Sequence symmetry analysis in pharmacovigilance and pharmacoepidemiologic studies

ECC Lai, N Pratt, CY Hsieh, SJ Lin, A Pottegård… - European journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Sequence symmetry analysis (SSA) is a method for detecting adverse drug events by
utilizing computerized claims data. The method has been increasingly used to investigate …

Evaluating the use of prescription sequence symmetry analysis as a pharmacovigilance tool: a scoping review

EJ Morris, J Hollmann, AK Hofer… - Research in Social and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The (prescription) sequence symmetry analysis (PSSA) design has been used
to identify potential prescribing cascade signals by assessing the prescribing sequence of …

Explainable artificial intelligence for pharmacovigilance: What features are important when predicting adverse outcomes?

IR Ward, L Wang, J Lu, M Bennamoun… - Computer Methods and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Objective. Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) has been
identified as a viable method for determining the importance of features when making …

Thromboembolic safety reporting of tofacitinib and baricitinib: an analysis of the WHO VigiBase

E Vallejo-Yagüe, S Weiler, R Micheroli, AM Burden - Drug safety, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Introduction The Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors tofacitinib and baricitinib are new
treatments for rheumatic diseases. Recent concerns regarding the risk of thrombosis have …

Prescribing cascades in community‐dwelling adults: a systematic review

AS Doherty, F Shahid, F Moriarty… - Pharmacology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The misattribution of an adverse drug reaction (ADR) as a symptom or illness can lead to the
prescribing of additional medication, referred to as a prescribing cascade. The aim of this …

Variation in association between thiazolidinediones and heart failure across ethnic groups: retrospective analysis of large healthcare claims databases in six countries

EE Roughead, EW Chan, NK Choi, M Kimura, T Kimura… - Drug Safety, 2015 - Springer
Introduction The prevalence of polymorphisms among the metabolising enzymes and
pharmacodynamic receptors relevant for the thiazolidinediones differs by ethnic group, a …

Innovations in pharmacovigilance studies of medicines in older people

LM Kalisch Ellett, JL Janetzki, R Lim… - British journal of …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Pharmacovigilance is defined by the World Health Organization as “the science and
activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse …

Standardisation of the FAERS database: a systematic approach to manually recoding drug name variants

CK Wong, SS Ho, B Saini, DE Hibbs… - … and drug safety, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Purpose The US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System
(FAERS), one of the world's largest spontaneous reporting systems, is difficult to use …

Supervised signal detection for adverse drug reactions in medication dispensing data

T Hoang, J Liu, E Roughead, N Pratt, J Li - Computer methods and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Motivation Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are one of the leading causes of
morbidity and mortality and thus should be detected early to reduce consequences on …

Application of an integrative drug safety model for detection of adverse drug events associated with inhibition of glutathione peroxidase 1 in chronic obstructive …

JL Janetzki, NL Pratt, MB Ward, MJ Sykes - Pharmaceutical Research, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is characterised by declining
lung function and a greater oxidative stress burden due to reduced activity of antioxidant …