title: Role of the centers for education and research on therapeutics (CERTs) in pharmacovigilance and proper use of therapeutics.
abstract: According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on the Assessment of the U.S. Drug Safety System, "The recent highly publicized controversies surrounding the safety of some drugs have contributed to a public perception that the drug safety system is in crisis. It seems fair to say that this perception has created an opportunity for a thorough evaluation of the U.S. drug safety system." The evaluation was focused on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). To improve the FDA and its function in the public health system to improve therapeutics, it is critical to understand the contributions of other components.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. htilson@email.unc.edu
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Tilson
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Madre
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Califf
mesh_terms: D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division / Q000458:organization & administration; D040442:Public Health Informatics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration / Q000458:organization & administration