Detection, verification, and quantification of adverse drug reactions

Bruno H Ch Stricker; Bruce M Psaty

doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7456.44

Detection, verification, and quantification of adverse drug reactions

BMJ. 2004 Jul 3;329(7456):44-7. doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7456.44.

Authors

Bruno H Ch Stricker¹, Bruce M Psaty

Affiliation

¹ Pharmacoepidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Center, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam. b.stricker@erasmusmc.nl

Abstract

The current system of verifying and quantifying adverse reactions to new drugs is too disparate. Epidemiological studies for testing a hypothesis have a part to play in protecting the public from the harmful effects of new drugs

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems / organization & administration
Clinical Trials as Topic
Cohort Studies
Data Collection
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / diagnosis*
Humans