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01-04-2013 | Commentary

Systematic Collection of Patient-Reported Adverse Drug Reactions: A Path to Patient-Centred Pharmacovigilance

Author: Ethan Basch

Published in: Drug Safety | Issue 4/2013

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Over the past 15 years, evidence has mounted that patient self-reporting of symptomatic adverse drug reactions is both feasible and informative. Multiple recent reports have described programmes internationally in which patient self-reports provide data beyond reporting by health professionals [1‐5]. Various models have been used and there are several essential lessons to be learned from these experiences, in addition to work using patient-reported data in related contexts such as clinical trials and routine clinical practice. …

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Title: Systematic Collection of Patient-Reported Adverse Drug Reactions: A Path to Patient-Centred Pharmacovigilance
Author: Ethan Basch
Publication date: 01-04-2013
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Published in: Drug Safety / Issue 4/2013
Print ISSN: 0114-5916
Electronic ISSN: 1179-1942
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40264-013-0026-x

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