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Table 7 Auxiliary patterns.

From: A linguistic rule-based approach to extract drug-drug interactions from pharmacological documents

MODAL=[CAN|COULD|MAY|MIGHT|SHOULD|MUST|HAVE|HAS|HAD]

BE=[IS|ARE|WAS|WERE|BE|BEEN]

ADV is any adverbial except ’NOT’. For example, also,potentially, etc.

INTERACT syn =[INTERACT|INTERFERE]

INCREASE syn =[AUGMENT|ELEVATE|ELEVATE|ENHANCE|EXACERBATE|EXTEND|GO_UP|INCREASE|INTENSIFY|POTENTIATE|PROMOTE|PROLONG|RAISE|RISE|STIMULATE]

DECREASE syn =[DECREASE|DIMINISH|LESSEN]

ALTER syn =[ACCELERATE|ANTAGONIZE|ALTER|CHANGE|INDUCE|INFLUENCE|INHIBIT]

RESULT syn =[RESULTS|ASSOCIATED|SHOWN|RESULTED|OBSERVED|DETERMINED]

WHEN=[WHEN|IF|WHETHER]

ADMINISTERED=[CO-ADMINISTERED|COADMINISTERED|ADMINISTERED|TAKEN|GIVEN|USED|EMPLOYED]

PATIENTS=[PATIENTS|SUBJECTS|

TREATED=[TAKEN|TREATED|RECEIVING|TAKING]