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OBJECTIVE: To analyze and evaluate the quantitative evaluation of ADR signals in FDA and to provide a reference for ADR evaluation in China. METHODS: By means of literature review,contrasting analysis and data reduction,ADR signal evaluation in FDA was investigated. RESULTS&CONCLUSION: In USA MGPS method is used for the quantitative evaluation of ADR signal, which can earlier obtain ADR signal and effectively promote the risk warning ability of ADR information. This is practical in our country and we should learn from them. Combined with various data analyzing methods, we can set up a high-quality evaluation database for ADR signals. The importance of pharmacoepidemiology and statistics in ADR evaluation should be highly recognized and the methods for ADR signals evaluation should be gradually shifted from qualitative to quantitative evaluation.
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OBJECTIVE: To offer support for optimizing marketing strategy and increasing consumption in drug retailing.METHODS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database was established,the data mining method was subjected to a correlation analysis using association rules with the daily sales data in a retail drugstore in Jiangsu as an example.RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS: The data mining of drug retailing consists of 4 items: construction of drug sales data mart,data pretreatment,data mining,and analysis of mining results.The application of the data mining in retail drugstore can help analyze the purchase tendency of customers,find out potential customers and increase sales volume.