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Pharmacotherapy

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Define pharmacoepidemiology   the study of the use and the effects of drugs in large numbers of people  
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what is the purpose of pharmacoepidemiology   to identify and quantify drug outcomes along with incidence rates and estimates of relative risk  
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what does pharmacoepidemiology provide info on?   health and cost outcomes, devices, and biologicals, particularly after their approval for clinical use  
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T or F . ADRs are based on doses not normally used in humans   F. ADRs are based on the effects of a drug that occurs at doses used in humans  
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what was the incidence of serious ADRs in hospital patients   6.7%  
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What are type A ADR reactions   these are expected exaggerations of a drug's known pharmacologic effects.  
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what are type B ADRs   these are idiosyncratic and tend to be unrelated to the known pharmacologic action of a drug eg. thalidomide's teratogenic effects  
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what is another name for type B rxns   hypersensitivity reactions  
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T or F. It is possible to detect all potential risks and benefit during premarketing studies for a drug?   F  
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who do clinicians report ADRs/ADEs tol?   the manufacturer or the Medwatch system of the FDA  
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T or F. Manufacturers don't have to report adverse events to the FDA   F  
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To which agency are ADEs in vaccines reported?   Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) run by the FDA and CDC  
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Which three other organizations does the FDA have an agreement regarding reporting ADEs   Kaiser Permanente, the VA, and the Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics  
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define therapeutics   the mode/method of healing any disease or injury  
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what is pharmacology   the study of the how chemical substances interact with living systems  
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