load_FDA_Opioid_Table

<code>load_FDA_Opioid_Table</code> compares the date of the local FDA_Opioid_Table and compares
it with the latest date of data provided by FDA. In case the local file is outdated,
an updated file will be generated.

Provides details such as Morphine Equivalent Dose (MED),
brand name and opioid content which are calculated of all oral opioids
authorized for sale by Health Canada and the FDA based on their Drug Identification Number (DIN) or National Drug Code (NDC).
MEDs are calculated based on recommendations by Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) and Von Korff et al (2008)
and information obtained from Health Canada's Drug Product Database's monthly data dump or FDA Daily database for Canadian and US databases respectively.
Please note in no way should output from this package be a substitute for medical advise.
All medications should only be consumed on prescription from a licensed healthcare provider.

Ankona Banerjee

OralOpioids

Retrieving Oral Opioid Information

Erik Stricker

load_FDA_Opioid_Table function

<dl><dt>filelocation</dt>
<dd>String. The directory on your system where you want the dataset to be downloaded.
If "", filelocation will be set to the download path within the OralOpioids
package installation directory.</dd>
<dt>no_download</dt>
<dd>Logical. If set to TRUE, no downloads will be executed and no user input is required. Default: <code>FALSE</code>.</dd>
<dt>verbose</dt>
<dd>Logical. Indicates whether messages will be printed in the console. Default: <code>TRUE</code>.</dd></dl>

Arguments

Obtain the latest Opioid data from the FDA — load_FDA_Opioid_Table

<dl>

<dt>filelocation</dt>
<dd>String. The directory on your system where you want the dataset to be downloaded.
If "", filelocation will be set to the download path within the OralOpioids
package installation directory.</dd>


<dt>no_download</dt>
<dd>Logical. If set to TRUE, no downloads will be executed and no user input is required. Default: <code>FALSE</code>.</dd>


<dt>verbose</dt>
<dd>Logical. Indicates whether messages will be printed in the console. Default: <code>TRUE</code>.</dd>

</dl>

load_FDA_Opioid_Table: Obtain the latest Opioid data from the FDA

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