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System and method for early identification of safety concerns of new drugs

  • US 8,473,309 B2
  • Filed: 06/14/2012
  • Issued: 06/25/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented system for administering a drug registry database, comprising:

  • an electronic database configured to store a plurality of healthcare claims for a plurality of patients;

    an electronic user interface configured todisplay a plurality of new drug/comparator drug pairings, wherein the plurality of new drug/comparator drug pairings include a new drug for which a threshold number of healthcare claims have been received and a comparator drug that has substantially similar medical indications as the new drug; and

    receive a selection of a new drug/comparator drug pairing; and

    an analysis engine configured tosearch the healthcare claims stored in the database to identify a statistically matched first and second group of patients, wherein the first group includes patients with claim data indicating use of the new drug and the second group includes patients with claim data indicating use of the comparator drug and are statistically matched with demographic characteristics of the patients in the first group;

    identify a comparative occurrence of existing medical conditions or new medical conditions in the statistically matched first and second groups of patients; and

    calculate a probability value indicating a relative likelihood that a patient taking the new drug will have a medical condition from the new or existing medical conditions in comparison to a likelihood that a patient taking the comparator drug will have the medical condition;

    wherein the electronic user interface displays the medical condition and the probability value in accordance with one or more report parameters entered by the user.

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