Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff on Best Practices for Conducting and Reporting Pharmacoepidemiologic Safety Studies Using Electronic Healthcare Data; Availability

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry and FDA staff entitled "Best Practices for Conducting and Reporting Pharmacoepidemiologic Safety Studies Using Electronic Healthcare Data." The guidance is intended to describe best practices pertaining to conducting and documenting pharmacoepidemiologic safety studies that use electronic healthcare data. The guidance includes recommendations for documenting the design, analysis, and results of such studies to optimize FDA's review of protocols and final reports that are submitted to the Agency.