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Review of medication recommendation methods based on knowledge graph

Peng Lin
Wang Yu
Ye Qing
Cheng Chunlei
He Jia
College of Computer Science, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China

Abstract

Medication recommendation utilizes an analysis of individual health status, medical history, genetic information, and lifestyle factors to provide personalized medication treatment plans for patients. However, this technology still faces challenges such as data sparsity, cold start problems, and interpretability in practical applications. The knowledge graph, with its rich structured semantic knowledge, serves as auxiliary information for recommendation systems, effectively addressing these issues and enhancing system performance. Therefore, this article reviewed the current development status of medication recommendation methods based on knowledge graphs and their applications in various problems. Firstly, the article systematically outlined the relevant background knowledge, and identified the common and domain-specific issues in medication recommendation. It discussed the advantages and limitations of medication recommendation methods based on knowledge graphs from both problem and technological perspectives, including traditional knowledge graph recommendation methods, recommendation methods for fusing multi-modal knowledge graphs, and recommendation methods for knowledge graphs integrated with large language model. Finally, the article proposed insights into the future development prospects of this field.

Foundation Support

国家自然科学基金资助项目(82260988)
江西省自然科学基金资助项目(20224BAB206102)
江西省教育厅科学技术研究项目(GJJ2200923)
江西省卫生和计划生育委员会科技计划资助项目(202211404)
江西省高校人文社会科学研究项目(JC19125)
江西中医药大学2023年度重点学科建设经费资助课题(2023jzzdxk027)

Publish Information

DOI: 10.19734/j.issn.1001-3695.2025.03.0094
Publish at: Application Research of Computers Printed Article, Vol. 42, 2025 No. 11
Section: Survey
Pages: 3225-3235
Serial Number: 1001-3695(2025)11-003-3225-11

Publish History

[2025-07-03] Accepted Paper
[2025-11-05] Printed Article

Cite This Article

彭琳, 汪宇, 叶青, 等. 基于知识图谱的药物推荐方法研究综述 [J]. 计算机应用研究, 2025, 42 (11): 3225-3235. (Peng Lin, Wang Yu, Ye Qing, et al. Review of medication recommendation methods based on knowledge graph [J]. Application Research of Computers, 2025, 42 (11): 3225-3235. )

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