Aims and scope
Drugs - Real World Outcomes targets original research and definitive reviews regarding the use of real-world data to evaluate health outcomes and inform healthcare decision-making on drugs, devices and other interventions in clinical practice. The journal includes, but is not limited to, the following research areas:
- Using registries/databases/health records and other non-selected observational datasets to investigate:
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drug use and treatment outcomes
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prescription patterns
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drug safety signals
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adherence to treatment guidelines
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benefit : risk profiles
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comparative effectiveness
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economic analyses including cost-of-illness
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Data-driven research methodologies, including the capture, curation, search, sharing, analysis and interpretation of ‘big data’
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Techniques and approaches to optimise real-world modelling.