The PPRC is a network of university-based experts in pharmaceutical policy. We collaborate to produce and communicate research on issues that matter to Canadians.
Few pharmaceutical trials register with ClinicalTrials.gov within the required time-frame and only 12% of completed studies report results despite mandate by the US government.
The majority of pregnant women in BC fill a prescription for at least one drug. Many of the most commonly used drugs have limited evidence on safety and effectiveness.
Impact evaluation of a prescriber focused educational intervention undertaken by the NovaScotia Prescription Monitoring Program (NSPMP) to reduce meperidine use shows the intervention was associated with a statistically significant reduction in meperidine use, after adjusting for the overall long-term trend.
Michael Law
Irfan Dhalla
Steve Morgan
Joel Lexchin
Barbara Mintzes
Ingrid S. Sketris