G. D. Dal Pan

Physician Understanding and Perceptions of Risk Communication Related to Drugs Covered by Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Programs.

PURPOSE To help ensure that a drug's benefits outweigh its risks, the US Food and Drug Administration may require a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program with requirements such as laboratory tests or special education. Since physicians are often responsible for REMS testing or education, it is critical...

Adverse Reactions Identified after Approval of Novel Medicines: Analysis of 339 New Molecular Entities and Therapeutic Biologics

Postmarketing safety surveillance data identify safety issues not identified in preapproval clinical trials. We describe the frequency of new safety issues overall and by labeling section and the relationship of the most commonly added safety issues with the cumulative number of prescriptions dispensed via retail pharm...

Communicating Drug Safety and Safe Use Conditions in Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Materials.