Abstract
Despite randomized clinical trials and adverse reaction reporting schemes, the cost caused by adverse drug reactions is estimated to exceed 5 billion dollars in the Netherlands annually. Some examples illustrate why we fail to predict drug-induced morbidity both quantitatively and qualitatively.
Translated title of the contribution | Practice shows what can go wrong. Pharmacoepidemiology as an instrument for assessing drugs |
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Original language | Dutch |
Pages (from-to) | 1833-1836 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Pharmaceutisch Weekblad |
Volume | 133 |
Issue number | 49 |
Publication status | Published - 4 Dec 1998 |
Keywords
- Adverse drug reaction reporting systems
- Adverse effects
- Clinical trials
- Economies, pharmaceutical
- Pharmacoepidemiology