ADE Reporting Flashcards
1
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ADE
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- Unfavorable and unintended response to a drug
- Whether it is related to product or not
- Include medical errors, ADR, allergic rxns, and overdoses
2
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State of ADE Reporting
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- Currently not requires by federal law/regulation to submit ADEs (difficult to enforce)
- Often part of institutional, state, or professional practice guidelines
3
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Barriers to HCP Reporting
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- Many not reported since association isn’t recognized as casual
- Not recognized as safety concerns
- Unfamiliar with reporting process and its importance
- Takes too much time to report
4
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MedWatch
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- Designed to expedite/broaden voluntary ADE reports by HCP and consumdesr
- Serious AE, non serious and unexpected, or potential to cause harm
- Should be submitted even when not certain the product caused the event
5
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Trial Limitations
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- Small patient groups
- Short trials
- General population may use different drugs and have different comorbidities
- May be used differently by general population once approved for different conditions
6
Q
Serious ADE
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- Fatal
- Life-threatening
- Permanently disabled
- Cause birth defect
- Require intervention to prevent permanent impairment/damage
- Potential for harm/close calls
7
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Non-serious/Unexpected
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- Previously unidentified AE of drug
- Not on package insert
8
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Reports Include
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- Description of AE
- Suspected/concomitant product therapy details
- OTCs, herbals, dietary supplements, recently D/Ced drugs
- Patient characteristics
- Clinical course of events/hospitalizations
- Relevant therapeutic measures such as laboratory data
- Information about response to dechallenge and rechallenge of medication
- Additional patient information
9
Q
How to Report
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- Online
- Download and mail or fax report
- Can call 1-800-332-1088 for questions about the form
10
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Mandatory Report
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- Form 3500A
- User facilities (medical devices)
- Manufacturers: biologics, drugs, human cells/tissues, OTCs, medical devices
11
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What happens to report?
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- Captured in database
- FDA safety evaluator reviews the report
- Looks for similar reports
- Review division may consult with manufacturer
- FDA/manufacturer conducts further epidemiological studies or post-market clinical trials as needed
12
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Possible Reporting Outcomes
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- Letters to HCP
- New warnings, precautions
- Modified CI
- Dose adjustments
- Required REMs program
- New/additional monitoring recommendations
- Request to change product design, packaging, or distribution
- Box warnings
- Mandatory recalls/withdrawals
13
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NM Significant ADE Definition
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Drug related incident that results in harm to patient
14
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NM Incident Definition
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Drug that is dispensed/administered in error that results in harm, injury or death
15
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NM Dispensing Error Definition
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Prescription was dispensed from pharmacy differently than prescribed
