Data Sources
Primary Data Sources
Thailand NLEM (National List of Essential Medicines)
- Source: Thai FDA / Ministry of Public Health
- Coverage: 98 essential medicines
- Update Frequency: Biennial
- Language: Thai and English
- Reference: WHO Essential Medicines
TxGNN Knowledge Graph
- Source: Harvard Dataverse
- Version: 2024
- Nodes: ~50,000 (drugs, diseases, genes, pathways)
- Edges: ~4.6 million relationships
- Reference: TxGNN Paper
DrugBank
- Source: DrugBank 5.1.10
- Coverage: 7,958 approved drugs
- Data: Drug properties, targets, interactions
- Reference: DrugBank
Evidence Sources
PubMed
- API: NCBI E-utilities
- Coverage: 35+ million citations
- Search Strategy: Drug name + disease + Thailand affiliation
- Rate Limit: 3 requests/second (with API key: 10/second)
ClinicalTrials.gov
- API: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2
- Coverage: 500,000+ registered trials
- Search Strategy: Drug name + condition + Thailand location
- Reference: ClinicalTrials.gov
Thai Clinical Trial Registry (TCTR)
- Source: thaiclinicaltrials.org
- Coverage: Thailand-registered clinical trials
- Integration: Part of WHO ICTRP
- Reference: TCTR
Thai FDA (NDI)
- Source: ndi.fda.moph.go.th
- Coverage: Registered drugs in Thailand
- Data: Registration status, approvals
Data Quality
| Source | Mapping Rate | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| DrugBank | 96.94% | 95/98 drugs |
| Disease Ontology | 92.74% | Most indications |
| PubMed | Variable | Depends on drug |
| ClinicalTrials.gov | Variable | Depends on drug |
Data Updates
- Knowledge graph: Quarterly review
- Drug mappings: On NLEM updates
- Evidence: On-demand collection
Disclaimer
All data sources are used for research purposes only. Medical decisions should not be based solely on this data.