An Empirical Approach to Explore the Relationship Between Measures of Disproportionate Reporting and Relative Risks from Analytical Studies

Conclusions Disproportionality measures should not replace formal studies but could provide an initial indication of the likely clinical importance of an ADR, should the signal be confirmed subsequently. Whether the same conclusions can be applied to other datasets should be further studied.
Source: Drug Safety - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research