SanaeLaRose/FAERS-NLP

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language: en
tags:
- clinical
- adverse-event
- faers
- nlp
- drug
- disease
license: cc-by-nc-4.0
dataset_name: FAERS-NLP
---

# FAERS-NLP

**Version:** 1.0
**Author:** sixuexing
**GitHub:** [FAERS-NLP Repository](https://github.com/xingsixue123/FAERS-NLP.git)

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## Dataset Summary

FAERS-NLP is a cleaned and processed version of the **FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS)**, formatted for **natural language retrieval** and **drug–adverse effect–disease relation extraction**.

Each record corresponds to a single adverse event report, including structured and semi-structured fields suitable for NLP tasks.

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## Dataset Structure

Each CSV row contains the following columns:

| Column | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| `safetyreportid` | Unique ID of the safety report |
| `safetyreportversion` | Version number of the report |
| `occurcountry` | Country where the event occurred |
| `reporttype` | Type of report (e.g., Study report, Spontaneous report) |
| `serious` | Whether the event is serious (`Yes`/`No`) |
| `serious_specific` | Specific seriousness criteria (e.g., Hospitalization) |
| `receivedate` | Date FDA received the report (YYYYMMDD) |
| `transmissiondate` | Date report was transmitted (YYYYMMDD) |
| `companynumb` | Company identifier |
| `sendertype` | Type of sender (Regulatory Authority, Manufacturer, etc.) |
| `senderorganization` | Name of reporting organization |
| `patientonsetage` | Patient age at onset |
| `patientonsetageunit` | Unit of age (Year, Month, etc.) |
| `patientsex` | Patient sex |
| `reactions` | Adverse reactions reported (with recovery status) |
| `drugs_specific` | Full description of drugs in report |
| `drugnames` | List of drug names |
| `activesubstancenames` | List of active substances |
| `drugindications` | Indications for the drugs |

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**FAERS source:**
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. *FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) Public Dashboard*. [https://fis.fda.gov/extensions/FPD-QDE-FAERS/FPD-QDE-FAERS.html](https://fis.fda.gov/extensions/FPD-QDE-FAERS/FPD-QDE-FAERS.html)

**This dataset:**
sixuexing. *FAERS-NLP: A processed dataset for drug-adverse event-disease relation extraction*. Hugging Face Dataset. Version 1.0. [https://huggingface.co/datasets/sixuexing/FAERS-NLP](https://huggingface.co/datasets/sixuexing/FAERS-NLP)

You can cite in BibTeX format:

```bibtex
@misc{faers-nlp,
author = {Xing, Sixue},
title = {FAERS-NLP: A processed dataset for drug-adverse event-disease relation extraction},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/sixuexing/FAERS-NLP}},
note = {Derived from FDA FAERS public data: \url{https://fis.fda.gov/extensions/FPD-QDE-FAERS/FPD-QDE-FAERS.html}}
}