dron.md

layout	id	contact	description	domain	homepage	products	title	tracker
ontology_detail	dron	email label [email protected] William Hogan	An ontology to support comparative effectiveness researchers studying claims data.	health	http://code.google.com/p/dr-on	id dron.owl	The Drug Ontology	https://code.google.com/p/dr-on/issues/list

We built this ontology primarily to support comparative effectiveness researchers studying claims data. They need to be able to query U.S. National Drug Codes (NDCs) by ingredient, mechanism of action (beta-adrenergic blockade), physiological effect (diuresis), and therapeutic intent (anti-hypertensive).