drugs

JSON array

‘Drugs’ represents any substances administered to a participant; through a clinical trial or the participant’s use of prescription or recreational drugs. Detailed variables are available to record exactly how much and when a drug is administered. This allows searching by dose amount, or other variable.

JSON variables

*required

Variable	Type	Description
DrugName	string	Name of the drug. REQUIRED
DateStart	datetime	Datetime the drug was started. REQUIRED
DateEnd	datetime	Datetime the drug was stopped.
DoseString	string	Full dosing string. Examples tylenol 325mg twice daily by mouth, or 5g marijuana inhaled by volcano
DoseAmount	number	In combination with other dose variables, the quantity of the drug. REQUIRED
DoseFrequency	string	Description of the frequency of administration. REQUIRED
AdministrationRoute	string	Drug entry route (oral, IV, unknown, etc).
DrugClass	string	Drug class.
DoseKey	string	For clinical trials, the dose key.
DoseUnit	string	mg, g, ml, tablets, capsules, etc.
Description	string	Longer description.
Rater	string	Rater/experimenter name.
Notes	string	Notes about drug.
DateRecordEntry	string	Date the record was first entered into a database.
DateRecordCreate	string	Date the record was created in the current database. The original record may have been imported from another database.
DateRecordModify	string	Date the record was modified in the current database.

Recording drug administration

The following examples convert between common language and the squirrel storage format

esomeprazole 20mg capsule by mouth daily

Variable	Value
DrugClass	PPI
DrugName	esomeprazole
DoseAmount	20mg
DoseFrequency	daily
Route	oral
DoseUnit	mg

2 puffs atrovent inhaler every 6 hours

Variable	Value
DrugName	ipratropium
DrugClass	bronchodilator
DoseAmount	2
DoseFrequency	every 6 hours
AdministrationRoute	inhaled
DoseUnit	puffs