Apparatus, method and product for multi-attribute drug comparison

(54) APPARATUS, METHOD AND PRODUCT FOR MULTI-ATTRIBUTE DRUG COMPARISON

(75) Inventor: Bruce L. Lambert, River Forest, IL (US)

(73) Assignee: Illinois, University of, Chicago, IL (US)

( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term ol this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.

(21) Appl. No.: 09/368,203

(22) Filed: Aug. 4, 1999

(51) Int. CI.7 G06F 17/00; G06F 15/18;

G06F 7/00

(52) U.S. CI 706/55; 706/48; 706/20;

707/5

706/20, 48, 45; 707/5, 3

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(57) ABSTRACT

A computer-implemented apparatus or method, or a software product, for generating a composite quantitative comparison ol drug products based on multiple attributes ol them. A set ol name-attribute similarity scores are generated based on similarities among the names ol selected target and relerence drugs. A set ol product-attribute similarity scores are generated based on similarities among product attributes ol the selected target and relerence drugs. A target drug confiisability score is generated based on the confiisability ol the target drug as compared to a population ol other drugs. The composite quantitative comparison is generated based on a composite ol the name-attribute and product-attribute similarity scores, and the target confiisability score.

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