Three questions on… desogestrel and panic attacks

UMC’s Research pharmacist Sarah Watson explains the significance of a recently published signal that links contraceptive drug desogestrel to panic attacks.

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vigiGroup in action – new method identifies groups of related reports

See how UMC’s new clustering algorithm identifies groups of related reports in our new explainer animation.

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The paediatric screening – a clinician’s perspective

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UMC science gets personal

The Research corner film series puts UMC pharmacovigilance scientists in the spotlight as they discuss their research and its implications for pharmacovigilance science.

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Digging deeper into Montelukast and nightmares

There is much to be gained from using VigiBase to further explore known adverse reactions to drugs, as some may be having more of an impact on patients than first thought.

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Towards precision pharmacovigilance

Using the techniques of precision medicine, individual risk factors, including genetics, can be used to predict which patients will most likely experience an adverse drug reaction.

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UMC signal detection and causality assessment workshop schools both teachers and students

Working together with students on their signal assessments made clear to teachers the challenges that national centres face in their pharmacovigilance work.

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Fruitful start for EHDEN-powered signal discovery

In a weeklong groundbreaking study-a-thon with the IMI EHDEN consortium, UMC researchers found longitudinal health data could boost preliminary analysis of drug-event combinations.

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Found in space – New method reveals related drug and reaction terms

Could natural language processing unlock powerful new methods in pharmacovigilance science? See how a journey through space could lead to a new dimension in case report analysis.

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Could social media vigilance aid pharmacovigilance?

The theme of this year’s WHO PIDM programme members meeting investigated the true value of social media in signal detection and creating effective communication strategies.

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