title: [Pharmacoepidemiology. An unappreciated tool].
abstract: Pharmacoepidemiology is an essential tool for controlling drugs used in our country. The present article reveals the most relevant aspects on the topic, summarizes regulatory tools currently used in Argentina and explores the experience of the Pharmacoepidemiology Network in public hospitals of Buenos Aires City. The aim is to inform and stimulate colleagues to report adverse effects of drugs.
authors.affiliation: Comité de Farmacovigilancia y Servicio de Emergencias, Hospital Carlos Bonorino Udaondo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. wvasen@intramed.net
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Vasen
authors.forename: Roxana M L
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Fiorentino
mesh_terms: D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems; D001118:Argentina; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D017891:Pharmacoepidemiology; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing / Q000191:economics