Drug safety

The Cardiovascular Effects of Treatment with Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin

Hydroxychloroquine combined with azithromycin has been investigated for activity against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but concerns about adverse cardiovascular (CV) effects have been raised. This study evaluated claims data to determine if …

Web search query volume as a measure of pharmaceutical utilization and changes in prescribing patterns

**BACKGROUND:** Monitoring prescription drug utilization is important for both drug safety and drug marketing purposes. However, access to utilization data is often expensive, limited and not timely. **OBJECTIVES:** To demonstrate and validate the …