FDA Beta Blockers Adverse Events

Description

This dataset, betablockers_matrix, is a matrix containing adverse event reports from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) for 9 beta blockers from Q1 2021 to Q4 2023. The matrix includes 501 adverse events (rows) across 9 medications (columns).

Usage

data(betablockers_matrix)

Format

A matrix with 501 rows (adverse events) and 9 columns (beta blockers):

Acebutolol

Adverse event counts for Acebutolol (integer)

Atenolol

Adverse event counts for Atenolol (integer)

Bisoprolol

Adverse event counts for Bisoprolol (integer)

Carvedilol

Adverse event counts for Carvedilol (integer)

Metoprolol

Adverse event counts for Metoprolol (integer)

Nadolol

Adverse event counts for Nadolol (integer)

Propranolol

Adverse event counts for Propranolol (integer)

Timolol

Adverse event counts for Timolol (integer)

Other

Adverse event counts for other beta blockers (integer)

Details

The dataset name has been kept as 'betablockers_matrix' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the CardioDataSets package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'matrix' indicates that the dataset is a matrix object. The original content has not been modified in any way.

Source

Data taken from the MDDC package version 1.1.0. Original data: FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database, Q1 2021 to Q4 2023.