Drug Safety Issues Covered by Lay Media: A Cohort Study of Direct Healthcare Provider Communications Sent between 2001 and 2015 in The Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some drug safety issues communicated through direct healthcare professional communications (DHPCs) receive substantial media coverage, while others do not.

Objectives

The objective of this study was to assess the extent of coverage of drug safety issues that have been communicated through DHPCs in newspapers and social media. A secondary aim was to explore which determinants may be associated with media coverage.

Methods

Newspaper articles covering drug safety issues communicated through 387 DHPCs published between 2001 and 2015 were retrieved from LexisNexis Academic™. Social media postings were retrieved from Coosto™ for drugs included in 220 DHPCs published between 2010 and 2015. Coverage of DHPCs by newspapers and social media was assessed during the 2-

SUBMITTER: de Vries E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7305079 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature