INEWS: Twitter helps to pinpoint rarely-discussed drug side-effects

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Twitter has helped scientists to understand the less serious side-effects of medicines doctors tend not to forewarn patients about, a study has found.

Researchers at the University of Manchester identified 159,297 tweets mentioning the steroid prednisolone, which is often administered to treat allergies, blood disorders, skin diseases and certain cancers by reducing inflamation.

Period12 Feb 2018

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  • TitleTwitter helps to pinpoint rarely-discussed drug side-effects
    Media name/outletINews
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date12/02/18
    DescriptionTwitter has helped scientists to understand the less serious side-effects of medicines doctors tend not to forewarn patients about, a study has found.

    Researchers at the University of Manchester identified 159,297 tweets mentioning the steroid prednisolone, which is often administered to treat allergies, blood disorders, skin diseases and certain cancers by reducing inflamation.
    URLhttps://inews.co.uk/news/technology/twitter-helps-scientists-pinpoint-medicine-side-effects/
    PersonsWilliam Dixon
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Keywords

  • epidemiology
  • Twitter
  • side-effects
  • medication