pharmacovigilance Analysis: Provides standardized methods for analyzing spontaneous adverse event and medication error reports related to human drugs and therapeutic biological products.

Scientific Applications:

• Adverse Event Monitoring: Supports analysis of spontaneous reporting data for adverse events associated with human drugs and therapeutic biological products.
• Medication Error Analysis: Enables investigation of medication errors reported through the FAERS database.
• Pharmacovigilance Studies: Facilitates standardized pharmacovigilance analysis workflows in R.

Methodology:

The package serves as an interface between the FAERS database and R, providing standardized approaches for pharmacovigilance analysis.