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Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf ; 33(9): e5856, 2024 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39233394

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PURPOSE: There is increasing recognition of the importance of transparency and reproducibility in scientific research. This study aimed to quantify the extent to which programming code is publicly shared in pharmacoepidemiology, and to develop a set of recommendations on this topic. METHODS: We conducted a literature review identifying all studies published in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety (PDS) between 2017 and 2022. Data were extracted on the frequency and types of programming code shared, and other key open science practices (clinical codelist sharing, data sharing, study preregistration, and stated use of reporting guidelines and preprinting). We developed six recommendations for investigators who choose to share code and gathered feedback from members of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE). RESULTS: Programming code sharing by articles published in PDS ranged from 1.8% in 2017 to 9.5% in 2022. It was more prevalent among articles with a methodological focus, simulation studies, and papers which also shared record-level data. CONCLUSION: Programming code sharing is rare but increasing in pharmacoepidemiology studies published in PDS. We recommend improved reporting of whether code is shared and how available code can be accessed. When sharing programming code, we recommend the use of permanent digital identifiers, appropriate licenses, and, where possible, adherence to good software practices around the provision of metadata and documentation, computational reproducibility, and data privacy.


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Disseminação de Informação , Farmacoepidemiologia , Guias como Assunto , Disseminação de Informação/métodos , Farmacoepidemiologia/métodos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Software
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Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf ; 32(1): 44-55, 2023 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36215113

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PROBLEM: Ambiguity in communication of key study parameters limits the utility of real-world evidence (RWE) studies in healthcare decision-making. Clear communication about data provenance, design, analysis, and implementation is needed. This would facilitate reproducibility, replication in independent data, and assessment of potential sources of bias. WHAT WE DID: The International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE) and ISPOR-The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) convened a joint task force, including representation from key international stakeholders, to create a harmonized protocol template for RWE studies that evaluate a treatment effect and are intended to inform decision-making. The template builds on existing efforts to improve transparency and incorporates recent insights regarding the level of detail needed to enable RWE study reproducibility. The overarching principle was to reach for sufficient clarity regarding data, design, analysis, and implementation to achieve 3 main goals. One, to help investigators thoroughly consider, then document their choices and rationale for key study parameters that define the causal question (e.g., target estimand), two, to facilitate decision-making by enabling reviewers to readily assess potential for biases related to these choices, and three, to facilitate reproducibility. STRATEGIES TO DISSEMINATE AND FACILITATE USE: Recognizing that the impact of this harmonized template relies on uptake, we have outlined a plan to introduce and pilot the template with key international stakeholders over the next 2 years. CONCLUSION: The HARmonized Protocol Template to Enhance Reproducibility (HARPER) helps to create a shared understanding of intended scientific decisions through a common text, tabular and visual structure. The template provides a set of core recommendations for clear and reproducible RWE study protocols and is intended to be used as a backbone throughout the research process from developing a valid study protocol, to registration, through implementation and reporting on those implementation decisions.


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Comitês Consultivos , Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde , Humanos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde/métodos , Farmacoepidemiologia
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Value Health ; 25(10): 1663-1672, 2022 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36241338

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OBJECTIVES: Ambiguity in communication of key study parameters limits the utility of real-world evidence (RWE) studies in healthcare decision-making. Clear communication about data provenance, design, analysis, and implementation is needed. This would facilitate reproducibility, replication in independent data, and assessment of potential sources of bias. METHODS: The International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE) and ISPOR-The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) convened a joint task force, including representation from key international stakeholders, to create a harmonized protocol template for RWE studies that evaluate a treatment effect and are intended to inform decision-making. The template builds on existing efforts to improve transparency and incorporates recent insights regarding the level of detail needed to enable RWE study reproducibility. The over-arching principle was to reach for sufficient clarity regarding data, design, analysis, and implementation to achieve 3 main goals. One, to help investigators thoroughly consider, then document their choices and rationale for key study parameters that define the causal question (e.g., target estimand), two, to facilitate decision-making by enabling reviewers to readily assess potential for biases related to these choices, and three, to facilitate reproducibility. STRATEGIES TO DISSEMINATE AND FACILITATE USE: Recognizing that the impact of this harmonized template relies on uptake, we have outlined a plan to introduce and pilot the template with key international stakeholders over the next 2 years. CONCLUSION: The HARmonized Protocol Template to Enhance Reproducibility (HARPER) helps to create a shared understanding of intended scientific decisions through a common text, tabular and visual structure. The template provides a set of core recommendations for clear and reproducible RWE study protocols and is intended to be used as a backbone throughout the research process from developing a valid study protocol, to registration, through implementation and reporting on those implementation decisions.


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Comitês Consultivos , Relatório de Pesquisa , Humanos , Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde/métodos , Farmacoepidemiologia , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes
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Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf ; 30(3): 350-359, 2021 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33197106

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PURPOSE: To evaluate the impact of including a medicine in the list of medicinal products subject to additional monitoring (AM) on the reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in the european economic area (EEA). METHODS: Interrupted time series using the monthly number of EEA ADR reports in EudraVigilance during 12 months before and after the addition to AM list. The main outcome was the change (%) in reporting of ADRs with step change as the a priori impact model. Further time series analysis was performed using Joinpoint Regression. RESULTS: The analysis included 11 active substances. No significant immediate (step change) increase of reporting was identified for any product at time of addition to AM list. We identified a significant gradual increase of ADR reporting after addition to AM list (slope change) for two out of five new products-boceprevir (10% per month, 95% confidence interval (CI) 3%-18%) and denosumab-Xgeva (13% per month, 95% CI 4%-22%). No change was identified for Prolia, another denosumab-containing product not subject to AM. No significant increase was identified for any product included in the AM list due to the requirement to conduct a PASS. Conversely, a gradual decrease in reporting was identified for natalizumab (-5% per month; 95% CI -10% to -1%), rivaroxaban (-5%; -8 to -3%), and varenicline (-16%; -21 to -10%). The results were corroborated by the Joinpoint analyses, which yielded similar results. CONCLUSIONS: We identified limited evidence that reporting of ADRs increased modestly and gradually for some new products and not for products with PASS requirement.


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Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos , Farmacovigilância , Sistemas de Notificação de Reações Adversas a Medicamentos , Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos/diagnóstico , Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos/epidemiologia , Humanos , Análise de Séries Temporais Interrompida
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Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf ; 30(3): 334-341, 2021 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33099846

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BACKGROUND: The additional monitoring (AM)/black triangle concept is aimed to enhance ADR reporting for certain types of medicinal products for which the safety profile is less well established. PURPOSE: The objective of this survey was to assess (a) attitudes towards ADR reporting and reasons for not reporting an ADR and (b) awareness of AM among HCPs, patients or their careers in EU countries. METHODS: An online questionnaire which was available in all EU languages was completed by 2918 responders coming from all EEA countries. RESULTS: The main factors motivating to report an ADR were severity or novelty of the reaction or novelty of the medicine. The main factors for not reporting an ADR was the fact that the ADR is already known (35%), the ADR was not serious (18%) or reporter was not sure if the ADR was related to the medicine (15%). Half of the respondents indicated that they have seen AM statement before. Thirty percent of the responders had correct understanding of the AM concept while 20 % misunderstood the concept. CONCLUSION: Underreporting occurs but it seems this is because of reporter's prioritisation towards certain type of ADRs. AM aims to increase reporting for certain medicines, however, approximately half of responders have seen the AM symbol before and 20% of all responders (independent of their previous awareness) misunderstood the concept.


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Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos , Farmacovigilância , Sistemas de Notificação de Reações Adversas a Medicamentos , Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos/epidemiologia , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Pessoal de Saúde , Humanos
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Int J Technol Assess Health Care ; 37(1): e83, 2021 Aug 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34424152

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Performance-based managed entry agreements (PB-MEAs) might allow patient access to new medicines, but practical hurdles make competent authorities for pricing and reimbursement (CAPR) reluctant to implement PB-MEAs. We explored if the feasibility of PB-MEAs might improve by better aligning regulatory postauthorization requirements with the data generation of PB-MEAs and by active collaboration and data sharing. Reviewers from seven CAPRs provided structured assessments of the information available at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Web site on regulatory postauthorization requirements for fifteen recently authorized products. The reviewers judged to what extent regulatory postauthorization studies could help implement PB-MEAs by addressing uncertainty gaps. Study domains assessed were: patient population, intervention, comparators, outcomes, time horizon, anticipated data quality, and anticipated robustness of analysis. Reviewers shared general comments about PB-MEAs for each product and on cooperation with other CAPRs. Reviewers rated regulatory postauthorization requirements at least partly helpful for most products and across domains except the comparator domain. One quarter of responses indicated that public information provided by the EMA was insufficient to support the implementation of PB-MEAs. Few PB-MEAs were in place for these products, but the potential for implementation of PB-MEAs or collaboration across CAPRs was seen as more favorable. Responses helped delineate a set of conditions where PB-MEAs may help reduce uncertainty. In conclusion, PB-MEAs are not a preferred option for CAPRs, but we identified conditions where PB-MEAs might be worth considering. The complexities of implementing PB-MEAs remain a hurdle, but collaboration across silos and more transparency on postauthorization studies could help overcome some barriers.


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Indústria Farmacêutica , Custos e Análise de Custo , Humanos
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Br J Clin Pharmacol ; 86(6): 1034-1051, 2020 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32162368

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The understanding of the benefit risk profile, and relative effectiveness of a new medicinal product, are initially established in a circumscribed patient population through clinical trials. There may be uncertainties associated with the new medicinal product that cannot be, or do not need to be resolved before launch. Postlicensing or postlaunch evidence generation (PLEG) is a term for evidence generated after the licensure or launch of a medicinal product to address these remaining uncertainties. PLEG is thus part of the continuum of evidence development for a medicinal product, complementing earlier evidence, facilitating further elucidation of a product's benefit/risk profile, value proposition, and/or exploring broader aspects of disease management and provision of healthcare. PLEG plays a role in regulatory decision making, not only in the European Union but also in other jurisdictions including the USA and Japan. PLEG is also relevant for downstream decision-making by health technology assessment bodies and payers. PLEG comprises studies of different designs, based on data collected in observational or experimental settings. Experience to date in the European Union has indicated a need for improvements in PLEG. Improvements in design and research efficiency of PLEG could be addressed through more systematic pursuance of Scientific Advice on PLEG with single or multiple decision makers. To date, limited information has been available on the rationale, process or timing for seeking PLEG advice from regulators or health technology assessment bodies. This article sets out to address these issues and to encourage further uptake of PLEG advice.


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Avaliação da Tecnologia Biomédica , Coleta de Dados , União Europeia , Humanos , Japão
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Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf ; 29(11): 1343-1352, 2020 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32954565

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PURPOSE: The article provides an overview of the European Union Incident Management plan (EU-IMP) and reviews its first 10 years of operation. It outlines its scope, objectives, triggers, principles, and components. METHODS: Records were extracted from the European Pharmacovigilance Issues Tracking Tool and a separate tracking system for the period August 20, 2009 to August 19, 2019. RESULTS: During the 10 years of observation, 78 incidents were reviewed by the Incident Review Network and addressed through routine measures. Their number has varied throughout the years with a significant decrease after 2012. Incidents mainly covered safety (56%) and quality (34%) issues or a combination thereof (5%). The majority (70%) were notified by EU regulators and involved centrally and nationally authorized product in similar proportions. A referral was recommended as the assessment pathway for 47% of the issues while lines-to-take were the most frequent communication measure (the sole measure in 65% cases). Forty-six per cent of the issues resulted in a variation, whereas 22% resulted in maintenance of the marketing authorization. CONCLUSION: The EU-IMP is underpinned by a robust regulatory framework with defined processes and clear roles and responsibilities and offers a platform to coordinate actions and communication at EU level, rapidly pool expertise, minimize duplications, and address public health incidents.


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Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos , Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos/epidemiologia , União Europeia , Humanos , Legislação de Medicamentos , Farmacovigilância , Saúde Pública
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Ann Intern Med ; 170(6): 398-406, 2019 03 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30856654

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Pharmacoepidemiologic and pharmacoeconomic analysis of health care databases has become a vital source of evidence to support health care decision making and efficient management of health care organizations. However, decision makers often consider studies done in nonrandomized health care databases more difficult to review than randomized trials because many design choices need to be considered. This is perceived as an important barrier to decision making about the effectiveness and safety of medical products. Design flaws in longitudinal database studies are avoidable but can be unintentionally obscured in the convoluted prose of methods sections, which often lack specificity. We propose a simple framework of graphical representation that visualizes study design implementations in a comprehensive, unambiguous, and intuitive way; contains a level of detail that enables reproduction of key study design variables; and uses standardized structure and terminology to simplify review and communication to a broad audience of decision makers. Visualization of design details will make database studies more reproducible, quicker to review, and easier to communicate to a broad audience of decision makers.


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Bases de Dados Factuais , Atenção à Saúde/organização & administração , Estudos Longitudinais , Projetos de Pesquisa , Humanos , Terminologia como Assunto
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Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf ; 28(8): 1086-1096, 2019 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31219227

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PURPOSE: In June 2013, following recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the European Medicines Agency agreed updates to the codeine product information regarding use for pain in children younger than 12 years and children undergoing tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy (TA) for obstructive sleep apnoea. This study was conducted to (a) assess effectiveness of these measures on codeine prescribing in the "real-world" setting and (b) test feasibility of a study using a common protocol by regulators with access to databases. METHODS: The study was performed using BIFAP (Spain), CPRD (UK), and IMS® Disease Analyzer (France and Germany) databases. Prescribers included general practitioners (GPs) (France and UK), GPs and paediatricians together (Spain), and GPs, paediatricians, and ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialists separately (Germany). Between January 2010 and June 2015, prevalence of codeine prescribing was obtained every 6 months, and a time series analysis (joinpoint) was performed. Codeine prescribing within ±30 days of TA was also identified. Furthermore, doses, durations, and prior prescribing of other analgesics were investigated. RESULTS: Over the 5-year period, codeine prescribing decreased in children younger than 12 years (by 84% in France and Spain, 44% in GP practices in Germany, and 33% in the United Kingdom). The temporal pattern was compatible with the regulatory intervention in France and the United Kingdom, whereas a decrease throughout the study period was seen in Germany and Spain. Decreased prescribing associated with TA was suggested in ENT practices in Germany. CONCLUSIONS: Codeine prescribing for children decreased in line with introduced regulatory measures. Multidatabase studies assessing impact of measures by EU regulators are feasible.


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Analgésicos Opioides/administração & dosagem , Codeína/administração & dosagem , Dor Pós-Operatória/tratamento farmacológico , Padrões de Prática Médica/tendências , Adenoidectomia/métodos , Adolescente , Analgésicos/administração & dosagem , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Controle de Medicamentos e Entorpecentes/legislação & jurisprudência , Europa (Continente) , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Apneia Obstrutiva do Sono/cirurgia , Tonsilectomia/métodos
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Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf ; 27(1): 38-45, 2018 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29143393

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PURPOSE: The European Medicines Agency developed an algorithm to detect unexpected increases in frequency of reports, to enhance the ability to detect adverse events that manifest as increases in frequency, in particular quality defects, medication errors, and cases of abuse or misuse. METHODS: An algorithm based on a negative binomial time-series regression model run on 6 sequential observations prior to the monitored period was developed to forecast monthly counts of reports. A heuristic model to capture increases in counts when the previous 4 observations were null supplemented the regression. Count data were determined at drug-event combination. Sensitivity analyses were run to determine the effect of different methods of pooling or stratifying count data. Positive retrospective detections and positive predictive values (PPVs) were determined. RESULTS: The algorithm detected 8 of the 13 historical concerns, including all concerns of quality defects. The highest PPV (1.29%) resulted from increasing the lower count threshold from 3 to 5 and including literature reports in the counts. Both the regression model and the heuristic model components to the algorithm contributed to the detection of concerns. Sensitivity analysis indicates that stratification by commercial product reduces the PPV but suggests that pooling counts of related events may improve it. CONCLUSION: The results are encouraging and suggest that the algorithm could be useful for the detection of concerns that manifest as changes in frequency of reporting; however, further testing, including in prospective use, is warranted.


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Sistemas de Notificação de Reações Adversas a Medicamentos/organização & administração , Algoritmos , Farmacovigilância , Sistemas de Notificação de Reações Adversas a Medicamentos/estatística & dados numéricos , Distribuição Binomial , Interpretação Estatística de Dados , Uso Indevido de Medicamentos/estatística & dados numéricos , Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos/epidemiologia , Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos/prevenção & controle , União Europeia/organização & administração , Humanos , Modelos Logísticos , Erros de Medicação/estatística & dados numéricos , Modelos Estatísticos , Distribuição de Poisson , Estudos Prospectivos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/epidemiologia
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Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf ; 27(2): 168-173, 2018 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29278866

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BACKGROUND: The amount of drug exposure, pre and post approval, is considered to be a direct determinant of knowledge about the safety of a drug. A larger pre-approval exposed population is supposed to reduce the risk of unanticipated safety issues post-approval. The amount of use in the postapproval population is also expected to influence the occurrence and timing of safety issues. We investigated how the amount of pre and post approval exposure influences the detection of post-approval safety issues. METHODS: A cohort of innovative drugs approved in Europe was followed for the period of 2012-2016. The main outcome of interest was a new safety issue in the period. Post-approval exposure was collected at 6 month intervals, and pre-approval exposure was collected at the moment of authorisation. Other characteristics collected for the included drugs were anatomical therapeutical chemical (ATC) class, biological status, orphan status and type of approval. We used Cox proportional hazards regression to investigate the association between exposure and the hazard of having a first safety issue. RESULTS: The pre-approval exposure was not associated with the risk of safety issues after adjusting for ATC class, biological status, and treatment duration. Higher post-approval exposure was associated with more new safety issues identified (HR = 2.44 (95% CI = 1.12-5.31)) for drugs with more than 1,000 patient-years of cumulative exposure compared to drugs with less than 1,000 patient years of exposure. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that postapproval exposure influences the detection of safety issues.


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Sistemas de Notificação de Reações Adversas a Medicamentos/estatística & dados numéricos , Aprovação de Drogas , Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos/epidemiologia , Drogas em Investigação/efeitos adversos , Vigilância de Produtos Comercializados/estatística & dados numéricos , Ensaios Clínicos como Assunto , Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos/prevenção & controle , Europa (Continente)/epidemiologia , Humanos , Fatores de Tempo
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Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf ; 26(12): 1442-1450, 2017 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28345151

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PURPOSE: Regulatory agencies and other stakeholders increasingly rely on data collected through registries to support their decision-making. Data from registries are a cornerstone of post-marketing surveillance for monitoring the use of medicines in clinical practice. This study was aimed at gaining further insight into the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) requests for new registries and registry studies using existing registries and to review the experience gained in their conduct. METHODS: European Public Assessment Reports were consulted to identify products for which a request for a registry was made as a condition of the marketing authorisation. All centrally authorised products that received a positive opinion of the EMA Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2013 were included. Data regarding registry design and experiences were collected from EMA electronic record keeping systems. RESULTS: Of 392 products that received a positive Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use opinion during 2005-2013, 31 registries were requested for 30 products in total. Sixty-five percent were product registries whereas 35% were disease registries and 71% of the registries had a primary safety objective. Most commonly reported issues with registries were delayed time to start and low patient accrual rates. CONCLUSIONS: The delays found in getting new registries up and running support the need to improve the timeliness of data collection in the post-marketing setting. Methodological challenges met in conducting this study highlighted the need for a clarification of definitions and epidemiological concepts around patient registries. The results will inform the EMA Patient Registry initiative to support use of existing patient registries for the post-authorisation benefit-risk monitoring of medicinal products. © 2017 Commonwealth of Australia. Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


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Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos/epidemiologia , Vigilância de Produtos Comercializados/métodos , Sistema de Registros , Bases de Dados Factuais , Aprovação de Drogas , Indústria Farmacêutica , Europa (Continente)/epidemiologia , União Europeia , Humanos , Legislação de Medicamentos , Farmacovigilância , Estudos Retrospectivos
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Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf ; 25(6): 705-12, 2016 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27004571

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PURPOSE: Clinically, interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a heterogeneous group of over 150 respiratory disorders. In the context of its signal evaluation work, the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has seen geographic clustering of case reports of ILD from Japan. To explore this further, EudraVigilance (EV), the EMA's database of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), was analysed. The results have been used to inform on implications for pharmacovigilance including signal detection and evaluation activities. METHODS: EV was queried for reports of respiratory ADRs coded using MedDRA for the period 1994-2014 for all medicinal products. Descriptive statistics and non-parametric (chi-square) independence tests were produced to compare reporting of ILD from Japan versus the rest of the world. RESULTS: As of 31 December 2014, there were 26 551 case reports of ILD in EV of which 17 526 (66%) originated in Japan. The reporting rate of ILD for Japan has been consistently higher over the period. The odds that a case report from Japan in EV refers to ILD is OR = 20.7, 95% CI 20.2, 21.3 (p < 0.001), compared to OR = 0.60, 95% CI 0.54, 0.67 (p < 0.001) for pulmonary fibrosis. CONCLUSIONS: A geographic imbalance between Japan and the rest of the world in reporting respiratory ADRs as ILD is confirmed. Consequently, the PRAC has developed approaches to address this in relation to signals of ILD it assesses to allow for more targeted risk minimisation including updates to the product information in the EU setting. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


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Sistemas de Notificação de Reações Adversas a Medicamentos , Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos/epidemiologia , Doenças Pulmonares Intersticiais/induzido quimicamente , Farmacovigilância , Bases de Dados Factuais , União Europeia , Humanos , Japão , Doenças Pulmonares Intersticiais/epidemiologia , Medição de Risco
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Drug Saf ; 47(10): 941-956, 2024 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38987419

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This article reflects on the 2010 pharmacovigilance legislation of the European Union (EU). Its legislative aim of better patient and public health protection through new responsibilities for pharmaceutical companies and regulatory bodies is considered to have been achieved and is well supported by the good pharmacovigilance practices 'EU-GVP'. For future progress, we set out a vision for high-quality pharmacovigilance in a world of ongoing medical, technological and social changes. To deliver this vision, four principles are proposed to guide actions for further progressing the EU pharmacovigilance system: synergistic interactions with healthcare systems; trustworthy evidence for regulatory decisions; adaptive process efficiency; and readiness for emergency situations (the 'STAR principles'). Like a compass, these principles should guide actions for building capacity, technology and methods; improving regulatory processes; and expanding policies, frameworks and research agendas. Fit for the future, the EU system should achieve further improved outputs in terms of safe, effective and trusted use of medicines and positive health outcomes within patient-centred healthcare.


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Sistemas de Notificação de Reações Adversas a Medicamentos , União Europeia , Farmacovigilância , Humanos , Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos/prevenção & controle , Atenção à Saúde
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Clin Pharmacol Ther ; 2024 Jul 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38962830

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Studies using real-world data (RWD) can complement evidence from clinical trials and fill evidence gaps during different stages of a medicine's lifecycle. This review presents the experience resulting from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) pilot to generate RWE to support evaluations by EU regulators and down-stream decision makers from September 2021 to February 2023. A total of 61 research topics were identified for RWE generation during this period, covering a wide range of research questions, primarily generating evidence on medicines safety (22, 36%), followed by questions on the design and feasibility of clinical trials (11, 18%), drug utilization (10, 16%), clinical management (10, 16%), and disease epidemiology. A significant number of questions were related to the pediatric population and/or rare diseases. A total of 27 regulatory-led RWD studies have been conducted. Most studies were descriptive and aimed at estimating incidence and prevalence rates of clinical outcomes including adverse events or to evaluate medicines utilization. The review highlights key learnings to guide further efforts to enable the use and establish the value of real-world evidence (RWE) for regulatory decisions. For instance, there is a need to access additional fit-for-purpose and representative data, and to explore further means to provide timely evidence that meets regulatory timelines. The need for early interactions and close collaboration with study requesters, e.g., from the Agency's scientific Committees, to better understand the research question is equally important. Finally, the review provides our perspective on the way forward to maximize the potential of regulatory-led RWE generation.

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Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf ; 21(7): 690-696, 2012 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22522622

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PURPOSE: The European Network of Centres for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance (ENCePP), an initiative coordinated by the European Medicines Agency, aims to build capacity for and increase trust in post-authorisation studies to further support medicine decision making. METHODS: ENCePP seeks to promote and support high standards throughout the post-authorisation research process based on robust methodologies, transparency and scientific independence. RESULTS: ENCePP provides a point of access to researchers for industry, academia and regulatory authorities seeking collaboration for the conduct of post-authorisation studies. As of 30 November 2011, the network consisted of 98 research centres, 13 networks and 18 data sources, mostly academic and publicly funded institutions but also data source providers and contract research organisations with expertise in the conduct of post-authorisation studies. All are listed in the free, public and fully searchable electronic Database of Research Resources. A guide and a checklist on methodological standards have been published; the concept of an 'ENCePP study', including a Code of Conduct, introduced; and an electronic register of studies have been launched. CONCLUSION: It is envisaged that application of the ENCePP study concept will result in an increase in trust in post-authorisation studies of medicines. The register of studies will allow for ready access to study protocols and results, thereby enhancing transparency and facilitating review. Through the network, standards, transparency and clarity of relationships, ENCePP is expected to add to the European Union capacity to conduct robust post-authorisation studies, thereby benefiting public health. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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PLoS One ; 17(10): e0275386, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36264941

RESUMO

Product information (PI) is a vital part of any medicinal product approved for use within the European Union and consists of a summary of products characteristics (SmPC) for healthcare professionals and package leaflet (PL) for patients, together with the product packaging. In this study, based on the English corpus of the EMA product information documents for all centrally approved medicinal products within the EU, a BERT sentence embedding model was used together with clustering and dimensional reduction techniques to identify sentence similarity clusters that could be candidates for standardization. A total of 1258 medicinal products were included in the study. From these, a total of 783 K sentences were extracted from SmPC and PL documents which were aggregated into a total of 284 and 129 semantic similarity clusters, respectively. The spread distribution among clusters shows separation into different cluster types. Examples of clusters with low spread include those with identical word embeddings due to current standardization, such as section headings and standard phrases. Others show minor linguistic variations, while the group with the largest variability contains variable wording but with significant semantic overlap. The sentence clusters identified could serve as candidates for further standardization of the PI. Moving from free text human wording to auto-generated text elements based on multiple-choice input for appropriate parts of the package leaflet and summary of product characteristics, could reduce both time and complexity for applicants as well as regulators, and ultimately provide patients and prescribers with documents that are easier to understand and better adapted for search availabilities.


Assuntos
Processamento de Linguagem Natural , Semântica , Humanos , Análise por Conglomerados , Idioma , Linguística
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