Research
Although drugs undergo a rigorous regulatory approval process, clinical trials have limited capacity to assess their use, efficacy, and especially safety in a real-world context of use in the general population. Pharmacoepidemiology aims to fill this knowledge gap through the application of epidemiological and statistical approaches. In clinical practice, pharmacoepidemiology intervenes by studying the use of drugs, comparing their efficacy, and analyzing related adverse reactions.
Pharmacoepidemiologic research is responsible for answering public health questions and improving patient care and safety by designing studies of different types, particularly observational, and participating in data collection, management, quality control, implementation, and database analysis.
A prerequisite for conducting quality research is a multi-/interdisciplinary approach with the establishment of a network of collaborations, national and international.
