Pharmacovigilance systems and databases in Korea, Japan, and Taiwan

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1237-1245

  Kimura, Tomomi ^a   Matsushita, Yasuyuki ^b   Yang, Yea Huei Kao ^c   Choi, Nam Kyong ^d   Park, Byung Joo ^d,e  

^a Janssen Pharmaceutical KK   (Japan)

^b DAIICHI SANKYO CO   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Database; Japan; Korea; Pharmacovigilance; Signal detection; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA MINING; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; INSURANCE; JAPAN; KOREA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL DETECTION; TAIWAN;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; DATA MINING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; JAPAN; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PHARMACOVIGILANCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; TAIWAN;

EID: 81955164831     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.2244     Document Type: Review

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