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Drug names with classes

Data files (available at data.world)

  • Format 1: drugnames_withclasses.csv
  • Format 2: drugnames_withclasses.feather

Link(s) to code used for scraping, tidying, etc, if applicable:

Scraping and tidying script

Data types

  • string: a sequence of characters
  • integer: whole numbers

Field listing

Name Type Description
drugname_generic string Brand name of the drug
drugname_brand string Generic name of the drug
rxnorm_rxcui integer Numeric identifiers including missing/unknown. Each represents  a unique drug name which is separately provided.  
drug_major_class string This is a set of 30 possible alpha‐numeric  codes including missing/unknown. It indicates the major class of the drug, such as  cardiovascular medications and central nervous system medications. 
drug_class string  This is a set of 263 possible alpha‐numeric (two‐letter plus  three‐digit) codes. It indicates the class of the drug, such as antidepressants and  analgesics. 
dmc_name string String description of drug_major_class
dc_name string String description of drug_class

Important notes

Data provenance Drug information comes from Part D Prescription Drug Event (PDE) data and is available for a subset (~70%) of Medicare beneficiaries. Unique drug identifiers and classes were from CMS 2010 Medicare Prescription Drug Profiles Public Use Files which represents 100% of prescription drug claims.

Data calculation methods

TODO:

  • Add information on how drugnames were mapped to RXCUI
  • Add how major class and class were matched to their description