# Drug Interaction Knowledge Base Ontology (DIKB)

> An evidence taxonomy for pharmacologic studies that, when combined with a set of inclusion...

- Page: https://library.schematica.io/model/1a4dbdfe84a84abaa871b836f798af64
- Model type: Ontology
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Access type: Free
- Access method: Download
- Model size: Small
- Formats: OWL
- Domains: Healthcare
- Audiences: Researcher
- External link: https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/DIKB
- Contact: Richard D Boyce (rdb20@pitt.edu)
- Listed in library: 2025-06-12
- Last updated: 2025-09-10

## Description

## Ontology Info

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Acronyme | DIKB |
| Description | An evidence taxonomy for pharmacologic studies that, when combined with a set of inclusion criteria, enable drug experts to specify what their confidence in a drug mechanism assertion would be if it were supported by a specific set of evidence.<br><br>Boyce R, Collins C, Horn J, Kalet I. Computing with evidence Part I: A drug-mechanism evidence taxonomy oriented toward confidence assignment. J Biomed Inform. 2009 Dec;42(6):979-89. Epub 2009 May 10. PubMed PMID: 19435613; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2783801.  |
| Format | OWL |
| Categories | Vocabularies |
| Groups |  |

## Metrics

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Classes | 161 |
| Individuals | 9 |
| Properties | 138 |
| Max Depth | 4 |
| Max Child Count | 25 |
| Average Child Count | 2 |
| Classes With One Child | 26 |
| Classes With More Than 25 Children | 1 |
| Classes With No Definition | 14 |

## Projects using DIKB

- [Dynamic enhancement of drug product labels](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/DEODPL)

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