EU PHARMACOVIGILANCE NETWORK LAUNCHES PHARMACOGENETICS ADVICE
July 5th, 2014
THE EUROPEAN Network of Centres for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance (ENCePP) has revised its guide on methodological standards in pharmacoepidemiology, adding a chapter on the design and analysis of pharmacogenetic studies. These investigate how individual genetic variations determine a patient’s response to a medicine, therapeutically and regarding side effects. The new chapter, said a note from the network, “provides a comprehensive overview of all relevant methodological guidance for the conduct of pharmacogenetic studies, from the ...
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