This project is aimed at developing a script to autonomously navigate the EMA database of EudraVigilance (European Database of suspected adverse drug reactions reports). EudraVigilance is a data processing network and management system for reporting and evaluating suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs) during the development, and following the marketing authorization of medicinal products in the European Economic Area (EEA). The system supports the electronic exchange of suspected adverse drug reaction reports known as Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs) between the European Medicines Agency (EMA), National Competent Authorities (NCAs), Marketing Authorization Holders (MAHs), and sponsors of clinical trials in the EEA.
This automated system will navigate to https://www.adrreports.eu/en/search.html and look for target drugs, which are found by looking at drugs name in a .txt file within the data folder (the file can have any name). Then, it downloads data reports in the form of excel files. The script is based on chromedriver, meaning that it will simulate a user interacting with a browser to navigate the online database.
The installation process is designed for simplicity, using .bat scripts to automatically create a virtual environment with all necessary dependencies. Please ensure that Anaconda or Miniconda is installed on your system before proceeding.
- The
setup/environment_setup.batfile offers a convenient one-click solution to set up your virtual environment. - IMPORTANT: run
scripts/package_setup.batif the path to the project folder is changed for any reason after installation, or the app won't work!
Run the main file EMAutoPilot.py to start the automated browser. Since the script is based on Chromedriver, your need to have Google Chrome browser installed in your system! Should you get error messages from the webdriver, you may need to check you browser version and possibly update it.
Use resources/drugs.txt to write down a list of drugs and the script will automatically fetch their related reports and place them in resources/download.
For customization, you can modify the main configuration parameters using configurations.json in the root project folder.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| SEED | Random seed |
| IGNORE_SSL_ERROR | Ignore SSL error during connection |
| HEADLESS | Use webdriver without GUI |
| WAIT_TIME | Waiting time before considering action failed |
This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for details.