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ArticleCNS drugs2020

Application of Healthcare 'Big Data' in CNS Drug Research: The Example of the Neurological and mental health Global Epidemiology Network (NeuroGEN).

Jenni Ilomäki, J Simon Bell, Adrienne Y L Chan, Anna-Maija Tolppanen, Hao Luo, Li Wei, Edward Chia-Cheng Lai, Ju-Young Shin, Giorgia De Paoli, Romin Pajouheshnia and 20 more

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Article in CNS drugs, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

30 authors.

Jenni IlomäkiCentre for Medicine Use and Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Jenni.Ilomaki@monash.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-0348-9441
J Simon BellCentre for Medicine Use and Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Adrienne Y L ChanCentre for Safe Medication Practice and Research, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR.
Anna-Maija TolppanenSchool of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Hao LuoDepartment of Social Work and Social Administration and Sau Po Centre on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR.
Li WeiResearch Department of Practice and Policy, University College London School of Pharmacy, London, UK.
Edward Chia-Cheng LaiSchool of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Ju-Young ShinSchool of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Gyeong gi-do, South Korea.
Giorgia De PaoliMedicines Monitoring Unit, Ninewells Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.
Romin PajouheshniaDivision of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Frederick K HoInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Lorenna ReynoldsCentre for Medicine Use and Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Kui Kai LauDepartment of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR.
Stephen CrystalCenter for Health Services Research, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
Wallis C Y LauCentre for Safe Medication Practice and Research, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR.
Kenneth K C ManCentre for Safe Medication Practice and Research, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR.
Ruth BrauerResearch Department of Practice and Policy, University College London School of Pharmacy, London, UK.
Esther W ChanCentre for Safe Medication Practice and Research, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR.
Chin-Yao ShenSchool of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Ju Hwan KimSchool of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Gyeong gi-do, South Korea.
Terry Y S LumDepartment of Social Work and Social Administration and Sau Po Centre on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR.
Sirpa HartikainenSchool of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Marjaana KoponenSchool of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Evelien RookeMedicines Monitoring Unit, Ninewells Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.
Marloes BazelierDivision of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Olaf KlungelDivision of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Soko SetoguchiRutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and School of Public Health and Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Sciences, Institute for Health, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
Jill P PellInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Sharon CookCenter for Health Services Research, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
Ian C K WongCentre for Safe Medication Practice and Research, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. wongick@hku.hk.

Funding

Translational Research Support CoreP30ES005022 · NIEHS · UNIV OF MED/DENT NJ-R W JOHNSON MED SCH · PI PANOS G. GEORGOPOULOS · 1988 to 2026
$47.4M
Medical Research Council G106/1249NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES005022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurological and psychiatric (mental health) disorders have a large impact on health burden globally. Cognitive disorders (including dementia) and stroke are leading causes of disability. Mental health disorders, including depression, contribute up to one-third of total years lived with disability. The Neurological and mental health Global Epidemiology Network (NeuroGEN) is an international multi-database network that harnesses administrative and electronic medical records from Australia, Asia, Europe and North America. Using these databases NeuroGEN will investigate medication use and health outcomes in neurological and mental health disorders. A key objective of NeuroGEN is to facilitate high-quality observational studies to address evidence-practice gaps where randomized controlled trials do not provide sufficient information on medication benefits and risks that is specific to vulnerable population groups. International multi-database research facilitates comparisons across geographical areas and jurisdictions, increases statistical power to investigate small subpopulations or rare outcomes, permits early post-approval assessment of safety and effectiveness, and increases generalisability of results. Through bringing together international researchers in pharmacoepidemiology, NeuroGEN has the potential to be paradigm-changing for observational research to inform evidence-based prescribing. The first focus of NeuroGEN will be to address evidence-gaps in the treatment of chronic comorbidities in people with dementia.

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Big DataCentral Nervous System AgentsDatabases, FactualDelivery of Health CareDrug DevelopmentGlobal HealthHumansInternational CooperationMental DisordersNervous System DiseasesPharmacoepidemiologyCentral Nervous System Agents

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PMID32572794
PMCPMC7306570

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