Research overview

美国人使用的处方药比以往任何时候都多. Consequently, they’re coping with more side effects, drug interactions, and costs, 特别是如果他们同时服用多种药物. 凯撒永久华盛顿健康世界杯下注网站所(KPWHRI)的科学家们正站在回答这些问题的前沿. 我们正在世界杯下注网站药物在现实环境中的有益和有害影响, 创新管理和监测药物使用的更好方法.

该世界杯下注网站所为监测药物安全的国家倡议作出贡献，并提供信息，帮助医生和患者权衡各种处方药的风险和益处.

KPWHRI药物使用和患者安全世界杯下注网站的资助者包括 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, the 以患者为中心的结果世界杯下注网站所, and other sources. A few projects include:

• Studying whether commonly used medications, including oral contraceptives, 与发生COVID-19感染或严重疾病的风险有关
• 探索阿片类药物误用、滥用和成瘾的患者和临床危险因素
• 评估长期服用大剂量阿片类药物的患者在不影响疼痛管理和生活质量的情况下成功减少其使用的干预措施
• 主动监测医疗产品通过 FDA Sentinel Initiative
• Studying medication safety for pregnant people and older adults
• Monitoring vaccine safety and effectiveness
• Investigating how medications affect risk 认知能力下降和老年痴呆
• 向患者和医疗服务提供者告知风险, and alternatives to, 常用的药物可能会导致跌倒, including over-the-counter antihistamines

Affiliate researchers

Susan Heckbert, MD, PhD
University of Washington (UW) Department of Epidemiology; UW Cardiovascular Health Research Unit

David Siscovick, MD, MPH
UW Department of Medicine; UW Department of Epidemiology; UW Cardiovascular Health Research Unit

Leslie Spangler, PhD
Amgen

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Ensuring safe medications for older adults & pregnant women

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