Review of Rational Drug Use Based on Apriori Algorithm

Abstract

One of the important reasons for irrational drug use is that the medical industry has been facing the problem of complex and redundant information. In order to solve this problem, a multitude of researchers carried out research on rational drug use by data mining technology and tried to apply it to real medical treatment. Apriori is one of the most frequently used and valuable algorithms. Based on the Apriori algorithm, we discussed the basic theory and the improved result. We elaborated on the detail and analyzed the development of the applied scenarios in modern medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. Then we discovered the applied scenarios of the Apriori algorithm mainly included medication law, dose research, and experience inheritance. Through the analysis of the literature on the use of the Apriori algorithm in rational drug use and the current development trend, this paper pointed out the existing problems in this field and put forward the future work and research focus.