MediGuard
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Princeton, New Jersey, USA |
| Key people | Hugo Stephenson, CEO Elisa Cascade, Head Operations Bob Winslow, Head Medical Information |
| Products | Safety research and analysis |
| Website | http://www.mediguard.org |
The holding company for MediGuard.org is iGuard Inc.. The aim of the company is to monitor the safety of prescription medicines, over-the-counter medicines and healthcare supplements. As of February 2011, there are over 2,480,000 registered users in the company's web-site.[1] The company also rates the safety of different drugs using a standardized ratings scale,[2] and has received critical support from patient advocacy groups concerned by the large number of patients affected by serious, preventable adverse drug reactions.[3]
The iGuard company was founded in 2007 by Hugo Stephenson, MD. It is a subsidiary of Quintiles Transnational, a multinational contract research organization.[4]
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[edit] Criticism
Qualitative risk rating systems, such as that used by MediGuard, have been criticized for potentially simplifying risk assessment requirements used to inform risk management decisions.[5]
[edit] See also
- Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program
- COSTART - Coding Symbols for a Thesaurus of Adverse Reaction Terms
- Pharmacovigilance
- Yellow Card Scheme (UK)
[edit] References
- ^ https://www.mediguard.org/medication/, accessed 13 February 2011.
- ^ Barriaux, Marianne (2007-10-02). "'Traffic-light' medicine risk website to launch". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2007/oct/02/7. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ Two Frontrunners for Drug Safety Prevention www.ismp.org, accessed 20 January 2009.
- ^ iGuard Drug Safety Alert is Newest Reason Senior Citizens, Caregivers Must Use Web SeniorJournal.com, 9 October 2007, accessed 19 November 2007.
- ^ Cox, Tony; Babayev, Djangir (2005-06-01). "Some Limitations of Qualitative Risk Rating Systems". Risk Analysis. doi:10.1111/j.1539-6924.2005.00615.x?cookieSet=1. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1539-6924.2005.00615.x?cookieSet=1&journalCode=risk
