Patricia Mcgettigan

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Is there any country that does not have a medicines/drugs regulatory system to scrutinise/approve medicines before they are made publicly available?

Lots of information is available on national / regional regulatory systems. I wonder if there is any country without a system in place & if so, how medicines are marketed / made available...

03 November 2017 1,681 2 View

For new medicines /devices, what is the best way to ensure that timely post-marketing surveillance is undertaken and made publicly available?

In general, post-marketing safety / effectiveness studies (for drugs and/or medical devices) do not appear to be undertaken systematically or promptly. Even when regulators specifically require...

12 November 2015 5,851 3 View

How can I best train medical students & trainees to critically appraise the medical research studies they read?

Like many, I find students & trainees commonly take as gospel the conclusions/ messages of published research studies - especially those appearing in the high impact journals - I'd love to...

25 August 2015 198 21 View

What methods are effective in encouraging medical students to engage in critical appraisal of medical research studies?

I'm keen that students don't unthinkingly accept research published in medical journals - but I find it a challenge to train them to consistently appraise what they read.

25 August 2015 7,773 7 View