Real world data: an opportunity to supplement existing evidence for the use of long-established medicines in health care decision making

• Published in: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare Vol. 11; pp. 295 - 304
• Main Authors: Katkade, Vaibhav B, Sanders, Kafi N, Zou, Kelly H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2018; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Analysis; Bias; Citrus; Clinical medicine; Clinical trials; Decision making; Drugs; Electronic health records; Electronic records; Ethics; Evidence-based medicine; FDA approval; Medical records; Pharmacoeconomics; Quality; randomized controlled trial; real-world data; real-world evidence; Regulatory approval; Respiratory system agents; Validity; real world data; electronic health records; real world evidence; evidence-based medicine; randomized controlled trial

Evidence from medication use in the real world setting can help to extrapolate and/or augment data obtained in randomized controlled trials and establishes a broad picture of a medication's place in everyday clinical practice. By supplementing and complementing safety and efficacy data obtained...