Analysis for Trend in Pharmacoepidemiological Studies
10.3820/jjpe.19.75
- VernacularTitle:薬剤疫学研究のトレンドの分析
- Author:
Chikuma HAMADA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
pharmacoepidemiological study;
study design;
hybrid design
- From:Japanese Journal of Pharmacoepidemiology
2014;19(1):75-80
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
Since the Vol.1 No.1 was published in March 1996, the journal of “Pharmacoepidemiology” has been published approximately two times per year. The current issue is Vol.18 No.1 in 2013. The number of original articles in total was forty-three. Based on these original articles, what type of pharmacoepidemiological studies were performed and the trend of study designs are demonstrated. The studies for database and methodology of pharmacoepidemiology have been constantly conducted. The number of the studies for evaluating drug usefulness and drug utilization is decreasing. In contrast, the studies for evaluating drug safety is increasing, especially, hybrid designs, such as a case-crossover study or nested case-control study are recently conducted.
