Hivanson Week 8

Purpose

Import public-access FDA drug database into Microsoft Access, then compare query capabilities using SQL on Access to those of the search function on the FDA drug database.

Methods

• 1. I downloaded and extracted the files from the FDA Drug Database.
  2. I created a Microsoft Access database and imported all data files from step 1 using "Import"-->"Text File", and selecting "First Row Contains Field Names."
  3. When importing, I ensured that the fields matched the datatype outlined by the FDA website schema. I did not match the keys, as many of the fields that were stated to be keys contained duplicate information and therefore could not be listed as primary keys on Access.
  4. I attempted to set the relationships between my tables to match the schema provided by the FDA, but he two photos provided on the FDA website contained some conflicting information. I matched the relationships as best I could according to the photos and according to common field names. See screenshot of my relationships below:

Results

• Query 1: SELECT DrugName FROM Products WHERE form ='INJECTABLE;INTRAVENOUS, SUBCUTANEOUS';

• Query 2: SELECT DrugName FROM Products WHERE ActiveIngredient ='ATROPINE';

• Query 3: SELECT Form, Strength FROM Products WHERE DrugName = 'Benadryl';

• Query 4: SELECT DrugName FROM Products WHERE DrugName LIKE '*ESTROL';

• Query 5: Instructions "Produce a table listing all of the known values for the therapeutic_potential column in the application table and how many application records there are of each. (Side note: The therapeutic_potential codes are explained in the ReviewClass_Lookup.txt file, in case you’re interested.)"
  • No "therapeutic_potential" column present in database, so cannot search column for query.

• Query 6: Instructions "Produce a table listing all of the known values for the chemical_type column in the application table and how many application records there are of each. (Side note: The chemical_type codes are explained in the ChemTypeLookup.txt file, in case you’re interested.)"
  • No "chemical_type" column present in database, so cannot search column for query.

• Query 7: SELECT DrugName FROM Applications RIGHT JOIN Products ON Applications.ApplNo = Products.ApplNo WHERE SponsorName = 'Merck';

• Query 8: SELECT SponsorName, ActiveIngredient FROM Applications RIGHT JOIN Products ON Applications.ApplNo = Products.ApplNo WHERE ActiveIngredient LIKE '*ASPIRIN*CAFFEINE*' And SponsorName LIKE '*Labs*';

• A scientific conclusion: what was your main finding for today's project? Did you fulfill the purpose? Why or why not?