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Tuesday 9 September 2014

MHRA to look at smartphones and social media for drug safety information

From the MHRA website:

“The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is leading a consortium of organisations including European medicines regulators, academics and the pharmaceutical industry in a three year project to develop new ways of gathering information on suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs).

The project, known as WEB-RADR, is in response to the rapid adoption of smartphones, apps, and social media for discussing issues with medicines and health. 

It will work to develop a mobile app for healthcare professionals and the public to report suspected ADRs to national EU regulators. It will also investigate the potential for publicly available social media data for identifying potential drug safety issues. All social media data used within the project will be appropriately anonymised to protect data privacy.”

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