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Identifiability of Biologicals in Adverse Drug Reaction Reports Received From European Clinical Practice.
- Source :
- Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics; Apr2019, Vol. 105 Issue 4, p962-969, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Biologicals are established treatment options that require pharmacovigilance adapted to their specific nature, including the need for products to be identifiable up to the specific manufacturer in reports of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). This study explored the identifiability of 10 classes of similar and related biologicals up to the level of the manufacturer in ADR reports received from European clinical practice between 2011 and June 2016. Adequate identifiers were reported for 96.7% of the suspected biologicals, ranging from 89.5% for filgrastim to 99.8% for interferon beta‐1a. The product identifiability remained consistently high over time for classes of biologicals for which biosimilars were introduced during follow‐up. The overall batch traceability was, however, only ensured for 20.5% of the suspected biologicals and needs further improvement. This study shows that the European system for identification of ADRs to the level of the manufacturer is robust, allowing for the timely detection of potential product‐specific safety signals for biologicals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- DRUG side effects
PHYSICIAN practice patterns
DRUG development
PHARMACODYNAMICS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00099236
- Volume :
- 105
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 135400656
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt.1310