2022
Characterization and corroboration of safety signals identified from the US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System, 2008-19: cross sectional study
Dhodapkar MM, Shi X, Ramachandran R, Chen EM, Wallach JD, Ross JS. Characterization and corroboration of safety signals identified from the US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System, 2008-19: cross sectional study. The BMJ 2022, 379: e071752. PMID: 36198428, PMCID: PMC9533298, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2022-071752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotential safety signalsSafety signalsSectional studyUS FoodDrug Administration Adverse Event Reporting SystemLiterature searchAdverse Event Reporting SystemSentinel InitiativeDrug Safety CommunicationsEvent Reporting SystemDrug safety signalsAdverse eventsCase seriesCase reportRegulatory actionDrug labelingSignificant associationFDA regulatory actionsComprehensive safety evaluationFAERSFDA
2021
Association of Fluoroquinolone Prescribing Rates With Black Box Warnings from the US Food and Drug Administration
Sankar A, Swanson KM, Zhou J, Jena AB, Ross JS, Shah ND, Karaca-Mandic P. Association of Fluoroquinolone Prescribing Rates With Black Box Warnings from the US Food and Drug Administration. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2136662. PMID: 34851398, PMCID: PMC8637256, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.36662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAmbulatory CareAnti-Bacterial AgentsBronchitisCross-Sectional StudiesDrug LabelingDrug PrescriptionsFemaleFluoroquinolonesHealth Plan ImplementationHumansInterrupted Time Series AnalysisMaleMedicareMiddle AgedPractice Patterns, Physicians'SinusitisUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationUrinary Tract InfectionsConceptsPrescribing of fluoroquinolonesCross-sectional studyBlack box warningFDA warningCare physiciansPrescribing levelsBox warningMAIN OUTCOMEUS FoodDrug AdministrationMedicare administrative claims dataUncomplicated urinary tract infectionsNon-primary care physiciansAcute care visitsUrinary tract infectionFDA black box warningPrimary care physiciansAdministrative claims dataCase mix indexFluoroquinolone prescriptionsPrescribing trendsCare visitsPrescribing ratesTract infectionsOutpatient visitsDrug labeling changes and pediatric hematology/oncology prescribing: Measuring the impact of U.S. legislation
Benning TJ, Shah ND, Inselman JW, Van Houten HK, Ross JS, Wyatt KD. Drug labeling changes and pediatric hematology/oncology prescribing: Measuring the impact of U.S. legislation. Clinical Trials 2021, 18: 732-740. PMID: 34269090, PMCID: PMC10119689, DOI: 10.1177/17407745211030683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric Research Equity ActClinical trialsBest PharmaceuticalsOncology drugsDrug utilizationPediatric indicationsLabel changesPediatric-specific evidenceAdministrative claims databasePediatric Hematology/OncologyQuality of evidenceDrug labelling changesHematology/oncologyDrug utilization ratesNew pediatric indicationsLow methodological rigorClaims databaseComparator groupPediatric utilizationTrial characteristicsBACKGROUND/Pediatric useMonthly utilization ratesDrug safetyStudy design
2019
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Formulary Restrictions After Postmarket FDA Black Box Warnings.
Solotke MT, Ross JS, Shah ND, Karaca-Mandic P, Dhruva SS. Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Formulary Restrictions After Postmarket FDA Black Box Warnings. Journal Of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy 2019, 25: 1201-1217. PMID: 31663461, PMCID: PMC10397710, DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2019.25.11.1201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack box warningFDA black box warningBox warningFormulary restrictionsFormulary coverageMean percentageNew black box warningsMain outcome measuresPrecision Health EconomicsNational InstituteOutcomes Research InstituteBlue Cross Blue Shield AssociationHealth care qualityCohort studyBoxed warningUnsafe medicationsDrug therapyStep therapy requirementsMayo ClinicFormulary changeOutcome measuresBlue Shield AssociationJohn Arnold FoundationDrug AdministrationFormulary managementThe Supreme Court's Latest Ruling on Drug Liability and its Implications for Future Failure-to-Warn Litigation
Morten CJ, Kesselheim AS, Ross JS. The Supreme Court's Latest Ruling on Drug Liability and its Implications for Future Failure-to-Warn Litigation. The Journal Of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2019, 47: 783-787. PMID: 31957583, DOI: 10.1177/1073110519897793.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2017
New and incremental FDA black box warnings from 2008 to 2015
Solotke MT, Dhruva SS, Downing NS, Shah ND, Ross JS. New and incremental FDA black box warnings from 2008 to 2015. Expert Opinion On Drug Safety 2017, 17: 117-123. PMID: 29215916, PMCID: PMC6013049, DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2018.1415323.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Informed Consent and Communicating Risk and Benefits of Research on Higher-Risk Medications
Ross JS. Informed Consent and Communicating Risk and Benefits of Research on Higher-Risk Medications. JAMA Internal Medicine 2015, 175: 1568-1569. PMID: 26214751, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.3555.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2011
Switching From Rosiglitazone: Thinking Outside the Class
Lipska KJ, Ross JS. Switching From Rosiglitazone: Thinking Outside the Class. JAMA 2011, 305: 820-821. PMID: 21304068, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.193.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters