TY - JOUR
T1 - Record-linkage for pharmacovigilance in Scotland
AU - Evans, Josie M.M.
AU - MacDonald, Thomas M.
PY - 1999/1
Y1 - 1999/1
N2 - Record-linkage is the linkage of patient-specific information that is stored separately. Recent advances in computerization have meant that record-linkage techniques in medical research are increasingly being used and refined. In particular, they have made a significant contribution to pharmacovigilancc, which involves linking drug exposure to outcomes data. In this article, the contribution of record-linkage in Scotland to medical research is described. The two organizations that utilize record-linkage techniques are the Medicines Monitoring Unit (MEMO) of the University of Dundee and the Information and Statistics Division (ISD) of the NHS in Scotland. Pharmacovigilance is MEMO's main concern (using data from the Tayside region of Scotland), while ISD link health care datasets for Scotland for general health care research. The experience of the two groups is now being combined to carry out drug safety studies in the entire population of Scotland.
AB - Record-linkage is the linkage of patient-specific information that is stored separately. Recent advances in computerization have meant that record-linkage techniques in medical research are increasingly being used and refined. In particular, they have made a significant contribution to pharmacovigilancc, which involves linking drug exposure to outcomes data. In this article, the contribution of record-linkage in Scotland to medical research is described. The two organizations that utilize record-linkage techniques are the Medicines Monitoring Unit (MEMO) of the University of Dundee and the Information and Statistics Division (ISD) of the NHS in Scotland. Pharmacovigilance is MEMO's main concern (using data from the Tayside region of Scotland), while ISD link health care datasets for Scotland for general health care research. The experience of the two groups is now being combined to carry out drug safety studies in the entire population of Scotland.
KW - MEMO
KW - Pharmacovigilance
KW - Record-linkage
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0032896809&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1046/j.1365-2125.1999.00853.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1365-2125.1999.00853.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 10073747
AN - SCOPUS:0032896809
VL - 47
SP - 105
EP - 110
JO - British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
JF - British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
SN - 0306-5251
IS - 1
ER -