ENCePP guide on methodological standards in pharmacoepidemiology

Abstract

This Guide aims to offer a dynamic and publicly available web resource for methodological English language guidance in pharmacoepidemiology. It provides links to selected published articles and guidelines that illustrate important principles of pharmacoepidemiological research. For each topic covered, recommendations are provided with direct electronic access to textbooks, reference documents and examples chosen by experts from ENCePP. Where relevant, gaps in existing guidance are addressed with what ENCePP considers as being good practice. The Guide is updated annually by a structured review in order to maintain its dynamic nature. It may also be amended as necessary in response to comments received. For this purpose, any comment and additional relevant guidance document may be forwarded to encepp_comments@ema.europa.eu.