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ReviewNPJ digital medicine2026

Machine learning models for drug-drug interaction prediction from computational discovery to clinical application.

Yuqing Lu, Jing Chen, Nini Fan, Wenchao Song, Haiyang Sheng, Yinfeng Yang, Jinghui Wang

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Review in NPJ digital medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Yuqing LuSchool of Medical Informatics Engineering, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Jing ChenSchool of Medical Informatics Engineering, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Nini FanSchool of Medical Informatics Engineering, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Wenchao SongSchool of Medical Informatics Engineering, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Haiyang ShengGlobal Biometrics and Data Sciences, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ, USA.
Yinfeng YangSchool of Medical Informatics Engineering, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, China. yinfengyang@yeah.net.
Jinghui WangSchool of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, China. jhwang_dlut@163.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drug-drug interaction (DDI) poses a major challenge in clinical pharmacology, often compromising therapeutic efficacy or causing serious adverse events. Traditional detection methods, heavily dependent on experimental assays and expert knowledge, are constrained by high costs and limited scalability. This work explores emerging machine learning (ML)-based strategies for predicting DDIs by leveraging the rapidly expanding biomedical data landscape. Recent advances in deep learning architectures, graph neural networks and sophisticated feature engineering have markedly improved predictive performance, offering scalable and data-efficient alternatives to conventional approaches. We further highlight real-world clinical applications where ML-based models have enhanced drug safety monitoring and informed therapeutic decision-making. Finally, we discuss critical challenges like model interpretability, generalizability and integration with clinical workflows, and outline future directions toward building robust, explainable and clinically actionable DDI prediction systems. This work provides a comprehensive perspective on how AI-driven methodologies are reshaping pharmacovigilance and precision therapeutics.

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PMID41611854
PMCPMC12957528

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