Healthy Skepticism Library item: 11454

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Publication type: Journal Article

Almenoff JS.
Innovations for the future of pharmacovigilance.
Drug Saf 2007; 30:(7):631-3
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=PubMed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17604419&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Abstract:

Post-marketing pharmacovigilance involves the review and management of safety information from many sources. Among these sources, spontaneous adverse event reporting systems are among the most challenging and resource-intensive to manage. Traditionally, efforts to monitor spontaneous adverse event reporting systems have focused on review of individual case reports. The science of pharmacovigilance could be enhanced with the availability of systems-based tools that facilitate analysis of aggregate data for purposes of signal detection, signal evaluation and knowledge management. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) recently implemented Online Signal Management (OSM) as a data-driven framework for managing the pharmacovigilance of marketed products. This pioneering work builds upon the strong history GSK has of innovation in this area. OSM is a software application co-developed by GSK and Lincoln Technologies that integrates traditional pharmacovigilance methods with modern quantitative statistical methods and data visualisation tools. OSM enables the rapid identification of trends from the individual adverse event reports received by GSK. OSM also provides knowledge-management tools to ensure the successful tracking of emerging safety issues. GSK has developed standard procedures and ‘best practices’ around the use of OSM to ensure the systematic evaluation of complex safety datasets. In summary, the implementation of OSM provides new tools and efficient processes to advance the science of pharmacovigilance.

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MeSH Terms: Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems/organization & administration* Computer Communication Networks/organization & administration* Drug Industry Humans Pharmaceutical Preparations/adverse effects Product Surveillance, Postmarketing Substances: Pharmaceutical Preparations