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A smart hospital-driven approach to precision pharmacovigilance
Francesco De Pretis1, Mark van Gils2, Markus M Forsberg3
1VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, 70210 Kuopio, Finland; Department of Communication and Economics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 42121 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Trends in Pharmacological Sciences
|April 30, 2022
Summary
Precision pharmacovigilance enhances drug safety for individual patients by clustering risk groups. This approach uses smart hospitals and precision medicine for personalized risk assessment and adverse drug reaction information.
Area of Science:
- Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety
- Precision Medicine
- Health Informatics
Background:
- Traditional pharmacovigilance faces challenges in individual patient risk assessment.
- There is a growing need for personalized drug safety monitoring.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the implementation of precision pharmacovigilance.
- To develop a framework for personalized drug safety assessment and decision-making.
Main Methods:
- Designing a novel data collection infrastructure.
- Exploring advanced computational methods for drug safety data.
- Developing a computer-aided framework for distributed clinical decisions.
Main Results:
- Utilizing 'smart hospitals' as primary data sources.
- Employing precision medicine and statistical methods.
- Creating personalized information leaflets on drug risks and adverse reactions.
Conclusions:
- Precision pharmacovigilance offers a patient-centric approach to drug safety.
- Integration of smart hospitals and precision medicine can enhance public health decisions.
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