Open Access<p>Effects of a Safety Letter on Metoclopramide Use in Korea: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis</p>
Author(s) -
Hyungtae Kim,
Hae Sun Suh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s263579
Subject(s) - medical prescription , metoclopramide , medicine , pharmacovigilance , adverse effect , christian ministry , interrupted time series analysis , patient safety , pediatrics , emergency medicine , pharmacology , anesthesia , health care , statistics , vomiting , economic growth , philosophy , theology , mathematics , economics
The Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued a safety letter regarding metoclopramide use and its adverse drug event of extrapyramidal disorder in October 2013. However, this safety letter had controversial effects on pharmacovigilance and management policies. The objective of this study was to estimate the impact of this government safety letter on the use of metoclopramide.