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Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

Year: 2020
Articles in SafetyLit: 17

Age and postoperative opioid prescriptions: a population-based cohort study of opioid-naïve adults

Antidepressant use in Australia and Sweden - a cross-country comparison

Are anticholinergic medications used for overactive bladder associated with new onset depression? A population-based matched cohort study

Association of eszopiclone, zaleplon, or zolpidem with complex sleep behaviors resulting in serious injuries, including death

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder medication and risk of suicide attempt: a meta-analysis of observational studies

Extreme polypharmacy: the need to mint a new term

Impact of a drug safety communication on the severity of benzonatate exposures reported to poison centers

Incidence rates of and risk factors for opioid overdose in new users of prescription opioids among US Medicaid enrollees: a cohort study

Initial opioid prescription patterns and the risk of ongoing use and adverse outcomes

Medication burden and frailty in older adults with intellectual disability: an observational cross-sectional study

Medication-related problems in older people in Catalonia: a real-world data study

Memantine misuse and social networks: a content analysis of internet self-reports

Polypharmacy in a semirural community in Chile: results from Maule Cohort

Safety concerns reported by consumers, manufacturers and healthcare professionals: a detailed evaluation of opioid-related adverse drug reactions in the FDA database over 15 years

Sleep medications and sleep disturbances across middle aged pre- or peri-menopausal women of different race and ethnicities: a SWAN pharmacoepidemiology cohort study

Suicide-related over-the-counter analgesic exposures reported to United States poison control centers, 2000-2018

The association between aspirin use and depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies