MediGuard
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MediGuard.org, operated by iGuard Inc., monitors the safety of prescribed medicines, over-the-counter medicines and healthcare supplements. As of February 2011, there are over 2,480,000 registered users in the website.[1] The company also rates the safety of different drugs using a standardized ratings scale,[2] and has received support from advocacy groups concerned with drug adverse effects.[3]
The iGuard company was founded in 2007 by Hugo Stephenson, MD. It is a subsidiary of Quintiles Transnational, a multinational contract research organization.[4]
Criticism
Qualitative risk rating systems, such as that used by MediGuard, have been criticized for potentially simplifying risk assessment requirements used to inform risk management decisions.[5]
See also
- Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program
- COSTART - Coding Symbols for a Thesaurus of Adverse Reaction Terms
- Pharmacovigilance
- Yellow Card Scheme (UK)
References
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- ↑ Two Frontrunners for Drug Safety Prevention Template:Webarchive www.ismp.org, accessed 20 January 2009.
- ↑ iGuard Drug Safety Alert is Newest Reason Senior Citizens, Caregivers Must Use Web SeniorJournal.com, 9 October 2007, accessed 19 November 2007.
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