Method for graphically depicting drug adverse effect risks

A computer-implemented method for displaying assessment and analysis of the risks of adverse effects resulting from the use of at least one substance of interest, comprising:

• identifying the at least one substance of interest;
• selecting a profile of the at least one substance of interest related to safety of the at least one substance of interest, using at least one filter to determine at least one set of cases;
• analyzing the risks of adverse effects resulting from the use of the at least one substance of interest using at least one data mining engine;
• maintaining a consistent vocabulary by using a correlator to process a vector comprising a plurality of categorical terms;
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• displaying results from analyzing risks of adverse effects resulting from the use of the at least one substance of interest, wherein the plurality of categorical terms sent to the correlator are therapeutic categories, in a format that permits perception of correlations.