Trials and tribulations in 25 years of pharmacoepidemiology Samy Suissa McGill University and Jewish General Hospital April 29-30, 2015
The daring 90s
SASKATCHEWAN The Saskatchewan study: 12,000 asthma patients Healthcare databases Computerized Doctor visits Medications Hospitalizations Death certificates
Risk of asthma death with bronchodilators
Asthma death and inhaled corticosteroids Suissa et al., N Engl J Med 2000;332–6.
Worldwide impact?
Japan Portugal Israel New Zealand
The roaring 2000s
CPRD: UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink >1000 GPs 10 million patients 1990-today Diagnoses, lab tests Drug prescriptions, hospitalizations, etc..
The painkiller Vioxx
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co Inc. had evidence by 2000 that its painkiller Vioxx, which was pulled off the market on Sept. 30 (2004), was not safe, a heart specialist told CBS News program "60 Minutes" on Sunday. Monday, November 15, 2004 Posted: 1516 GMT (2316 HKT)
Parkinson’s disease medications
Pharmaco- epidemiology methods
Time-related biases
The soaring 2010s
Canadian Pharmacoepidemiology Healthcare databases Computerized Doctor visits Medications Hospitalizations Death certificates
Why CNODES ?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co Inc. had evidence by 2000 that its painkiller Vioxx, which was pulled off the market on Sept. 30 (2004), was not safe, a heart specialist told CBS News program "60 Minutes" on Sunday. Monday, November 15, 2004 Posted: 1516 GMT (2316 HKT)
Ontario Quebec Saskatchewan VIGOR RCT Canadian VIOXX observational studies
Ontario Quebec Saskatchewan VIGOR RCT Canadian VIOXX observational studies British Columbia? Alberta? Manitoba? Nova Scotia?
British Columbia Alberta Nova Scotia *CPRD MarketScan CNODES Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan
CNODES: Challenges Small drug effects Large sample sizes Computerized databases Consistent results Rapid
High-dose statins and the risk of acute kidney injury
BACKGROUND: Ridker PM et al, JUPITER Study Group. N Engl J Med 2008;359 Event Rosuvastatin 20mg n=8901 Placebo n=8901 Rate RatioP-value n%n% Primary Endpoint < Renal disorder Does treatment with high potency statins increase the risk of serious acute kidney injury ?
METHODS/RESULTS 9 new-user cohorts of statin initiators Over 2 million patients initiating statin therapy 1/3 starting on high-dose statins Over 24,000 hospitalized for AKI during the first 2 years of follow-up
HIGH-POTENCY STATINS AND AKI
CNODES Studies
CNODES Methods Team
25 years later ?
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